The BC355C comes with 6 Service banks for monitoring police, fire/emergency medical services, marine, air, weather, and CB frequencies. In addition, the BC355C has 13 separate band searches.
You can also save up to 300 frequencies that are scanned along with the preset frequencies. So whenever you encounter a newly activated local frequency for any service category, you can add it to the bank for that category. This gives you quick access to the frequencies you want to hear.
FEATURE SUMMARY
The BC355C is a compact mobile/base scanner and one of the most user-friendly communication products available today. Features include:
Turbo search – Allows your BC355C to search 180 steps per second. (5kHz step band only)
Seven Banks – 6preprogrammed Service banks and one standard, programmable Private bank. These banks include:
POLICE: 1,769 Factory-programmed Police frequencies with 100 open channels (shared with FIRE/EMG), allowing you to program additional police frequencies into this bank.
FIRE/EMG: 280 Factory-programmed Fire/EMG frequencies plus an additional 100 (shared with POLICE) open channels for you to program local fire/EMG frequencies into this bank.
Note: The Police and Fire/EMG banks share a single key – PD/FD/EMG. Pressing this key will toggle between the banks. Additional information is provided in later sections.
AIR: 1,520 Factory-programmed frequencies which covers the complete AIR band, 118.000 to 136.9875MHz. 100 open channels (shared with MRN) for user frequencies are also included.
MRN: 51 Factory-programmed frequencies which cover the complete Marine band. 100 open channels (shared with AIR) for user frequencies are also included.
Note: The Air and MRN banks share a single key – AIR/MRN. Pressing this key will toggle between the banks. Additional information is provided in later sections.
WX: 10 Factory-programmed Weather frequencies covering 7NOAA Weather Service and 3Canadian Marine Weather broadcasts.
CB: 40 Factory-programmed frequencies covering CB communications.
PRIVATE: 100-channel, fully user-programmable bank.
Search Bands (13) – Press BAND to select a band to search.
Accessories Included: Telescoping Antenna , Fixable Mobile Antenna, AC Adapter , Vehicle Power Adapter , DC Power Cord for hard-wiring power from your car to your scanner., Bracket Screw, Owner’s Manual
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Size: 5-3/16"(W) x 5-3/4"(D) x 1-5/8"(H)
Weight: 1lb 6.5oz. 63
Operating Temperature: – 20ºC (– 4ºF) to + 60ºC (+ 140ºF)
Power Requirements: DC 13.8V
Banks: 7 banks total (6 Service banks / 1Private bank)
Police (PD): 1,769 Pre-programmed plus 100 programmable channels shared with Fire/Emergency Services
Fire/Emergency (FD/EMG): 280 Pre-programmed plus 100 programmable channels shared with Police
Air (AIR): 1,520 Pre-programmed. (Plus 100 programmable channels shared with Marine)
Marine (MRN): 51 Pre-programmed. (Plus 100 programmable channels shared with Air).
Weather (WX): 10 Pre-programmed (7 for NOAA weather service and 3f or Canada Marine).
CB: 40 programmed.
PRIVATE: 100 channels fully user-programmable.
Search Band: 13 searchable bands
Features, specifications, and availability of optional accessories are all subject to change without notice.
