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Uniden Scanner, worth keeping?

My Coach came with a Uniden Bearcat BC350A scanner, as I assume many of the older coaches came with.
I never bothered with it or took the time to figure it out.  I did download the manual tonight but don't want to waste my time learning about it only to find out its a useless dinosaur.
I'm in the process of removing some of the old equipment now and wondered if the scanner was still relevant in today's modern tech.
Toss it or keep it?
1995 U320C SE 40'
Jeep 4x4 Commander - Limited - Hemi
"The Pack"  Yogi and Diesel our Airedales -  Charlie our Boxer/Akita mix. Gone but NEVER forgotten Jake our yellow Lab.
NRA Law Enforcement Firearms instructor - Handgun/shotgun
Regional Firearms instructor for national Armored Transp. Co.

Re: Uniden Scanner, worth keeping?

Reply #1 –
Scanners didn't come from the factory CB's did. All my old scanners aare pretty much useless as everything went digital.
1999 40 ft. U-320 wtfe build 5563 Chuck & Lynda's "Rollin' Inn"  2030 watts solar
prev. mh's 71 GMC 5 yrs. 73 Pace Setter 1 yr. 78 Vogue 5 yrs 81 FTX 40ft all electric 18 yrs. 1996 Monaco Signature 3 yrs.
2014 Grand Cherokee Overland
Dream as if you will live forever. Live as if you will die today.  James Dean

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Reply #2 –
Digital and Scrambled
88 Grand Villa 36' ORED 3208 (throwaway)Cat.
 Build # 3150
Happiness is the maximum agreement of reality and desire.

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Reply #3 –
Quote from: craneman –
Scanners didn't come from the factory CB's did. All my old scanners aare pretty much useless as everything went digital.

The CB is the other dash accessory I need to determine if its worth keeping.
1995 U320C SE 40'
Jeep 4x4 Commander - Limited - Hemi
"The Pack"  Yogi and Diesel our Airedales -  Charlie our Boxer/Akita mix. Gone but NEVER forgotten Jake our yellow Lab.
NRA Law Enforcement Firearms instructor - Handgun/shotgun
Regional Firearms instructor for national Armored Transp. Co.

Re: Uniden Scanner, worth keeping?

Reply #4 –
If you talk to truckers keep it if you don,t use it keep it,someday you may need it,don,t understand
The worth question,it,s not costing you anything.
96 U270 BUILD 4810
85 380SL
Drummonds TN.

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Reply #5 –
I like having the CB to check/listen in when stuck in traffic to learn what is going on.

It's also fun to use on channel 4 when caravanning with other FT's.
1993 U300 40ft GV SE
Build # 4344

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Reply #6 –
Quote from: Lon and Cheryl –
The CB is the other dash accessory I need to determine if its worth keeping.
The CB still has some value listening to over the road truck drivers talk about road conditions.  We use amateur radio on 40M to listen to Westcars, Midcars or Eastcars 7.255 MHz.
1992 Foretravel Grand Villa
U225 SBID Build No. 4134
1986 Rockwood Driftwood
1968 S.I.A.T.A. Spring
1962 Studebaker Lark
1986 Honda VF700C
1983 Honda VF750C
Charlie, the Dog was broken out of jail 24 Oct 2023
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AA1OH (H)e who must be obeyed.

Re: Uniden Scanner, worth keeping?

Reply #7 –
When I had my 1997 U295 about 5 or 6 years ago I was getting ready to go on a trip with 2 other coaches. We were going to use our CB's to communicated with each other.  I had not used it in years.  When I went to turn it on after a few seconds, smoke started coming from the dash.  I was the CB control unit smoking.  I quickly turned it back off. Opened up the dash and cut the wire going to the unit.  For a while my wife and I thought we were not going to be even able to start the trip.
2014 ih45  (4th Foretravel owned)
 1997 36' U295 Sold in 2020, owned for 19 years
  U240 36' Sold to insurance company after melting in garage fire
    33' Foretravel on Dodge Chassis  Sold very long time ago

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Reply #8 –
My CB works fine and I have wondered if I saw another Foretravel it would be fun to talk to the
other driver if we had a channel we agreed to use when sighting.

 
Peter and Frieda Morin
1999 36ft. U320 Foretravel
Build # 5436
1998 Suzuki Sidekick Sport

Re: Uniden Scanner, worth keeping?

Reply #9 –
As for the scanner, doubt it was OEM. The hand held cobra CB was OEM. I replaced my non working original CB with a new Cobra of the same model. I use it occasionally to check with truckers on road and traffic conditions. It may come in handy if you are in a remote area with no cell signal.

I have a scanner in my truck that I've had for 25 years, still works although not as many agencies still use the analog signal but some still do. I still hear some communications on mine from our local sheriff office. I keep my hand held scanner in the coach when we travel. It also still picks up all the 7 weather band broadcasts of the NWS.

I would keep both if I were you, unless they are taking up needed space, why not keep them?
Justin & Cathy Byrd
1995 U280 "Old Faithful"
36' Build #4673
C8.3 Cummins
Allison MD3060R 6 speed - retarder
Powertech 10KW  4cyl Kubota

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Reply #10 –
Quote from: oldguy –
My CB works fine and I have wondered if I saw another Foretravel it would be fun to talk to the
other driver if we had a channel we agreed to use when sighting.

 Channel 4
1993 U300 40ft GV SE
Build # 4344

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Reply #11 –
Plus 2 on channel 4
Richard & Betty Bark & Keiko our Golden Doodle
2003 U320T 3820 PBDS
Build # 6215
MC # 16926
2016 Chevrolet Colorado 4X4 diesel