BC100XLT.1

          UNIDEN/BEARCAT 100XLT SCANNER PREVIEW

                  by Bob Parnass, AJ9S

OK, so I couldn't resist  -  I  bought  another  scanner.
This time it's the brand new UNIDEN/Bearcat 100XLT porta-
ble, and I'm here to give you a sneak preview.

                        Physical

The new 100XLT looks nothing like the 100XL or  the  ori-
ginal  Bearcat  100.   Rather,  it looks identical to the
200XLT that everyone's asking about  -  tall,  thin,  and
entirely gray plastic.  The keys on the keyboard are made
of soft rubber, and most are well labeled.

The "real" volume and squelch knobs on top are a  welcome
The "real" volume and squelch knobs on top are a  welcome
change  from  the  side mounted, dust vulnerable knobs on
the 70XLT.

The difference between the 100XLT and 200XLT  appears  to
be  that the 100XLT has 100 channels and excludes the 800
MHz band.

The 100 memory  channels  are  divided  into  10  channel
banks.   Of course, banks and channels may be selected or
locked out.  The banks are "hard partitioned", just  like
Bearcat scanners of old.  By this I mean, Bank 1 includes
channels 1-10, Bank 2 channels 11-20,  etc.   Regency  is
using  "soft  partitioned"  banks in their HX1500 and TS2
models, but the peculiar Regency system prevents channels
from being locked out during a bank scan.

The LCD panel has all the usual indicators,  and  can  be
back  lit  with  a  green light when the proper button is
from being locked out during a bank scan.

The LCD panel has all the usual indicators,  and  can  be
back  lit  with  a  green light when the proper button is
pressed.
CONTINUED IN BC100XLT.2