Uniden SC-230 Review
The Uniden SC-230 NASCAR scanner is one of the best choices if you are a serious NASCAR fan who goes to many races during the season. With the SC-230 you can go to the race fully prepared and stand out from the rest of the crowd because you are fully informed during the race. It is a true big daddy of NASCAR scanners. In fact, this scanner separates true NASCAR fanatics from ordinary NASCAR fans.
It comes preprogrammed with the frequencies used for the NASCAR Nextel, Busch, Craftsman, Indy, ARCA, and Champ racing series. You are also always up to date with how the weather will influence the race because the scanner will alert you when a weather alert is broadcast on a local NOAA weather broadcast.
Key Benefits of the Uniden SC-230 NASCAR Scanner
- Really easy to keep up with the action at the racetrack. You can listen to drivers communicating with their pit crews, officials communicating with drivers and crews, and track workers communicating with everybody.
- The SC-230 keeps things organized. The scanner organizes racetrack frequencies by the name of the race you are scanning and by car number.
- You don’t have to set it up from scratch when you buy it. The Uniden SC-230 NASCAR scanner comes preprogrammed with all the NASCAR drivers and their possible frequencies that were known when it was manufactured.
- It connects to your computer for easy pre-race configuration. Before you leave for the track, check the Internet to see if there are any frequency updates available for your race. You can make final adjustments when you get the actual frequencies at the racetrack.
- You can catch all the communication of your favorite drivers by marking their channels as priority channels.
- Are there certain drivers that you don’t particularly care about? No problem. You can lockout specific cars so that the scanner will ignore their broadcasts.
- The SC-230 uses a concept of “systems” that perfectly organizes different services. If you have ham, police, air, etc., each assigned to its own system, you can quickly lock out those systems so that the scanner does not scan them during the race.
- Very easy and convenient to carry around with a belt clip and wrist strap. You can also get an optional earpiece and it works very well with the Stereophone Headset. If you think the tall antenna will bother you, you can easily replace it with the Uniden Stubby Antenna for Scanners.
- You will never miss out on a driver communication. The scanner automatically hops from one frequency to the next, checks for an active broadcast (up to 100 channels per second), stays there until the broadcast stops and then continues scanning.
- With a Uniden RT66 Headphone Splitter both you and your partner can listen to the scanner.
- The manual gives you detailed instructions.
- This scanner does not gather dust in between races. Its broad frequency range enables you to listen to Public Safety, News, Ham Radio, Marine, Railroad, Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS, Racing, and Special broadcasts.
Summary of the Uniden SC-230 Features
- 1,600 Channels Typical / 2,500 Maximum.
- Designed to be compact for added flexibility and portability.
- Close Call™ RF Capture Technology that instantly tunes to signals from nearby transmitters
- Frequency Coverage of 25-54, 108-174, 216-225, 400-512, 806-956, 1240-1300 MHz.
- DCS/CTCSS Rapid Decode that instantly detects and displays the subaudible tone so you can quickly determine the system settings.
- 10 Programmable Search Ranges that helps you find unlisted frequencies in use in your area.
- Search and Store Operation that automatically stores found frequencies in the system.
- Backlit Display that illuminates only when there is channel activity.
- 2 AA Battery Operation with Alkaline for long life and rechargeable batteries for economy.
- Priority Scan that frequently scans the channels you have designated as priority channels.
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