[Scan-DC] New Uniden Scanner

[John Bacon]

Uniden Announces Industry's First GPS-Enabled Scanner



New Mobile Model Features Close CallT Technology and APCO 25 Capability In a
Desktop Design



Fort Worth, Texas, September 1, 2005 - Uniden America Corporation, a leading
manufacturer of wireless consumer electronics, today announced a new mobile
digital scanner, the Bearcat BCD996T. This model introduces the first-ever
GPS-enabled scanner, allowing the product to automatically select nearby
radio systems for scanning. The BCD996T also offers APCO 25 digital
capability, allowing consumers to monitor the activities and signals of city
and government service departments, and features advanced scanner technology
in an in-dash or mobile mount design.

The GPS-enabled feature offered by the BCD996T provides automatic system
selection, which permits the scanner to turn system reception on or off
depending on the user's location, and allows the user to define the scanner
display to show location-based information. 

In addition, when a GPS unit, not included with this scanner, is connected
to the BCD996T, it will alert at areas of special interest, such as
dangerous intersections, school zones, or general points of interest.

Featuring APCO 25 capability, Uniden's BCD996T is poised to further enhance
Uniden's offerings to public safety and increase interoperability between
agencies using different types of radio systems. Uniden's BCD996T will not
permit users to monitor sensitive, encrypted signals from national and local
security services.

The Bearcat BCD996T also offers Close CallT RF Capture Technology, Dynamic
Memory Management, Fire Tone-Out, and Multi-site programming as well as
6,000 channels and a frequency range of 25 MHz to 1.3 GHz (excluding
cellular and UHF TV frequencies). This new model is slated to hit retail
shelves in spring 2006 and carries a MSRP of $849.99.

"The BCD996T, the first GPS-enabled model in the scanner industry, is
another milestone in the evolution of scanning," said Paul Opitz, product
manager at Uniden America Corporation. "These new features will provide an
efficient way for agencies that need compatibility in multiple geographic
areas to use the scanner without having to reprogram the equipment for each
location."