BCD160DN Reference Tables & How Do I…?

Summary: A quick “how do I” guide plus the band defaults, weather channels, CTCSS and DCS tables and the menu structure of the BCD160DN.

How Do I…?

• Assign channels: Menu, Program Channel, choose a bank (and name it), Edit Channel, and set a frequency and its settings.
• Start scanning: press SCAN/srch.
• Pause and restart scanning: HOLD, then HOLD again.
• Scan a different bank: press 0-9 to turn off the banks you don’t want; the scanner scans the active ones.
• Scan the weather channels: Menu, WX Operation, Weather Scan.
• Create a Quick Search: in Scan or Tone-Out mode press FUNC and SCAN/srch.
• Create a Custom Search: Menu, Search for…, Edit Custom, choose 1-10 and enter the limits.
• Search service channels: Menu, Search for…, Service Search, and choose one.
• Create your own service search: programme your frequencies into a bank named after the service.
• Set a priority channel: hold on the channel, then Menu, Priority Scan, Set Priority.

Default Band Coverage

Used when you choose Auto for modulation or step, unless you’ve edited Band Defaults. TV bands are listed, but the scanner doesn’t decode digital TV audio.

• 25.000-26.9600 MHz AM 5 kHz – Petroleum
• 26.9650-27.4050 AM 5 – CB Class D
• 27.4100-27.9950 AM 5 – Business/Forest
• 28.000-29.6800 NFM 20 – 10 m ham
• 29.7000-49.9900 NFM 10 – VHF Low
• 50.000-53.9800 NFM 20 – 6 m ham
• 54.0000-71.9500 WFM 50 – VHF TV
• 72.0000-75.9950 FM 5 – Astronomy
• 76.0000-87.9500 WFM 50 – VHF TV
• 88.0000-107.9000 FMB 100 – FM broadcast
• 108.0000-136.9916 AM 8.33 – Commercial air
• 137.000-143.9875 NFM 12.5 – Military land mobile
• 144.0000-147.9950 NFM 5 – 2 m ham
• 148.0000-150.7875 NFM 12.5 – Military land mobile
• 150.8000-161.9950 NFM 5 – VHF High
• 162.0000-173.9875 NFM 12.5 – Federal
• 174.0000-215.9500 WFM 50 – VHF TV
• 216.0000-224.9800 NFM 20 – 1.25 m ham
• 225.0000-379.9750 AM 25 – UHF air
• 380.0000-399.9875 NFM 12.5 – Military
• 400.0000-405.9875 NFM 12.5 – Miscellaneous
• 406.0000-419.9875 NFM 12.5 – Federal
• 420.0000-449.9875 NFM 12.5 – 70 cm ham
• 450.0000-469.9875 NFM 6.25 – UHF standard
• 470.0000-512.0000 NFM 12.5 – UHF TV
• 758.0000-787.9937 and 788.0000-805.9937 NFM 6.25 – Public service
• 806.0000-823.9875, 849.0125-868.9875 and 894.0125-960.0000 NFM 12.5 – Public service

Weather Channels

162.5500, 162.4000, 162.4750, 162.4250, 162.4500, 162.5000 and 162.5250 MHz (channels 1-7).

CTCSS and DCS

The scanner detects 50 CTCSS tones from 67.0 Hz to 254.1 Hz and 112 DCS codes (hexadecimal, 006 to 754).

Menu Structure

• Program Channel: Select Bank (Edit Name, Edit Channel, Copy Bank, Clear Bank); channel options as in BCD160DN Programming Channels & Banks.
• Search Options: Freq Lockouts, Broadcast Screen, Tone/Code Search.
• Search for…: Service Search, Set Service List, Edit Service, Custom Search, Edit Custom, Quick Search, Set Quick Search, Set SR1-3 Keys.
• Priority Scan: Set Priority, Set Interval, MaxCHs/Pri-Scan.
• WX Operation: Weather Scan, Weather Alert, Program SAME, Set Delay Time, Set Attenuator, WX Alt Priority.
• Tone-Out for…: Tone-Out Standby, Tone-Out Setup.
• Settings: Set Backlight, Adjust Key Beep, Battery Option, Adjust Contrast, Band Defaults, Factory Reset, Firmware Version.