[wise871]

Well this is certain good news. Now the hard part, deciding if I want of need a 996XT. I had no problem moving up from a 396T to the 396XT. It had features I wanted in a handheld like multisite, temp lockout, improved audio and P25 decoding, and from what I’ve seen improved sensitivity.

Trying to justify upgrading from a 996T to a 996XT is going to be a little more difficult seeing the 996T is already an impressive scanner with tons of features. The majority of the new features mentioned are not strong enough for me to fork over another $500+ again, at least not right now. One thing not mention yet is, will the 996XT have a black faceplate. I know many of us have them installed in our vehicles and some would consider the XT just for that.

From what I see on the BCT15XT, except for increased memory, the four 15’s I have will stay right where they are. I can’t wait for the reviews and photos to start showing up.