U-BC335N w/ USCG Freq Issue

[cea1991]

Hello All,

While I am a fan of handhelds since I always live within 5 miles of the central antennas in the various major cities I have lived in, the single minuscule base scanner I own is a basic Uniden BC335N connected to a rather powerful external antenna mounted on my roof.

I am a USCG approved 200 ton off-shore licensed captain and can’t get my BC335N to tune to Marine Chnl 16 & 22 (156.800/157.100). It skips over both freqs by .025 above or below. The freqs are not stored/saved in my Private function.

I currently live in metro Nashville.

Does anyone know why this would occur?

Thank you.

 

[doctordialtone]

can’t get my BC335N to tune to Marine Chnl 16 & 22 (156.800/157.100). It skips over both freqs by .025 above or below.

The frequency steps on the scanner don't land perfectly on the frequencies your are trying to monitor.

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[KevinC]

Did you possibly lock them out at some point? Try holding on a frequency and pressing "L/O" for 2.5 seconds.

 

[tvengr]

Please double check your model number. I can't find that scanner.

 

[doctordialtone]

Please double check your model number.

BC355N 800MHz Base / Mobile Analog Scanner

Includes 300 Channels, Close Call & RF Capture Technology with Do-Not-Disturb, and Temporary Lockouts. See Frequency Range Product Overview 300 Channels - Let you store your local frequencies for rapid scanning. Close Call RF Capture Technology - Instantly tunes to signals from nearby...

uniden.com

 

[krokus]

Hello All,

While I am a fan of handhelds since I always live within 5 miles of the central antennas in the various major cities I have lived in, the single minuscule base scanner I own is a basic Uniden BC335N connected to a rather powerful external antenna mounted on my roof.

I am a USCG approved 200 ton off-shore licensed captain and can’t get my BC335N to tune to Marine Chnl 16 & 22 (156.800/157.100). It skips over both freqs by .025 above or below. The freqs are not stored/saved in my Private function.

I currently live in metro Nashville.

Does anyone know why this would occur?

Thank you.

Are you using the band sweep, or the frequencies you programmed into memory?