As a suggestion I would recommend purchasing your scanners (or anything else that has a manufacturer's warranty) with a credit card that automatically doubles the manufacturer's warranty for FREE if you make your purchase with that credit card. Typically the warranty extension is for up to an extra year but YMMV depending on the specific credit card and the card issuer. It's an often overlooked credit card benefit/perk that some people have available to them and don't even know it....It's just a sad fact of life that you have to pay an extra 70 or 80 bucks to protect yourself from Uniden's inadequate warranty.
If you don't currently have a credit card that will double a manufacturer's warranty, you might want to shop around for one now before you make your next scanner purchase (or any other major purchase). I currently have a Capital One World Elite Mastercard that has such a benefit and I make sure that I use it whenever I would like to double the manufacturer's warranty for FREE.