Overview & Features
Quick take: A CB radio plus GPS-guided public-safety scanning, primarily for truckers, RV owners and road trips. Not a detailed programmable hobby scanner.
Uniden BearTracker 885: A CB radio with a scanner sidekick
Remember CB-road-trip movies from the 1970s and 1980s? This combines that classic 40-channel CB idea with modern public-safety listening.
The BearTracker 885 lets you talk to other drivers on CB and monitor supported police, fire, EMS and DOT radio activity from its scanner database. The included external GPS receiver helps it choose channels as your location changes.
Why drivers like it
- 40-channel CB. Talk with other drivers using appropriate CB equipment and a proper antenna.
- Simplified digital scanner. Monitor supported police, fire, ambulance and DOT radio traffic without manually building Favorites Lists.
- GPS-guided monitoring. An included external GPS receiver helps choose nearby systems as you travel.
- BearTracker warning system. Get alerts to some nearby public-safety radio activity, with important limitations.
- National scanner database. Stored channel data for available public-safety systems in the United States and Canada.
- NOAA weather. Listen to compatible weather broadcasts and warnings.
- Vehicle-ready design. Microphone, power cable and mounting accessories are supplied.
Watch it in action
What it's not
This isn't a full-featured digital scanner with detailed Favorites Lists, talkgroup programming or unlimited format support. It's not a radar detector either, and its warnings cannot identify every police vehicle.
It's built for convenience on the highway. If you want a stationary digital listening station, look at the BCD536HP or SDS200.