The patented technology in these products permits the user to lock onto and track specific transmissions in a trunked radio system.  Trunked radio systems manufactured by Motorola and Ericsson are now in use in almost every major city in the United States and around the world.  Traditional radio scanners are rapidly becoming obsolete as these systems proliferate creating a need for public service agencies, news gathering agencies, and the general public for these new trunking scanners so they can follow specific transmissions as they move through the trunked system jumping from frequency to frequency in a random manner..

The patented technology in these products alerts the user to presence of highway patrol units in the immediate vicinity.  The user can also listen to all highway patrol, local police, sheriff and fire department broadcasts.  Additionally, NWS weather broadcasts can be heard on all models including a severe weather alert feature built into the model BCT-12.  These units are very popular with truckers and RVer's and anyone who regularaly travels our nation's highways.

This patent pending  technology permits automatic programming of radio scanners so equipped.  The user may program the scanner over the telephone, or soon over the Internet.  By simply specifying the 6 digit zip code, the Smart Scanner technology programs the scanner for radio frequencies that are active within about 50 miles of that zip code area.  With the advent of trunking scanners and the vast amounts of data required for programming, this technology is a must.  It will soon be used to program Sportcat scanners for specific sporting events enabling sports fans to enjoy these events even more by listening to the participants in action during the event.