For the Uniden Bearcat UBC125XLT · macOS & iOS

Your UBC125XLT. On your Mac. And in your pocket.

UBC125 Control connects to the UBC125XLT over USB, shows live what's on the air, and makes channels, search ranges and Close Call easy to manage. The UBC125 Remote app brings it all to your iPhone and iPad, audio included.

Download for macOS iPhone & iPad Remote Version 1.5.1 · no driver needed

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125.3500MHzAM

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Scan QRV CC PRI NET 1

500channels to read, edit and upload
10banks and 10 custom search ranges
5×/slive polling of the display
6languages, from English to Ukrainian
USBdirect, no driver or FTDI chip

Mac app

Everything your scanner can do, on one screen

The LCD stays at the top with frequency, channel, name and signal. Below it, the sidebar switches between scan, search, Close Call, channels and the log. Whatever you press on the radio itself shows up in the app right away.

Live

Live display

The scanner display as a glowing LCD, updated five times per second.

Frequency, modulation, channel, bank and name
Signal bars and status: green QRL, red QRV
Volume and squelch sliders
Quick buttons SCN, SRC, CC and Hold

Scan & search

Scan and search

Every operating mode, without digit keys accidentally toggling banks.

Scan, Hold, custom search, service search
Banks 1–10 and service groups on/off
Edit all 10 search ranges directly
Step size and modulation per band
Jump straight to a channel or frequency

Close Call

Full Close Call control

Find strong nearby transmitters, with its own window and hit list.

Off, Priority, DND and Close Call search
6 bands, alert beep and alert light
Table of every Close Call frequency received
Save a hit as a channel with ＋

Channels

Channel editor

All 500 memory slots in one table, read in about 5 seconds.

Name, frequency, modulation, CTCSS/DCS
Delay, lockout and priority
New channel in the next free slot
Move and swap channels
Upload with automatic backup

Log

Activity and lockouts

Every time the squelch opens, the app logs time, source and count.

Filter and CSV export
TMP/L temporarily locks out a channel
Lock out interference in search with L/O
List of all locked-out frequencies
Double-click tunes the scanner there

Backup

Backups and more

Your whole scanner in one file, restorable at any time.

Save backup ⇧⌘S, import ⌘O
Channels as CSV for spreadsheets
Light, dark or system; zoom 75–200 %
Console for raw commands like GLG
Everything also in the menu bar

All screenshots come from live use with a real UBC125XLT (firmware 1.02.04). The window shrinks down to 480 × 460 points and rearranges its cards.

UBC125 Remote · iPhone & iPad

Remote control over Wi-Fi

The Mac stays connected to the scanner by USB while you control it from the couch, the kitchen or the porch. The app finds your Mac by itself and reconnects automatically after a dropout.

The same LCD as on the MacFrequency, channel, name, signal and every status badge in real time.
Every mode and keyScan, Hold, search, service, Close Call, go to channel, volume and squelch.
Banks, channels and hitsSwitch banks, tap a channel to listen, swipe for TMP L/O.
Listen inScanner audio plays on your iPhone, even in the background.
Finds your Mac by itselfVia Bonjour or a network scan; you can also type the IP address.

**Banks**Banks, service groups, search ranges

**Close Call**Mode, search and the six bands

**Hits**Recent activity, double-tap to listen

iPad

Everything at a glance on the iPad

The large screen shows the LCD, sliders, mode buttons, the scanner's full keypad and recent hits side by side. The bar with SCN, SRC, CC and HOLD at the bottom is available on every tab.

Light, dark or system appearance, its own zoom level and the same six languages as on the Mac.

Audio · optional

Every transmission as its own recording

One cable from the scanner's headphone jack to the Mac's mic or line input is all it takes. From then on the app records each transmission separately and can stream the audio to your iPhone.

REC

Recorder

One file per transmission (AAC, 16 kHz mono), with 0.6 s of pre-roll before the squelch opens and an adjustable hang time. Anything under one second is discarded.

Recordings

Find it again in seconds

Every recording with time, frequency, name and channel. Play, star, filter, show in Finder, or tune the scanner straight to that frequency.

Input

Mic, line in, USB

Built-in input, USB adapter or audio interface. “Automatic” picks up new USB devices when plugged in and skips virtual devices.

Download & license

Try it, then unlock it

Without an unlock code the app runs 5 minutes per launch with every feature. Then it disconnects the scanner; your settings stay as they are.

UBC125 Control

Mac app · Version 1.5.1

System: macOS 13 or later, Apple silicon and Intel
Scanner: Uniden Bearcat UBC125XLT with USB cable
Driver: none needed
Languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian

10 €

Download for macOS Buy full version · 10 € via PayPal

Version 1.5.1 · DMG · 3.2 MB · macOS 13 or later

After paying, open Setup ▸ License in the app, enter your e-mail address and click Register. You receive the unlock code by e-mail.

Full version via PayPal, unlock code by email. The app is not notarized by Apple: on first launch choose “Open Anyway” in System Settings ▸ Privacy & Security.

UBC125 Remote

iPhone & iPad

System: iOS and iPadOS, on the same Wi-Fi as the Mac
Requires: UBC125 Control running on the Mac, remote control turned on in Setup
Connection: Bonjour or IP address, port 50125
Audio: Listening via port 50127, also in the background

Note: remote control has no password. Anyone on the same network with the app can operate the scanner.