The UBC9000 was my 2nd scanner, the first was a Realistic PRO-2006. The UBC9000 was a big improvement, having alpha tags, a tuning dial and lots of memory. But the best thing about the rig where its big knobs. You can operate this scanner with your gloves on if you need to.
I sold the receiver because it smelled heavily of tobacco smoke. Now I have the UBC785, also a lovely receiver. But the small knobs sometimes make me wonder if I'm using a mobile phone instead of a radio scanner...