I would like to use programming software to make sure what I programmed is
correct. Without any kind of speech on the scanner, you have no idea what
you programmed manually is correct.
----- Original Message -----
From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: A Question About Hand Held Scanners?
> perhaps i'm just stubborn, but i've never liked using programming software
> for anything.
> figuring out the programming process, and manually entering everything
> seems
> like one is in far more control than fighting with some useless piece of
> unaccessible software?
> I guess if you want to program 500 frequencies, it might get tedious, but
> for myself, and I think it's probably true for most scanner listeners, you
> really only listen to perhaps 40 or 50 frequencies anyway, usually less
> than
> that if you listen to 3 or 4 trunk systems.
> at one point, I programmed all 300 channels into my bc245XLT...the
> problem
> then became what I actually wanted to listen to.
> there was so much stuff in there that I started forgetting what was
> where...and ended up resetting and just programming a couple trunk systems
> and some very common police, fire and EMS along with air and transit
> frequencies...a total of 40 memory channels I think. I just stick
> different
> services and frequency groups into different banks on the scanner so I can
> shut off air freqs, or transit freqs, or police conventional freqs if I
> want
> to listen to specific things without the other garbage getting in the way.
>
> it's nice to use radio reference and all that stuff with an accessible
> piece
> of software, but sometimes, when you can't afford either a top end scanner
> or don't feel like paying $30/$70 for a subscription for 30 seconds worth
> of
> download, then it's time to just figure it out yourself and go from there.
> we're all hams after all. we're supposed to be able to figure these
> things
> out given time and patients.
> I suspect the programming protacalls haven't changed all that much since
> the
> bc245xlt...just choose your system type, enter frequencies, then talk
> group
> info if you need to, and off you go.
> conventional is even easier than that.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 10:15 AM
> Subject: Re: A Question About Hand Held Scanners?
>
>
>> Now days, the biggest problem is programming them. None of the scanner
>> programming software that I know of is accessible by us.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 9:08 AM
>> Subject: Re: A Question About Hand Held Scanners?
>>
>>
>>> well, aren't they all accessible to one extent or another?
>>> none of them have voice out put or cw output of frequency, so they can't
>>> be
>>> said to be that accessible...and with most of them, it's a matter of
>>> reading
>>> the manual and following steps to program them and operate them?
>>> with the acception of this new touch screen model anyway.
>>> At least scanners up to this point have had physical buttons one can
>>> press
>>> and feel and so you can follow steps, or key clicks, or whatever you
>>> need
>>> to.
>>> my experience is limited to Uniden and RS scanners, but they all seem to
>>> be
>>> similar and if you follow the manual and pay attention, you can program
>>> them
>>> fairly easily.
>>> just like with any amateur rig out there.
>>> 73
>>> Colin, V A6BKX
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Russ Kiehne" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 9:34 AM
>>> Subject: Re: A Question About Hand Held Scanners?
>>>
>>>
>>>> There will be a presentation later this week on what scanners are
>>>> accessible to us. When it is online, I'll post the link.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "John Glass" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 6:48 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: A Question About Hand Held Scanners?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Russ,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for sending the link to this podcast. I have downloaded it, and
>>>>> am
>>>>> looking forward to seeing what information it has to offer.
>>>>>
>>>>> John
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: Russ Kiehne <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Date: Sunday, Sep 5, 2010 9:34:25
>>>>> Subject: Re: A Question About Hand Held Scanners?
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If this will help, here is a podcast on this scanner a blind user
>>>>>> posted
>>>>>> http://media.libsyn.com/media/bct/bct992UnidendBCD396.mp3
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "John Glass" <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 1:57 PM
>>>>>> Subject: A Question About Hand Held Scanners?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > Hi,
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Some of our public safety agencies here in the Santa Clara valley
>>>>>> > are
>>>>>> > starting to use the APCO 25 digital format.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Have any of you used the Bearcat b c d 396 t, or the GRE 500 hand
>>>>>> > held
>>>>>> > scanner? I understand that the GRE 500 is the same radio as the new
>>>>>> > Radio
>>>>>> > Shack model 106.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > I am curious to know how accessible these radios might be?
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > John
>>>>
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