The bc780xlt does have menus.  unfortunately without either the programming
software or sighted assistance I don't think one of us would be able to
program the rig.

The older now discontinued bc895xlt provides ctcss, trunking and 300
memories and you cn direct enter the ctcss tones.  hummmmm....
----- Original Message -----
From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: digital scanner information


> Well, I don't have a 780, and for years I was lead to believe that I
> needed sight to program any scanner, and that was from my Ggrandfather who
> would get upset when his scanner would become deprogrammed, and this was
> an old 16 channel Uniden portable that he got in 1983, but I managed to
> get that one programmed.  Are there menus or anything in the BC780 just on
> the radio itself??
>
>
>
>
>
> On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, k5in wrote:
>
> > winscan will allow setting of allot of the buttons.  I have programmed,
set
> > ctcss and such, I haven't tried the trunking part of it but compared to
some
> > of the other stuff it works pretty good.  I don't claim to be an expert
so
> > if someone has something better for the bc780xlt I would like to hear
about
> > it.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 4:17 PM
> > Subject: Re: digital scanner information
> >
> >
> > > The BC245's interface also works well with JAWS, but the problem is is
> > > that you have to tab around a virtual keypad to each and every button
you
> > > want to press.  What will Winscan let you do?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, k5in wrote:
> > >
> > > >     bc780xlt question: I've had a couple of friends look at mine and
we
> > > > aren't able to figure out how to set in 52.525 as a frequency.  Rig
> > > > continually goes to 52.530??  Yes, the rig isn't the easiest for
blind
> > > > people to use.  I have recently been reviewing "winscan" and it
seems to
> > > > work pretty good with JAWS.
> > > >
> > > > Brian, k5in
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Steve Gomes" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > > Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 11:08 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: digital scanner information
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I have the bc780. I had to have it programmed for me by a sighted
> > person.
> > > > We
> > > > > have both motorola and ericson trunking systems here in Denver and
the
> > > > radio
> > > > > can track both. Even people who can see have trouble finding out
what
> > is
> > > > > going on with the scanner. You have to be very familiar with it to
> > know
> > > > what
> > > > > is locked out and which scan lists and banks are on or off. I have
the
> > > > enter
> > > > > frequency disabled so I don't accidentally enter a frequency over
> > > > something
> > > > > else. It works okay though. But I wish it could be more
accessible. I
> > did
> > > > > call Uniden and tell them that blind people really enjoy scanners
and
> > to
> > > > and
> > > > > do what ever they can to make their radios more accessible.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Visit my web page at
> > > > > www.rellek.com/stevegomes
> > > >
> >