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- Aug 23, 2015
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Hi Guys,
I am totally new to the scanner world. I bought a Uniden BCD436HP on Amazon. Based on the reviews, it seemed like a good scanner. I programmed it using Uniden's Sentinel software.... but I am barely picking anything up! I live in a suburban area with lots of local police/fire departments. I have all the lists turned on and I think I am doing everything right. But it barely goes off. I don't even get weather channels.
I thought maybe the Uniden software database wasn't accurate for my area. So, I subscribed to the premium service on this website to try some different software along with the Radio Reference database, but none of the software appears to work with the BCD436. Am I missing something? Do you have any ideas on how I can pickup more channels or why software like FreeScan (and everything else on this website) doesn't work with the 436? Is there anyone or anywhere that I can pay to remotely program this thing? Thanks guys. Confused and frustrated.
I am totally new to the scanner world. I bought a Uniden BCD436HP on Amazon. Based on the reviews, it seemed like a good scanner. I programmed it using Uniden's Sentinel software.... but I am barely picking anything up! I live in a suburban area with lots of local police/fire departments. I have all the lists turned on and I think I am doing everything right. But it barely goes off. I don't even get weather channels.
I thought maybe the Uniden software database wasn't accurate for my area. So, I subscribed to the premium service on this website to try some different software along with the Radio Reference database, but none of the software appears to work with the BCD436. Am I missing something? Do you have any ideas on how I can pickup more channels or why software like FreeScan (and everything else on this website) doesn't work with the 436? Is there anyone or anywhere that I can pay to remotely program this thing? Thanks guys. Confused and frustrated.