Uniden Home Patrol 2

pfd461 · Nov 25, 2014

Hello everyone I am not a novice as far as scanning goes, but maybe someone could answer a few questions for me regarding the Home Patrol 2.
The 1st thing I would like to know can you program your own frequencies and talkgroups with the basic unit other than the Radio Reference database? Or is that what the extreme upgrade does.
2nd question in less I'm reading wrong could u use this as a portable it seems the specs show that it is not a very large unite. Thanks for any help.

UPMan · Nov 25, 2014

1: Yes, using Sentinel you can program anything you want w/o the Extreme Upgrade. With the EE, you can also do so from the scanner itself.

2: You can use it as a portable. It is bigger than a handheld typically is, but smaller than a mobile typically is. Think parka pocketable.

W8RMH · Nov 25, 2014

I also use mine as a portable using the hard leather case. The case also has a belt loop. It is wider than a regular portable but does the job. I also put velcro on the case and my dash for easy mobile use.

The BCD396XT case, which is a small portable, is 4.5" X 2" X 2.5" (OD).

The Home Patrol case is 6.75" X 2" X 3.5" (OD).

So the HP is about 2.25" longer and 1" wider.

The only downfall wearing it on the belt is the display is exposed. It fits into several of my inside coat breast pockets, even in the case.

fxdscon · Nov 25, 2014

pfd461 said:
Or is that what the extreme upgrade does.

To see all that the Extreme Upgrade does do, check here:

HomePatrolExtreme < HomePatrol < TWiki

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pfd461 · Nov 26, 2014

Hey everyone I just wanted to thank you all for your imput on the HP2. It is appreciated. One last question is the audio quality pretty good with this unit? Again Happy Thanksgiving.

NWI_Scanner_Guy · Nov 26, 2014

pfd461 said:
Hey everyone I just wanted to thank you all for your imput on the HP2. It is appreciated. One last question, is the audio quality pretty good with this unit? Again Happy Thanksgiving.

Yes it is. Well, at least I think it is good. Others may have differing opinions.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Jay911 · Nov 26, 2014

NWI_Scanner_Guy said:
Yes it is. Well, at least I think it is good. Others may have differing opinions.

If I may interject for a minute.. even though I don't have an HP2..

A lot of the "too quiet" problems with current/modern scanners may be related to FM vs NFM settings. I thought it wouldn't affect me since my area is not under the narrowbanding mandate that the US went through. However, making favorites lists for quite a few items in the full DB and changing the modulation in the FL copy from either "FM" or "Auto" explicitly to "NFM" made a dramatic difference in the "loudness".

I would suggest that even if your agency "didn't narrowband", if you can change to NFM without getting distortion or clipping, you should give it a try.

W8RMH · Nov 26, 2014

I tried setting everything to NFM in my HP-2 in addition to my x96XTs and they only frequencies affected by this are the conventional ones. It doesn't do anything on the trunked sites.

Jay911 · Nov 26, 2014

W8RMH said:
I tried setting everything to NFM in my HP-2 in addition to my x96XTs and they only frequencies affected by this are the conventional ones. It doesn't do anything on the trunked sites.

I believe the trunked sites will only be affected by the "band defaults", which I don't recall existing in the HP1/HP2 software. I think it's only in the x36 line.

Tryton · Nov 27, 2014

Hello Everyone and Happy Thanksgiving! Can anyone tell me if there is a difference in p25 decoding with the HP-2 vs 536HP? I would like to get another scanner to hopefully give me better results from my 996xt's

W0ACT · Nov 30, 2014

With the HP-2 hooked up to the DC USB adaptor in my car, will it charge while I am using it?

Thanks,
Steve

UPMan · Nov 30, 2014

If the adaptor is sensed as a high-power USB source, yes.

W0ACT · Nov 30, 2014

Excellent!

Looks like my BCD536HP & BCD436HP are going to be getting a baby brother for Christmas.

AC2OY · Nov 30, 2014

W0ACT after you get the "baby brother " please report back if junior decodes P25 better that senior..LOL

Zookjim · Feb 7, 2015

Home Patrol ll

Just purchased the home patrol II, i think? Every marking on the box, and on the device itself shows it is home patrol II. when i turn it on it is showing home patrol I, the latest firmware has been installed. Why does it show home patrol 1 when the device is turned on?

Voyager · Feb 7, 2015

Some ways to tell if it's a HP-2:

* It's got a black case

* It has a charge light below the speaker

* It has only a USB port and no separate power port.

UPMan · Feb 7, 2015

The opening message is programmable through Sentinel. The default message in Sentinel refers to the HomePatrol-1.

stikhic · Mar 23, 2015

With the home patrol 2 can you power it from an electrical outlet and charge the batteries or do you need the computer all the time? Thanks.

W8RMH · Mar 23, 2015

stikhic said:
With the home patrol 2 can you power it from an electrical outlet and charge the batteries or do you need the computer all the time? Thanks.

You can charge it using any 5v USB charger. I just happened too have a couple old Garmin and cell phone chargers that work.

stikhic · Mar 29, 2015

I just bought a Home Patrol 2 and it didn't have the micosd card installed. No response from the seller. Where can I get the software for a replacement card?

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