BCD325P2/BCD996P2: Uniden BCD996P2 / Fusion / D-Star
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tvengr
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No! Those modes are not available on any of the Uniden scanners. DMR and NXDN can be added with paid upgrades.
wtp
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so did almost every scanner made.
i did not expect much out of my pro2001, just some radio stuff.
i did not expect much out of my pro2001, just some radio stuff.
Only Dsdplus can decode dstar and fusion as far as I know
ka3jjz
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I believe both Fusion and DStar are proprietary modes (owned by Yaesu and Icom, respectively). Even assuming the current hardware is compatible in these scanners, it would likely cost Uniden mucho dolleros to get the rights to use the protocols... and for a very limited market, it might not be a viable option. Mike
Fusion and D-STAR are not proprietary. Fusion was developed by Yaesu and they have published the spec. D-STAR was developed by the Japanese Amateur Radio League as a service to the amateur radio community and is not owned by Icom. Both modes are available in various "hot spots".
Uniden probably could have included either mode in their scanners if they had asked. But, I'm guessing that they didn't because the Uniden product planners and developers see Uniden scanners as mostly used to scan commercial land mobile digital voice modes and not modes used only by amateur radio.
Uniden probably could have included either mode in their scanners if they had asked. But, I'm guessing that they didn't because the Uniden product planners and developers see Uniden scanners as mostly used to scan commercial land mobile digital voice modes and not modes used only by amateur radio.
Well, according to what I just pulled up, you may be right about both protocols being proprietary.
Check these two articles:
systemfusion.yaesu.com
Check these two articles:
WHAT IS SYSTEM FUSION? | SystemFusion
systemfusion.yaesu.com
The 996p2 covers everything from 25MHz to 512MHz which includes several HAM bands. It doesn't include every possible form of modulation, I know of no receiver/scanner that does.
Uniden does not include Fusion of D-Star because they have gained little traction in the ham radio community. I am the trustee of a Fusion repeater. Around six operators have Fusion radios in our area. We run the repeater in the auto mode and most traffic is analog. DMR is more popular in the amateur world even though it is more complicated to use (Fusion requires no code plugs). I would suggest that scanner users who want Fusion for monitoring could buy something like an FT-70. But, in reality, there won't be a lot to hear. Since neither Fusion nor D-Star are used outside of ham radio, the is little incentive to include them on scanners.
We have a Fusion repeater and we have a good number of our members using it. As I don't use Fusion (at least not yet), I don't know how many of our members do. We have 218 members at last count.
I was hoping I could add it to the lineup on my scanner.
I was hoping I could add it to the lineup on my scanner.
iMONITOR
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Fusion and D-Star are digital modes, not amateur bands, frequencies, or protocols.
You could buy a Yaesu FT-70 for about $175 vs around $400 for a scanner. Since you already have a license and a repeater that would make sense.
wtp
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my 1986 pro2004 coved quite a bit.
25-520 / 760-1300 MHz Cell blocked
it did as much as AM, FM, WFM.
it is still in use everyday and i am happy with it.
my county is on 700 and digital.
all i get is a buzz sound.
i bought a digital radio to hear it.
so my thought is that if you want a scanner to cover those modes, buy one that covers those modes.
25-520 / 760-1300 MHz Cell blocked
it did as much as AM, FM, WFM.
it is still in use everyday and i am happy with it.
my county is on 700 and digital.
all i get is a buzz sound.
i bought a digital radio to hear it.
so my thought is that if you want a scanner to cover those modes, buy one that covers those modes.
Designed to? No. There are many amateur bands it does not cover (anything below 10 meters) & not all digital voice modes are covered, nor is SSB. D-Star & Fusion make up such a small percentage of amateur digital voice (DMR is still king in that respect, which the 996p2 can cover with paid upgrade)
So can the AOR AR DV1 (base) & DV10 (handheld) wide band receivers (I own both) & they cover below 10m & SSB
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I could. But I am not sure I want to do that yet. Before spending the money, I would like to listen a while and see if it's worth the investment. I live in an apartment. So I could only install it in my vehicle. It wouldn't allow me to monitor the club frequencies all at once in my apartment.
How about just talking to folks in your club and ask them if they use the protocols?
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