Ok, I will be the first to report on the BCD536HP. I ordered two of them, one for my shack and the other for my Tahoe, and yes I paid for them as my debit account is still smoldering, hahahaha. FedEx arrived first thing this morning so I have all day to mess with them. I’m still getting use to everything coming from the XT and HP-1 but the interface is straightforward. The only thing slowing me down is the function knob is on the opposite side and I keep reach for it like the XT.
Like many of you I had already downloaded the software and configured my files. I unboxed both units and did the initial power on just like in UPMans video. I then hooked up my scanners to my computer and updated both the firmware and database. After that I installed my favorites. Everything went smooth and too my surprise I was right on with my files. When I first started scanning I noticed the scan rate was a little slow. I then realized that I had too much of a hold time and I set all my departments to ZERO hold. Now it scans nicely.
Now that both scanners were up and running it was time to mess with the WiFi settings. I setup my shack as Infrastructure Mode and the Tahoe in Access Point Mode. The menu was very simple.
I’m just getting started but I also wanted to pass on the audio sounds great. In my area I can monitor the DOD P25 380 system and the local county uses P25 Conventional. Both systems sound great from what I hear so far. Again I’m just getting started.
The things I need to get use too are the button operation, remember function knob is on left now and play around with the features. I posted a few pics of my setup. I plan on a video later today. The WiFi dongle fits perfect in front of my Jotto Console with double sided tape.
Like many of you I had already downloaded the software and configured my files. I unboxed both units and did the initial power on just like in UPMans video. I then hooked up my scanners to my computer and updated both the firmware and database. After that I installed my favorites. Everything went smooth and too my surprise I was right on with my files. When I first started scanning I noticed the scan rate was a little slow. I then realized that I had too much of a hold time and I set all my departments to ZERO hold. Now it scans nicely.
Now that both scanners were up and running it was time to mess with the WiFi settings. I setup my shack as Infrastructure Mode and the Tahoe in Access Point Mode. The menu was very simple.
I’m just getting started but I also wanted to pass on the audio sounds great. In my area I can monitor the DOD P25 380 system and the local county uses P25 Conventional. Both systems sound great from what I hear so far. Again I’m just getting started.
The things I need to get use too are the button operation, remember function knob is on left now and play around with the features. I posted a few pics of my setup. I plan on a video later today. The WiFi dongle fits perfect in front of my Jotto Console with double sided tape.