396xt

I've been working on Fire Tones for Stearns County over the last couple of days. I added updated tones for Avon, Sartell, and Melrose Ambulance to the wiki page. They are all confirmed using the tone-out feature on my 396XT. I don't know why Avon and Sartell have new tones. I only heard...

I am trying to re-program my 396XT using the latest ARC XT Pro software. I've done it dozens of times before. But now, the software is not detecting the radio. When I try to "Read" or Write" to the radio, I get a message that no radio is detected. Then when I close the error window, the radio...

Now first I have to say that Im really impressed with the 396XT under my tree.. However, Like my 996T, I program it with butel and have yet to figure out how to use quick keys etc.. The one thing that troubles me abit is the batter life. It seems that the scanner batteries last less than...

Just curious if there is a quick fix or if this is just a Uniden quirk. I've read other posts in regards to P25 delay time, but I'm currently only scanning conventional systems. When Priority is enabled on the 396XT, I always get a minimum 1-second pause while the scanner checks stored priority...

Planning to pick up a 396XT shortly and looks like the best current pricing from reliable retailers are Amazon or Scanner master right now. If there are any other retailers i'm missing perhaps we could use this thread as an ongoing resource as this seems to be a very popular model among...

Hi everyone, I've got a uniden BCD 396XT scanner and I want to program the freqs for OPP zone 2 but don't know how. Can anyone provide a step-by-step instruction on how to program it? I've seen instructions here for a 396T, but the steps do not work for the 396XT. Any help will be greatly...

Looking to have the multicolored display stay illuminated (in any color) once the unit is turned on and plugged in. Seems very hard to read without backlight. Can this be set at startup? Is the only way to illuminate by pressing a key? Can one set the unit so that when a frequeny triggers...

I have a 396XT that is acting up so much I'm starting to think it's defective and is becoming quite frustrating . Any advice would be appreciated before I send it off to Uniden for service. Here's the problem: I live in Wake County, NC monitoring the VIPER system (Voice Interoperability Plan...

Does anyone know how to remove the special scanning frequencies from scanning each time I reprogram the scanner through arcxt? I'm not sure how I turned it on but even if I delete all systems and reprogram I still have the special scanning Frequencies of 400 And 100 megahertz. thank you very...

Does anyone have a freescan file for OK/OKC area's that I can get a copy of? Just got a 396XT and trying to get everything I can programmed into it. I'm interested in seeing how you guys are organizing the systems, TG's, etc. I use to my old BC9000XLT so I feel like I'm learning all over again...

I cannot seem to get freescan to connect. I installed a serial port on my PC and that works fine, but I want to run it off my laptop with the USB to serial adapter and cant seem to get it to work. The baud rates are all the same. I tried different rates, tried different ports. I downloaded and...

Hello all. I just received a 396XT. I am entirely new to the Uniden interface and programming (as well as to this forum). I purchased the Bu-Tel software and that made easy work of downloading many systems into the scanner. I live in the Phoenix AZ area and the various police and fire...

Have programmed a P25 system with multiple sites. In that system I have multiple groups. When I add group quick key #s to each group, they show up on the display when scanning some sites as an asterisk, not a number. On some sites they don't show up at all (only a dash). In the program menu...

I received my 396XT today. So far, I've programmed it using FreeScan and RadioReference Database. I expected that when I hit "Scan" that it would scan for only the frequencies I entered. However, the radio is in fact going through all possible ranges (eg "Military Air" ). Question: Why does...

I've noticed on my 396XT that when scanning Motorola systems, if there's no control channel signal present the radio will fly past the site/systems quite quickly. With LTR systems however, it will "dwell" on each system for about a second whether there's a signal present or not. (yes, the...

Can someone please give me the Custom Table info for the MIRS system. I know the "Lower Input" for the different band plans. Yet I can't find the "Upper Input" anywhere. My scanner (BCD396XT) isn't working properly without the upper. Not picking up anything. I have all the other info programmed...

Hi Everyone, I just bought a 396XT and plan to use it in my car. I want to purchase a good multi-band antenna, and I'll mount it on the passenger-side of the rear hatch on my Subaru Forester. The driver-side of the hatch is the home of my vhf/uhf transceiver stick. I'll mount the scanner antenna...

I installed the updates with no problem. I wonder of someone can explain the real value of the unit ID feature. I only monitor two trunked systems, one a mass transit system (BART) and the other a distant Police system. I see the numeric unit id when the mobile unit transmits -- but what does...

Will the USB cable which came with my 996XT also work with the 396XT ? This cable works just fine with my 996XT. Sites selling the 396XT don't mention the inclusion of a programming cable? Neil Bell

Has anyone compared the supplied (stock) antenna with the WSMA-801 antenna? I primarily listen to VHF Air, local police (conventional - 154.xxx), and local fire (EDACS STD - 857.xxx thru 859.xxx). Also has anyone compared the Diamond SRH77CA (which I hear is great) to the WSMA-881 for picking...