bcd396xt

This is for prospective owners.. ok I get that. I actually ordered, but it hasn't shipped yet (but any minute now unless I change it!) I live in Winnebago County, Illinois. Police are using the Starcomm 25 / P25 digital system? am I saying that right? I'm a photographer that will be shooting...

I have a new BCD396XT (a few weeks old) which during the first use cycle, seemed to receive 8-10 hours then of course "low battery" alert worked. Then, the past few days, I noticed all my P25 banks were scanning but no reception. When I checked the control channels, all I would see on the...

I have a Home Patrol 1 and just purchased a BCD396XT! However, when I run them side-by-side, the HP1 seems to engage P25 talk much faster than the 396XT! I combed the forums and read about changing the P25 delay from default of 400 to 0, but that doesn't seem to make any difference. In...

Hello all, first post here, let me start off by saying thank you for having a reference point like this for rookies like me, this is my first digital trunking scanner (bcd396xt) and ive been pouring through posts online, as well as manuals to try and grasp all this information. To my question...

Would anyone know how to program a BCD396XT on a chromebook?

Is the BCD396XT programmable from a Mac or PC via USB cable like my BCD396T?

Hi, I'm afraid to post in here because if I post in the noob forum, they'll tell me to post in my local forum, but this is a basic question. I've looked for days and days for the basic information but it will take me forever. I'm sorry if this has been answered but I'm just frustrated and have...

I'm completely new to scanners but do understand the basics. Portability is my number one goal so narrowing down to the three units above. My drive is mostly within NH and sometimes venture out to Maine & Mass but not often. Looking at the database APCO 25 Phase II is not something I need to...

Hi Folks, I've not been monitoring for a while, so it's been a couple years since I last fired up my BCD396XT. In that time one agency in my area has gone P25 (Washington State Patrol). The 396 decodes their transmissions, but the audio is often distorted and hard to understand. Sounds like...

I need new rechargeable for my 396XT and stopped at a store that sold me 2500mAh batteries (NiMH). I got them home and was ready to install them and the label in the radio said 2300mAh ONLY. Does this mean that the adapter could allow the batteries to overheat/overcharge and damage the radio...

So let me see if i can type this up so it makes sense. i use the database option to preload the stuff i want hear on my BCD396XT. the issue i am having is figuring out how groups work I will explain how iw ant to use this scanner which i believe is possible. with BC780XLT that used banks...

Please Help! I am new to the scanner world. I have purchased a Uniden BCD396XT from Amazon two weeks ago, and I am still learning how to use it. I live in the Rankin County Mississippi Area, and I am trying to program the MSWIN APCO P25 system into my scanner. I'm tring to listen to the...

Power went out during firmware update on BCD396XT and now the scanner will not turn on. Tried holding down the buttons when powering on and it did not do anything. Please help. Thanks

Monitoring Scottsdale agencies on the Regional Wireless Cooperative (RWC), I seem to receive only north Scottsdale calls on the Thompson Peak site. Can anyone suggest the best sites to use that will cover all of Scottsdale? BCD396XT, ARC-XT PRO, data download from radioreference.com, discone on...

This is my first post here. I've been reading through the forum and trying to find information that might help apparent reception problems I'm having with my brand new BCD396XT scanner. First off, I'm trying to listen to a P25 system in Linn County, Iowa. I have used FreeScan to program the...

Scanner-Uniden BCD396XT Monitoring Ohio MARCS Greene County Simulcast from the southwest part of my county. Ok, so Im new to listening to MARCS IP and I don’t know the lingo yet so bear with me. My question is.. IF I mess with the P25 audio decode level adjustments and screw things up, is there...

Hello all I am new to this Forums stuff, here is my problem I just purchased this Scanner and I had Radio Shack Program it for me, what it is doing it will scan for a second then it will find a radio station, pop into a different mode then when I push Lock out it goes back to scanner, I am...

I just got my BCD396XT in the mail today. After a couple of hours it is set up, programmed, and working on OSX. *** Please note that you need Windows running on Mac to program it. *** I got a NEW scanner with serial cable from Amazon. I bought this Serial to USB adapter: Amazon.com: TRENDnet...

I got a brand new IPad never removed from the box I will trade it for a like new digi scanner must be a BCD396XT or BCD996XT due to the features I need for my area.. I wanted to put this in the classifieds but it would not let me.. I am a Beta tester for a company and got 8 brand new Ipads So I...

hi, I'm new on this field of scanning, I bought a bcd396xt and have gotten some frequencies so far by doing search (here in bogota or in colombia we don't have all the things you have to program scanners, basically either we have the frequencies supply by a police or ambulance official...