bcd396xt

It took me a long time to find out how to reset my BCD396XT scanner to it's original factory state. I found a thread for another Uniden scanner and tried what it said he does for his scanner and it worked. So I thought I would post it here under the proper name It takes four hands to complete...

I am sure this is an easy fix, but NOT for me. LOL My scanner use to work perfectly until yesterday. I use to be able to hear the complete call out of fire or police no matter how long it would take, but now, after about ten seconds, it drops that channel and starts scanning again. It happens on...

Hopefully someone can help a newbie here.... I am trying to decode an EDACS Standard digital system in my local area. I am running Unitrunker connected to a BCD396XT through the serial port with a Uniden USB cable. I have the BAUD rate set to 115200 on both ends. Scanner has EDACS system...

First post here, I have used this forum in the past. This Christmas I got a very nice BCD 396XT by Uniden. I have always listened to my PRO-94 scanner in the past. I live on the NorthShore of Massachusetts and do not know if its worth keeping for my area. The one place I would have enjoyed...

I need help with my Manassas and Manassas Park PD setup on a BCD396XT. Here are the particulars: 1. System Type: Mot Type II / P25 2. Site Type: Mot 800 MHz Standard (Type II) 3. Frequencies: 851.0875, 851.1125, 852.8750, 853.4000, 853.4250 4. Manassas TGID: 32784 and 32848 5. Manassas...

I know this is a simple way to fix this but I can't find any info on the web or the guides I bought on this problem. Im getting confirmedreporder and unconfirmedreporder among my groups when I scan. I know it must have something to do with searching and the way they put the freqs in the radio...

CW repeating on 156.2250 marine CH64A every 30 minutes. I live 200+ miles from the coast but fairly close to the Savannah River. The only ships that can navigate this far up the river would be rather small. I started scanning the marine band after reading about hunters illegally using it...

I dont know if this is crazy or not but I saw a youtube video of a guy using a mobile car antenna as a base antenna in his home. He just plopped it down on his table and hooked it up to his radio. Just trying to get opinions on something like that. I also have looked at WAN-97A Active Nomad Base...

I have a new bcd396xlt and still learning about how the groups and sites are set up and will be using freescan. My question is I would like to group the different police agencies together under one quick key then also have each group of police departments each with thier own quick key. I would...

Just became a paid member here. I just got a new bcd396xt. Blows my mind how much scanning has changed since I last listened years ago. . I feel likea caveman waking up in the future. Anyways Im using freescan and imported freq. to the software. Im still waiting on my rs232 to usb cable so I...

I have dug and dug and dug through the internet to find someone with the same problem as me, but most problems are so similar to mine, although different, I cannot find one helpful piece of information. I have a BCD396xt and want to program it with freescan(currently programmed by hand). I got...

This should be an easy question but I cannot seem to figure it out. I use ARCxt and upload systems onto my scanner but each time I scan it includes a custom scan (Custom 8) and I cannot figure out how to remove that from scanning using the menu options in the scanner. Thanks in advance for any...

New to scanning, thought I'd share my first experiences thus far... I'm using FreeScan to program and even dug out my old Garmin Map 330 which was awesome this weekend on our trip to our Nation's Capital. I considered purchasing the gps puck but thought I'd locate old faithful and give it a...

I was wondering if anyone here has had any success getting the BCD396XT and Garmin GPS18x (RS232 Output) to work together. I am connecting them with a null modem adaptor and a gender changer. I also THINK that I have the settings correct. I am using 9600 Baud on both the scanner and the GPS...

I am very new to scanners. I received my new BCD396XT handheld just 2 days ago. I have been reading up on it and I am becoming familiar with it. I live in an area where I can receive the following Trunked system: Fayette County GA Trunking System, Fayette County, Georgia - Scanner Frequencies...

Purchased a Uniden BCD396XT via ebay. It did not come with the USB-1 cable. I search this forum and online for solutions or alternatives to having to order the actual USB-1 from Uniden. I went to Radioshack and noticed that their cable which connects their 20-107 scanner also fits the...

Hello All - I'm a long time lurker and seldom post but greatly appreciate the wealth of knowledge that exists here. I am located in "western" West Jordan. I recently acquired the 396XT. I am amazed how things have changed since the days of my BC245! I am not sold on the idea of combining...

So I've decided to put some refund money to good use and get a digital scanner. My choices have boiled down to the BCD396XT and PSR-500. Leaning more to the 396XT even though I am a big fan of the GRE scanners of the past (2004, 2006, 43). From the research I have done it seems to me that...

I just got a new Uniden BCD396XT scanner and I have send 22 hrs trying to program it. I wanted to test the unit and hear some of the EDACS off the illinois moutain tower. I have attached a .jpg of the screen shot of the scancat-lite software I used to program the unit. Can anyone see what I...

I recently purchased this unit because of upgrades in my area to the radio system to a P25 system. But from day one I have had trouble receiving transmissions clearly. On some of the frequencies I get a pretty high ERR rate to the point where it can not be understood, I have moved this unit...