programming help

Hello everyone, I'm a new HAM member in this awesome community, so please take everything with a grain of salt. First of all, I DO NOT want any CPS programs! Just wanted to make that clear. Recently, I've received a donation of 4 old salvaged Entel HTs, which I'm trying to use mostly for...

I am just getting back into ham radio, and I resurrected my first radio purchase, the Baofeng UV-5R. I remember it was a pain to figure out how to program repeaters, but after watching a dozen YT videos, I still can't get back to where I was. I thought I was successful programming and hitting...

Hello, Recently my local PD changed to DMR. I own a BC365CRS which I used prior to the upgrade to listen in, then was informed I would need a new model with the DMR upgrade to pick the channel up again. So, last night I had close call going and was getting a hit on 154.4300 but only static...

Hello All! My tiny local radio shop went out of business because the owner passed. The owners kids put all the stuff for sale in an estate. I acquired 4 Kenwood NX-800's that are read and write protected from the estate sale. I do have the "Engineer" version of KPG-111D v1.40, I am just unaware...

Hi there. I have a BCD436HP I just got and I am looking to see if there is someone who would be willing to assist me in loading the right pieces from the database so I can monitor public safety, air, rail, etc. I am new to this model scanner and I just want to learn to set it up correctly. I...

I bought a near mint HT1000 off of ebay and its programmed by the seller, but some things are programmed incorrectly. i have some youtube videos up asking what the heck is wrong, but make sure to read the description of the videos to better understand what is wrong and what im asking. Edit...

I need help programming the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority system (Motorola Type II Smartnet) for the BCD996P2 using FreeScan. The weirdest thing is that it was working a few weeks ago and I was messing around on my scanner a little and it just stopped working after that. The...

Hello, I've seen mention of people using Talkgroup 167776415 (Hex: FFFCDF) as a "wildcard" talkgroup in their G5s. I've been trying to get this working and haven't had any luck. The only way I can get DMR working at all is to specify the discrete talkgroups that I'm interested in monitoring...

Hi all, I want to program my radio to the frequencies on a Vertex Standard VX160U. I can't find the frequency list for this model anywhere, does anyone have it? I have the following information on the radio: Vertex Standard VX-160 Spec and I have the manual here: Vertex Standard VX-160U...

I have had many Uniden Scanners Including the Homepatrol 1 and 2 the Uniden 436HP and Now the SDS100. I got this when it first came out and for some reason it sounds worse than the BCD436 and Both Homepatrols. I called ZipScanners where I purchased it from and they said that I didnt program it...

I can't find this version for the life of me. Its one problem after another with Motorola radios (ham equipment in general). I guess that's what makes it fun. I've been trying to program my MT2000 for a little of four months now. I figured out my computer issue last night and I was finally able...

I am trying to program the radio for use with a Setcom intercom system. The instructions they have are as follows. -Mic In: Pin 6, "MI2", default gain setting -PTT: assigned to pin 12. "AUXIO7" -COR (muting):Pin 20, "AUXIO5", ACTIVE LOW I can program the second 2 but can anyone help me with...

Hi. A newbie here with both a Whistler TRX1 and Uniden BCD436HP. The Whistler is easy stuff. I input my zip or city. I select my scan list (Law Dispatch). Boom, I get my city, adjacent cities, state police, etc. I try to accomplish the same thing on the 436HP but with much less success...

I have successfully programmed a Uniden 396XT and 325p2 scanners using the freescan software and importing from RR. But I don't see as many counties in the import wizzard of freescan as I do on the databases list on RR. How do I import those other counties too? I'm kinda new to this and any help...

So my grandma lives in mower county MN. Her scanner SD card went bad and I loaded all the channels from here on it and I still cannot get it to work. I even tried the basic programming but it will not get what the below link gets. It is bad when I have 5 years of corporate IT experience and...

I have a friend who bought a kenwood tk-5410 off of EBay. It was not dealer programmed. He is having a problem finding out how to program the radios. Could anyone help?

Hello everyone, I'm new to scanning and the forum, so I appreciate your patience and help. I purchased a number of months ago a 396T. The gentleman who originally programmed it, has unfortunately passed away and am trying to figure everything out on my own. He programmed the unit perfectly in...

Hi all, I have an XPR7550 and I am trying to program it via cable, but having no luck. Cable says IMPRES Accessory when connected to the radio, and connects properly to Windows 7, but I cant seem to read or write to the radio. At a loss, any help appreciated!

Sorry if this is not the place or if already posted, I am new. I would like help programing my Radio Shack Pro-651 scanner. I have a Mac and notice the cables and programs people discuss are for Windows. Do they have a Mac version? Secondly if I need local (Indianapolis) help, does anyone know...

I have spent the better part of the day trying to add some more LOCAL Virginia systems to my Home Patrol 1 using both Home Patrol Sentinel and ARC Patrol, and NO LUCK in getting any reception. Fist let me say, I am getting many of the other local systems, (P25 Phase 1, Motorola, Standard). The...