BC796D: 1 frequency P25 conventional ham

[tvengr]

I looked at the bcvup I have but it doesn't list the 796d.

You need the old BC_VUP. When you run it, it will ask you for the firmware version. Here is everything you need for the update: https://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BC796DFirmwareUpdate This link provides the updater, firmware 3.60, and the instructions how to do it.

 

[KB3KBR]

Updated to latest firmware, still no change, assuming it doesn't recognize p25 on the ham bands.

 

[teedee911]

Hi all, I know the 796D is a very old scanner. Just dug it out of storage to mess with and remembered its deaf on just about everything unless its really close.

I have a hotspot running WPSD and its running P25. My 396t, 325p2 and 996p2 can all handle decoding p25 on the ham frequency I chose for it. My question is, is the 796D locked to P25 on the public safety bands or not able to handle a single channel non trunking frequency??
It just sits there and makes the digital noise in analog mode and doesn't switch like the others do.


Thanks in advance!

I have a 796D that had been sitting in the ole shack closet for around 15 years. I yanked it out and updated the grossly outdated firmware to 3.60 with an old Dell Win/XP PC I keep around for exactly these occasions. It's humming right along with plenty of local Cincy and Indiana 800MHz action. For whatever reason, it seems to do a little better with Phase 1 sound-wise than my SDS200 but regardless, glad to see it still kicks pretty good for an old Grand Daddy digital.