I dug this thread up to ask a question regarding re-flashing the frimware versus re-writing the scanner memory with new or updated frequencies via the USAD software or the ARC396.
A repsonse by UPman in a locked thread said: "There is a limited cycle life for the firmware EPROM. We don't encourage or support reversion, as multiple "flips" will eventually render the scanner inert".
While I understand that the topic was about re-flashing the firmware, and even re-flashing it with a previous version, does the same hold true when you keep re-writing the scanner memory with new frequencies and erasing the scanner's memory before doing so with the software (in my case the Uniden ASD)? Are there a "limited" number of erase and re-write cycles for frequency memory changes?
The reason I ask this is because I can foresee setting up my 396 with different profiles in my USAD sofware for using the scanner for different purposes. For instance, I would like to have an Indycar profile, a NASCAR profile, an Airshow profile,etc. That way when I go to, say, an Indycar race I can "wipe" the scanner clean and load only the profile I will use for that race. By doing that I can assign each race car to a system 0-9 and be able to toggle them on and off quickly as I used to do with my old bank-style scanner.
Thanks,
Chas
