BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit)

[stingray327]

Got a BCD 436 and have selected transportation and railroads but I still am not able to receive signals from BART?

 

[qc]

Hi did you type in a zip code for your area and what radius you have set

 

[stingray327]

Hi did you type in a zip code for your area and what radius you have set

First United States comes up so I select that.
It asks for zip code so I enter that then use (E) for enter
Range is 10 and or 20 miles as I have switched back and forth on this.

 

[qc]

Hi on my 436 on full database top screen says Bay Area Rapid Transit if you see it pop up on your 436 you can press the system button and it should hold on it then the two other lines show talk group scan

 

[stingray327]

Hi on my 436 on full database top screen says Bay Area Rapid Transit if you see it pop up on your 436 you can press the system button and it should hold on it then the two other lines show talk group scan

I am on full database scan. Haven't seen BART pop up at all. I might try changing the range to 30 miles or more.

 

[kma371]

Some of The BART talkgroups were marked as "public works" but they should all be marked as "transportation."

I've updated them. That may have been your issue.

 

[stingray327]

Some of The BART talkgroups were marked as "public works" but they should all be marked as "transportation."

I've updated them. That may have been your issue.

Don't have scanner in front of me but I do have transportation and railroads in there. I don't have public works in. Maybe I should plug in public works?

 

[kma371]

I Changed the public works ones to transportation so try it again and see if that works.

 

[stingray327]

I Changed the public works ones to transportation so try it again and see if that works.

I will have to do that. For sure I am getting different bus lines on transportation but no BART yet..

 

[robocop80]

Maybe this will help you out

Hello Stingray,

I have the BCD536hp which I believe the setup would be the same. I am in Plesant Hill and here is what I did to get Bart. I am only interested in the police and fire channel on bart so I locked out the others.

Press Menu>Set Scan Selection>Select List to Monitor> Full Database On

You should be able to back out of this selection by pressing menu a few times to get you back to scanning. You scanner should now pick up everything in the mile radius you selected. You can then click on the individuals systems you dont want and double click avoid to lock our permanantly or click once for a temp lock out. You can do the same for the dept and channel.

I hope this helps you out and I didnt mess something up that people will jump on me for.

 

[stingray327]

Hello Stingray,

I have the BCD536hp which I believe the setup would be the same. I am in Plesant Hill and here is what I did to get Bart. I am only interested in the police and fire channel on bart so I locked out the others.

Press Menu>Set Scan Selection>Select List to Monitor> Full Database On

You should be able to back out of this selection by pressing menu a few times to get you back to scanning. You scanner should now pick up everything in the mile radius you selected. You can then click on the individuals systems you dont want and double click avoid to lock our permanantly or click once for a temp lock out. You can do the same for the dept and channel.

I hope this helps you out and I didnt mess something up that people will jump on me for.

I already did this no result.

 

[qc]

Are you using a stock antenna or do you have an external antenna also are you able to get other systems besides BART

 

[stingray327]

Are you using a stock antenna or do you have an external antenna also are you able to get other systems besides BART

I have used rubber duck antenna, Scant Antenna, and Spectrum Force magnet mobile antenna all without success. I get transit buses.

 

[qc]

Have you tried doing a factory reset and have you tried different locations and update the database via Uniden Software?

 

[stingray327]

Have you tried doing a factory reset and have you tried different locations and update the database via Uniden Software?

I did the reset I believe there are two of them to erase user information..
I have not done anything computer related to hooking up scanner to any program.

 

[kma371]

Have you tried doing a factory reset and have you tried different locations and update the database via Uniden Software?

Factory reset isn't necessary.

Can you pick up control channel conventionally?

 

[robocop80]

Did you happen to check to make sure they were not on your avoid list by accident? Just trying to think of any little thing that might help. What area in the bay are you located? When I was in Oakland yesterday Bart was not coming up and I realized somehow I had locked them out by accident.

 

[stingray327]

Did you happen to check to make sure they were not on your avoid list by accident? Just trying to think of any little thing that might help. What area in the bay are you located? When I was in Oakland yesterday Bart was not coming up and I realized somehow I had locked them out by accident.

No not locked out besides after you turn radio off or on isn't that only temporary? I notice alot of the same news media channels keep coming up so I have to locked them out only for them to return the next time I use radio. I didn't see BART on the avoid list.. There is a way to check the avoid list right? You can also make it permanent or temporary avoid?

 

[qc]

Hi I would hook your unit up to the Uniden Sentinel program you can download all your list and you could do a database update to make sure you have the latest frequencies and talkgroups

 

[stingray327]

Hi I would hook your unit up to the Uniden Sentinel program you can download all your list and you could do a database update to make sure you have the latest frequencies and talkgroups

I haven't even got to that part yet. I am just playing around with just the scanner at the moment. How difficult is it to hook up 436 to Sentinel program? Sentinel Program is on this website?