BC246t

[Sigsguy]

Good day all,

Just curious as to where I may find dbase frequency files to upload in the BC246t scanner of the Ottawa
area. Is there a area where people post their files for sharing?

Thanks

 

[CLTX11]

If you have yet to look in the database here @ RR.com here is a link to the Ottawa freqs.

http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?tab=trs&stid=109

Click on that link and scroll down to Ottawa.

As for uploading someone's file freq, you might head to the Canada forum and ask there. Someone might have one they are willing to share, here is the link for that:

http://www.radioreference.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=69

Hope this helps

 

[captclint]

Just curious as to where I may find dbase frequency files to upload in the BC246t scanner of the Ottawa
area.

If you become a paid subscriber to this site you can get the automatic down loads, which is often better than someone else's file. This is also very reasonable($7.5 for 3 months), and can save you countless hours of programming and frustration.

To take advantage of the automatic downloads, you will need some software: http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/BC246T#Supporting_Software Three that provide the most value are ARC246 by BuTel, and free programs, FreeSCAN and BCtool. They allow a automatic download of any or all frequencies in your area, and sets up trunking TGID's & para's(this is a big help). They have a neat virtual control panel that works your scanner from the keyboard., but the best part is that it logs all the information(freq & PL) and lets you see your scanner window in a much larger scale that you can actually see clearly. The logging is great when searching, but it is also handy for normal scanning. Often, I do not look up in time to see what agency was just talking, so I just look at the log.

Neither BCtool or FreeSCAN work well with the 246 logging, so if that is something think you would like, then I can strongly recommend ACR246. If logging is not needed, then I lean towards BCtool, because the display can be easily minimized and made to "stay on top". However, you can download all three and see which one you like(ARC free demo has some limitations, but it is robust)

 

[ka3jjz]

While it doesn't have the ability to connect to the database as the other 3 packages Clint mentions, Scan Control does work with the 246; I haven't heard of any logging issues with this radio. The URL is here, and it has its own Yahoo group for support

Instead it has a copy/paste utility set up for the database which is a bit quirky, but does work. I don't particularly like the editor, but it too works. Worth checking out. It too has a demo that, I think, limits you to 3 systems' worth of programming, but that's enough to evaluate it.

Although using others' files has its pitfalls, it's certainly a valid way to get started. There are 2 fairly active Ontario Yahoo scanning groups - Scanont and OntScan; a Yahoo group for the 246 and even a 246 dedicated webpage. All of them may have what are known as UASD (or Uniden Advanced System Director) files, which can be imported for use. Here are a few URLs...

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Ontscan/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scanont/

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/arc246t/

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BC246T/

73 Mike

 

[slicerwizard]

There are 2 fairly active Ontario Yahoo scanning groups - Scanont and OntScan

Ontscan? Here's a typical posting - "Marlie Moore and Morgan Dayne perform some amazing erotic twisted positions and balancing acts on a stairwell banister as they get crazy with their lovemaking..."

Sounds like a real swinging group!

 

[vortex360]

and can save you countless hours of programming and frustration.

Programming is the funnest part of these scanners.

 

[bpsmicro]

ScanOnt is good, but for a more targeted approach you want the Eastern Ontario Scanning group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EasternOntarioScanning

There's a 246T ARC file in that group's Files area (I put it there myself).

Brad.
EasternOntarioScanning co-moderator

 

[DaveH]

Good day all,

Just curious as to where I may find dbase frequency files to upload in the BC246t scanner of the Ottawa
area. Is there a area where people post their files for sharing?

Thanks

Sort of ambiguous, do you mean Ottawa Ontario, Ottawa Kansas or ...?

Dave

 

[torontokris]

Dont use the ONTSCAN its all spam messages now.
Use SCANONT or the EASTERNONTARIO group is pretty good.

thats assuming its Ottawa Ontario