BC898T / BCT8 Rebanding Update Testers Wanted

[UPMan]

Since these scanners came out before we implemented our outside beta tester program, I do not have a ready pool of people handy to perform closed beta testing. So, I'm making an open offer to anyone willing to beta test the rebanding updates for these scanners.

The firmware has passed our internal testing, but, as you are well aware of by now, testing does not always equal the performance seen with a wide variety of users in geographically dispersed conditions (which is why we have the beta program, now).

I will accept the first 10 for each model (after about 10 people, the cost to manage becomes greater than the benefit for an analog model). Email me directly with the following subject line:

BCT8 Rebanding Test Request
- or -
BC898T Rebanding Test Request

email address is: popitz@uniden.com

You do not have to be in a rebanded area to help (but I will certainly make sure that there are several for each model that are in rebanded areas). Testing in all areas helps to ensure that we don't have any unintended consequences to non-rebanded systems.

There is no compensation for this testing (other than having access to the rebanding update a few weeks early and the general reward to the community for helping out). We don't expect any issues, as the other rebanding updates seem to be working flawlessly.

 

[UPMan]

Bump.

Still room for more testers.

 

[Catdriver]

Does this mean my new BC898T is gonna be worthless before long?

Ron B.
ol'fart
Warsaw, Mo.

 

[Viper43]

No, it means it will work for rebanded systems, which it wouldn't if Uniden didn't stand by it's word and do an update to make it work for the rebanded systems, in which case then it might be worthless if your systems rebanded and the scanner couldn't follow the transmissons.

V

Does this mean my new BC898T is gonna be worthless before long?

Ron B.
ol'fart
Warsaw, Mo.

 

[justinnine]

Bct8 Rebanding

Newby here.
Anyone had any luck getting the rebanding to work on there Bct8? No luck here. Do you have to have the
Registration code for the software? Mine came with the BCT8 software version 1.01, is that not the software needed to program the scanner? I purchased a USB to 232 plug that came with the drivers
but no luck getting update to work. Tried all 4 com ports, com6 said (This scanner is not an object for BC.
Rewritting is impossible. Please turn off power and remove cable). No other messeges on any other ports.