BCD160DN/BCD260DN: Bcd160dn

[Ubbe]

Check that it doesn't default to WFM in that frequency band. Should be FM or NFM.

It's Avera.eu that distribute and support Uniden scanners in Europe. They got spare scanners and spare motherboards and sell many of the spareparts for Uniden scanners and can then do repairs themselves and never send anything to US.

The only thing that differs between frequency bands are the bandfilters that consists of capacitors and inductors and also switching diodes. Those diodes can blow if transmitting nearby while that frequency band are selected, 25-88MHz.

In Europe we don't have those FCC regulations that a scanner must have tamper proof circuits so it cannot be modified to receive cellular frequencies, so the bandfilters shouldn't need to be covered in epoxy and could then be easily repaired, if you can handle a solder pen.

/Ubbe

 

[Basbas]

Check that it doesn't default to WFM in that frequency band. Should be FM or NFM.

It's Avera.eu that distribute and support Uniden scanners in Europe. They got spare scanners and spare motherboards and sell many of the spareparts for Uniden scanners and can then do repairs themselves and never send anything to US.

The only thing that differs between frequency bands are the bandfilters that consists of capacitors and inductors and also switching diodes. Those diodes can blow if transmitting nearby while that frequency band are selected, 25-88MHz.

In Europe we don't have those FCC regulations that a scanner must have tamper proof circuits so it cannot be modified to receive cellular frequencies, so the bandfilters shouldn't need to be covered in epoxy and could then be easily repaired, if you can handle a solder pen.

/Ubbe

Ok. Thanks. Solder pen is fine becouse use it every day at work. But i think there is something wrong in my radio becouse 68-70mhz is totally deaf. My Hand radio with 18cm antenna receive very well but 260dn nothing. This is really weird? Maybe i contact to seller to rhis

 

[dmfalk]

As, as far as I know, you don't have the benefit of a continuous weather service broadcaster, as we in North America do, I then must ask this: Can you receive any other signals, on any frequency, that you know are consistent? I suspect you may have sn antenna connector issue.

 

[Basbas]

As, as far as I know, you don't have the benefit of a continuous weather service broadcaster, as we in North America do, I then must ask this: Can you receive any other signals, on any frequency, that you know are consistent? I suspect you may have sn antenna connector issue.

Yes other frequencies is just fine and antenna is working very good. No connector issue. Here in Finland we have 68-72mhz free slot to hunters and just hobby. I have wouxun kq-q336 hand radio with small antenna and that is receiving very good indoor those frequencies. I open squelch totally when my hand radio reveiving but 260dn won’t listen nothing. Just totally deaf. This is very weird. Is my radio broken? And like i said my antenna at balcony works very well and radio listen all other frequencies just fine

 

[dmfalk]

Try a different antenna. The one you're using may not be tuned well for this particular frequency range.

 

[Basbas]

Try a different antenna. The one you're using may not be tuned well for this particular frequency range.

Yes i need to try that. My antenna specs says 25-1300mhz so it should be ok but need to try some other antenna. And If i connect my hand radio to balcony antenna it’s working and receiving but 260dn just radio noise.

 

[Mark64]

Any update for this @Basbas ? Did You have this fixed?

 

[Basbas]

Any update for this @Basbas ? Did You have this fixed?

No. Handradio receives good with same antenna but Uniden is very very weak in that frequency. If i take squelch off then i hear something but very weak. Handradio is much better. I just think that Uniden is not good at those frequencies? Other frequencies is very good and not any problems. If i transmit with my handradio quite near then Uniden receives fine. But when i go example in balcony i can hear and transmit about 15km with handradio own antenna but Uniden won’t hear others with my balcony antenna.

 

[buddrousa]

Sounds like you have transmitted to close to the scanner and pooped the protection circuit in the scanner may be time for repair.

 

[Basbas]

Sounds like you have transmitted to close to the scanner and pooped the protection circuit in the scanner may be time for repair.

No. Scanner is working just fine. And i don’t transmit close to scanner. Like i said scanner listen all other frequencies just fine. That 68-72Mhz is the issue

 

[Basbas]

So i test yesterday with hand radio about 1-2 kilometres distance. Scanner receives that fine with balcony antenna. So scanner is working but if there is longer distance then only hand radio receives and scanner very weak and squelch must be full open to hear anything. All other frequencies is fine at longer distances too, like marine, air traffic and others. So i think that my balcony antenna is weak at that frequency range?

 

[Mark64]

My antenna specs says 25-1300mhz so it should be ok ...

What antenna do You have?

 

[Basbas]

What antenna do You have?

Discone antenna.

 

[tvengr]

But i think there is something wrong in my radio becouse 68-70mhz is totally deaf.

The BCD160DN and BCD260DN default to Mode WFM for 54-72 MHz. That was for the 25 KHz deviation used by the aural transmitters on channels 2, 3, and 4 on old analog TV's (Telly's) in the USA. Mode WFM will kill signals using Mode FM (5 KHz Deviation) or Mode NFM (2.5 KHz Deviation).

 

[Basbas]

The BCD160DN and BCD260DN default to Mode WFM for 54-72 MHz. That was for the 25 KHz deviation used by the aural transmitters on channels 2, 3, and 4 on old analog TV's (Telly's) in the USA. Mode WFM will kill signals using Mode FM or NFM.

Hey that could be my problem. I’m not sure If those channels saved in scanner at wfm. If so i need to try nfm later today. I’m saving those channels allready with computer using arc260 program and there could be wfm at default.

 

[tvengr]

Hey that could be my problem. I’m not sure If those channels saved in scanner at wfm.

If you don't specify otherwise, that frequency range will default to Mode WFM. Please let us know if that fixes the problem.

 

[Basbas]

If you don't specify otherwise, that frequency range will default to Mode WFM.

No. I need to try that later today. Thanks. I have not even think about that thing.

 

[tvengr]

No. I need to try that later today. Thanks. I have not even think about that thing.

Please let us know if that fixes the problem.

 

[Basbas]

Please let us know if that fixes the problem.

Yes i will.

 

[Basbas]

Ok. Couple days testing now NFM setting. I had before auto so i think that my scanner will automatically choose right. But i change it NFM mode. Only very strong signals comes ok. But still think that my handradio receives better. Other thing is that my balcony antenna is little bit blind spot becouse balcony is concrete. Maybe that could be biggest problem. But still other frequencies coming fine.