BCD325P2 internal GPS hack?

[wbswetnam]

I know that some 436HP owners have successfully installed an after-market GPS into their 436HP units, but has anyone done it yet for the BCD325P2?

I'm hoping that in Uniden's next generation of scanners that some handheld units have GPS installed internally.

 

[jonwienke]

I have done 2 different versions. The first one I made a cutout in the case and mounted a GPS in the cutout.

https://forums.radioreference.com/u...ernal-gps-mod-tech-support-q.html#post2797545

In the other one, I modded the DB-9 connector on the rear of the scanner so that pin 9 (unused by the scanner or puck) was connected to +5V, and then put a DB-9 connector on the Uniden puck so that it connected directly to the scanner and was powered by the scanner instead of requiring a separate cable and 12V plug. You plug the puck into the scanner, and the puck is powered by the scanner and sends data to the scanner.

 

[wbswetnam]

OK thanks. I figured that if anyone had done it, it would be you!

Unfortunately, because of mild essential tremor, I am unable to solder or do any kind of precision handiwork. As I wrote in my first post, I hope that Uniden comes out with a handheld scanner with the GPS built-in.

 

[Grayline]

What is the good in the GPS?

 

[jonwienke]

When scanning in a vehicle, the GPS tells the scanner where it is. This enables the scanner to automatically turn things on as the come in range, and turn them off when they get too far away. It eliminates the need to constantly manually toggle things on and off as you're driving.

It's particularly useful with the SD card scanners like the Home Patrol 1 & 2, 436, and 536, which have a database of active frequencies for North America. You can drive anywhere in the USA and Canada, and hear local traffic as you go.

 

[Grayline]

When scanning in a vehicle, the GPS tells the scanner where it is. This enables the scanner to automatically turn things on as the come in range, and turn them off when they get too far away. It eliminates the need to constantly manually toggle things on and off as you're driving.

It's particularly useful with the SD card scanners like the Home Patrol 1 & 2, 436, and 536, which have a database of active frequencies for North America. You can drive anywhere in the USA and Canada, and hear local traffic as you go.

Interesting that there is such a thing