BCD325P2 Won't accept my frequency.

[greeny1232]

We just bought the Uniden BCD325P2

I have been watching youtube videos on how to setup the frequency. However there is a problem I keep having.

I updated the firmware .. just to be sure it wasn't that.

I followed it all the way up to putting in Frequency, but my freq is longer then it is accepting?

155.58000 is the frequencey, it will only take 155.5800 its not workinng. The last 0 appears to be cut off, I've tried to go in there and edit it.

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? This is driving me nuts!

 

[jonwienke]

Trailing zeroes are irrelevant. 155.58 is all you actually need.

 

[greeny1232]

Okay then that's not the problem. I just put in 155.58 and I'm still getting dead air. Any other idea's? The ID Search isn't coming up with our CTY tag so I don't think it's picking it up.

 

[wmbio]

open your menu>scroll down to >weather scan>press your vol knob down let the unit scan the weather channels...that will tell us if the unit has a good or bad receiver.

Are you programming the unit by hand, or using the Free FreeSCAN program?

Merry Christmas
Wmbio

 

[greeny1232]

Menu says

Program Settings
Program Location
Srch/Clo Call
Search for
Close Call
Priority Scan
WX Operation
Tone-out For
Wired Clone
Settings

No weather Scan and yes this is BCD325P2 on the front.

 

[greeny1232]

sorry found it, WX it's under. Yes we are hearing the weather scan

 

[greeny1232]

I'm following the Youtube video, I'm just not sure what I'm doing wrong. I looked at that free scan program but I didn't use it because it didn't say it was compatible with the 325

 

[ProScan]

Okay then that's not the problem. I just put in 155.58 and I'm still getting dead air. Any other idea's? The ID Search isn't coming up with our CTY tag so I don't think it's picking it up.

ID Search is associated with Trunking systems. Did you create a Conventional system?

 

[jonwienke]

Okay then that's not the problem. I just put in 155.58 and I'm still getting dead air. Any other idea's?

Reception range is limited with a handheld. If you're programming a frequency for another city or county, you probably won't pick it up, even if you're doing everything right. You may not always get good reception for a local frequency, depending on where you live and the location of the transmitter tower(s).

 

[greeny1232]

I am trying to create a conventional system, however the is 540, on the freescanner software, 540 isn't even a option. So what the heck do I put in for that?

http://prntscr.com/hs7yf1

I'm doing it for the city I live in, I would think I can it .. the sheriff center is probably 5 minutes from our house.

 

[ProScan]

I am trying to create a conventional system, however the is 540, on the freescanner software, 540 isn't even a option. So what the heck do I put in for that?

http://prntscr.com/hs7yf1

I'm doing it for the city I live in, I would think I can it .. the sheriff center is probably 5 minutes from our house.

Where did you get 540 from? I would keep the Tone set to Search. Later after it works, change the Tone to the CTCSS if any.

 

[KevinC]

Maybe posting what agency you are trying to receive would help others to help you.

 

[greeny1232]

http://prntscr.com/hs84zg

https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?inputs=1&ctid=3105#cats

Thats where I get the 540 Tone.

I checked the radius, which is 5 miles, we are inside 4 miles of the tower.

 

[ProScan]

http://prntscr.com/hs84zg

https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?inputs=1&ctid=3105#cats

Thats where I get the 540 Tone.

I checked the radius, which is 5 miles, we are inside 4 miles of the tower.

Okay, That's a P25 NAC. To set that, change the Audio Type to Digital Only and then set the NAC to 540.

 

[greeny1232]

Okay I just exported my settings from freescanner.

Is this right? https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ovjamz8ixs4zq9/Scanner Settings.996?dl=0

Download it, then import it in freescanner

http://prntscr.com/hs8buy
http://prntscr.com/hs8by7

If this is, then something else is wrong. We are still getting white noise, 5 miles is 1 tower, the other is 20 miles. I'm 4 miles from these towers, so I should be getting something.

 

[n9mxq]

I just imported Rock County.. You need it to look something like this. If you want, send me a message and I'll send you a file for Freescan.. Always willing to help a neighbor..

 

[greeny1232]

That would be great!. Like super duper great lol

 

[ProScan]

Okay I just exported my settings from freescanner.

Is this right? https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ovjamz8ixs4zq9/Scanner Settings.996?dl=0

Download it, then import it in freescanner

http://prntscr.com/hs8buy
http://prntscr.com/hs8by7

If this is, then something else is wrong. We are still getting white noise, 5 miles is 1 tower, the other is 20 miles. I'm 4 miles from these towers, so I should be getting something.

It looks okay to me. I see the channel in Question is assigned SQK (System Quick Key) 1 and GQK(Group Quick Key) 1 if that's the way you want it setup. Check the scanner display to see if SQK 1 is shown and doesn't show an asterisk. Also check the GQK.