BCD436HP/BCD536HP Firmware Upgrade Wish List

[jonwienke]

Location Control can't be globally disabled, or the scanner would try to scan the entire main database when it's enabled.

You can set up location presets to tell the scanner where it is when no GPS is connected. If your FL covers a large area, enable Location Control in the FL, and use location presets to tell the scanner which part of the FL to scan. If your FL only covers a small area, turn the FL's location control off and only listen to the FL when you are in the coverage area.

There's better ways to accomplish what you're trying to do, What you're proposing would break the scanner if monitoring the Main Database was enabled.

 

[osros]

Thinking about getting a 436 and 536 to upgrade my serious aging equipment. I'm just getting back into listening as well, playing catchup. My question is has Uniden ever taken user requests and wish lists and added those features in future updates? Or those ideas maybe gone into the next radio model..just wondering....

 

[UPMan]

Yes.

 

[ems170]

Jonwienke, while your point is valid, its a bit extreme. The scanner would not break. There are also a lot of people that don't use the whole database. Many users have made their own favorite lists to suit their daily needs. Those that do, would quickly realize they need to turn global location control back on. Creating a mass production unit is about appeasing all types of consumers through flexibility of operation. This forum is for requesting features we would find useful, not having them discredited by anyone other than the manufacturer. I still feel an option would be beneficial. Some of my favorite lists are statewide, some are next state, and some are local only. I don't want to have to keep changing my location when mobile and not with a GPS controlled device. That's my prerogative, and my request.

 

[phask]

Just duplicate the original favorite with a different name - one woth on one with off. Takes less than a minute.

You are correct. However that involves going into each favorite list and turning location to on/off. It would be nice to have an option in the location area of the settings to just ignore location data. This option would supersede the settings on the individual favorite lists. As of right now there are two options. Maintain a duplicate list of favorite lists, one with location data on and one with location data off. Or after every time you write to the radios you must then toggle location data on/off for each of the radios for every favorite list loaded depending if location/GPS data is used. Both of the available options require tedious data entry.

 

[jonwienke]

I don't want to have to keep changing my location when mobile and not with a GPS controlled device.

That's the whole point of having a GPS--to keep the scanner updated with your current location. If you're using the scanner in a vehicle, anything else is a kludge. Either accept the inconvenience of manually switching FLs or get a GPS. Every workaround that has been proposed in this thread so far would either not work at all, work poorly, or screw up users using the scanners as designed. Yours included.

 

[Emoney250]

I wouldn't mind seeing (as with the Win 500 software for my PRO-197) the ability to change/make CUSTOM colors with the LED.

 

[jeepers128]

I'd like to see a way to have multiple LED colors. i.e. Alternating LED colors. Or like Emoney250 suggested.

 

[Spurious]

In anticipation of continued clock battery issues (defective or exhausted). Might I suggest a
software fix that would allow the user to bypass the clock function (defaults to random date/time)
thus allowing the continued use of the scanner (similar to that on the PSR 800).
Plan "B" would be to have a tutorial available to guide the user in replacing the clock battery
him or herself. This happening after the warranty period..Of course.

Mikey

 

[Steve2003]

For me:

My priority wants:
-support for P25 patching
-ability to make the scanner not skip ENC traffic (or fix the false enc detections seen at the end of transmissions on my local Harris P25 system)


My nice to haves:
-Ability to edit a RadioID already programmed when receiving traffic (you can add now by pressing "e" during a transmission)
-log the RadioID to the wav file header when recording if a tag has been programmed
-Ability to plug in a USB keyboard (563) to speed up entering text when programming in the field.

 

[Voyager]

My x36s support patches.

Not skip ENC traffic? WHY? You want the scanner to seemingly 'hang' on a TG when it could be actually receiving something?

As you said, you can press the ENTER key to edit a current channel. (including editing the name)

 

[spencerpolicedino]

I got my BCD436HP for Christmas and have been loving it. One feature I would like to see, (Even if it is in an extreme upgrade type of idea) is that it could include the BearTracker warning system. Otherwise from my standpoint I love the scanner and everything about it.

 

[tbiggums]

My x36s support patches.

No Uniden scanners follow patches on 9600 bps control channel P25 systems. I think they do follow patches on Motorola 3600 and EDACS systems, but Uniden simply won't address this on even their newer models. Check this thread out:

http://forums.radioreference.com/un...9-talkgroup-patches-motorola-p25-systems.html

The GRE-made scanners follow the P25 trunked system (9600 bps control channel) patches just fine on both Motorola and Harris systems.

I won't even consider buying a Uniden scanner until they fix this.

 

[Steve2003]

My x36s support patches.

Not skip ENC traffic? WHY? You want the scanner to seemingly 'hang' on a TG when it could be actually receiving something?

As you said, you can press the ENTER key to edit a current channel. (including editing the name)

My BCD536HP (corrected typo) periodically has false encryption detections at the end of transmissions on one of the Harris systems in my area. If not holding on a channel the scanner skips the delay you would normally have before it resumes scanning. Here is a video I made earlier of the false ENC detection (notice the P25,DAT, and ENC indicator)

http://youtu.be/9z70p3he8Vk


As for pressing enter to edit the talkgroups name, yes this works. But not for editing a radio that has already been saved.

 

[Voyager]

What exactly are you saying there? That it isn't an encrypted talkgroup but it showing that it is? The scanner operation is normal for encrypted transmissions. When it sees it's encrypted, it "moves on". Then, of course, it re-detects the activity and the cycle starts again.

 

[Steve2003]

What exactly are you saying there? That it isn't an encrypted talkgroup but it showing that it is? The scanner operation is normal for encrypted transmissions. When it sees it's encrypted, it "moves on". Then, of course, it re-detects the activity and the cycle starts again.

Correct, the traffic is not encrypted but the scanner thinks it is for a brief second right after the transmission ends. I have confirmed there is no encrypted traffic with my PSR-800 and Pro96Com.

Under normal circumstances the scanner will instantly start scanning other talkgroups the second it sees encryption (assuming no channel hold). When the scanner has the false ENC detection at the end of the transmission I miss the reply (which is not encrypted). Essentially it overrides the hold / delay times I have configured and makes it like scanning a busy system with a 0 sec hold time. Right now the only way I can listen to both sides of the conversation reliabily is to do a channel hold.

 

[Voyager]

So the issue is the flagging of ENC. (not the delay which is a side effect)

 

[Anderegg]

The #1 thing I HATE about my 436HP, is the absolutely horrid Windows Vista User Account Control. What I mean by that, is Uniden has brought this hated feature to their new scanners, where you must confirm everything after selecting it. How about a SELECTION CONFIRMATION on/off toggle in the menu, so I can pound QK's on and off without it taking an hour. I guess it makes sense if you want to create a product to entertain people, but the fun to me is quickly receiving a transmission, not in playing with the scanner. If it were possible I would just bypass the scanner and have every frequency broadcast into my brain. Can anyone recommend a CIA dentist for this "instal"?

Paul

 

[jonwienke]

The #1 thing I HATE about my 436HP, is the absolutely horrid Windows Vista User Account Control. What I mean by that, is Uniden has brought this hated feature to their new scanners, where you must confirm everything after selecting it. How about a SELECTION CONFIRMATION on/off toggle in the menu, so I can pound QK's on and off without it taking an hour.

That's a really stupid idea.

Most menus do not have a separate confirmation/status notification because you see a list of items and their current on/off status, which change in real time as you toggle them. The QK toggle has an on-screen confirmation because there is no other way to tell whether a QK is on or off when you start using the hierarchy to toggle sites or talkgroups on/off.

There isn't enough room on the display to show the status of QK 2.5.17 and the rest of your hours' worth of other QKs. So the scanner shows you the status of the QK when you change it. The only other way would be to add a "quick key" menu which showed quick keys like favorite lists or service types. But then you'd be complaining that burying quick keys in a menu made them not be "quick" any more. And that complaint would actually have some validity.

 

[Voyager]

Aside from that, when enabling/disabling Quick Keys, there is no confirmation.