BCD325P2/BCD996P2: BCD996P2 Phase II Base-Mobile Digital Scanner programming software
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NO…you can program by hand…program with ProScan…program with FreeScan! The latter no longer being supported. ProScan is $50 one time with current support and updates regularly!
ka3jjz
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And let's catch this before someone else gets annoyed....FreeScan does NOT support DMR/Mototrbo or NXDN programming. ProScan (and to be fair, ARC-XT) are better bets
Mike
Mike
Hasn’t ARC-XT been around a long time! I knew there was a third just couldn’t remember what it was…
thanks…Mike
thanks…Mike
tvengr
Well Known Member
Yes, it has! I use it for programming my BCD396XT, BCD996XT, BCD325P2, and BCD996P2. It also supports DMR and NXDN and is still being updated.
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Bob1955
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Bonkk083--No but you can download FreeScan Software and also look at YouTube videos made by Paul from Bearcat Warehouse. I'm also very familiar with the operation of this BCD996P2 base/mobile scanner.
Any questions, please message me (or any other members) here.
Bob (KB2GQK)-Eastchester, NY
I need some advice first off I was using a Centerfire antenna and a Pro-197 both are 50 ohm with 75 ohm rg-11and I got some 50 ohm lmr 400 and it was worse so I bought a Sirio GP6-E antenna with 3-5 gain and it did good for one day and it's not good again, I changed one connecter, should I go back to the rg-11 even though 50 and 75 ohm mismatch
For receive 50 ohms or 75 ohms does not matter you say worse. The cause could have been any of the following.
1. Bad connector on LMR400
2. Too much signal caused by CELL TOWER, AM FM RADIO STATION, TV STATION, PAGING TOWER, or OTHER CLOSE BY RADIO SYSTEM.
1. Bad connector on LMR400
2. Too much signal caused by CELL TOWER, AM FM RADIO STATION, TV STATION, PAGING TOWER, or OTHER CLOSE BY RADIO SYSTEM.
Would a multimeter tell if the coax or connecter is bad
About all you can check with a multimeter is for shorts or opens between center and shield; also end to end continuity.
You want to see an "open" between center conductor and shield. End to end continuity for center and for shield.
Would it be a good idea to check the coax
Wouldn't hurt.
How do you go about doing I never have tested coax before and should it show 50 ohms
You can't measure impedance (which is stated in ohms) with a multimeter. Resistance ohms are DC; impedance ohms are AC (RF). Testing coax with a multimeter would only check continuity (short (zero ohms) and open (infinite ohms) circuit ).
You can't measure characteristic impedance with a multimeter unless getting into some complex measuring and math formulas. Not really necessary for scanner purposes as 50 or 75 ohm doesn't really matter for receiving only. You can only really check for continuity and shorts. Not sure exactly how familiar you are with coaxial cable I guess, but essentially it's two separate wires running concurrently, or together. The inner core wire, which is wrapped with an insulator such as plastic or foam, then the braided shielding around that. Then it's wrapped in a rubber jacket. So basically you are concerned with two wires. Continuity means you have a good wire from one end to the other, for both the inner core wire, and the shielding at their respective ends. You WANT continuity, or a continuous wire between the center wire at one end, and the center wire at the other end. Then, you WANT continuity between the shielding at one end and the shielding at the other end. You DO NOT WANT continuity between the core wire, and the shielding. That means you have a short.
To test this with a multimeter, you turn the dial to the continuity function. It should be a symbol like the one attached. It might also have like a little speaker symbol too because it should beep or tone when the two leads are touched together. Test that it does that to make sure your meter is working right. Remeber, it's testing for a closed or "continuous" circuit path. Now, touch one lead to the center wire of one end of your cable, then touch the other lead to the center wire on the other end of your cable. If you have good continuity, it should beep. Now, touch one lead to the outer metal part of the connector, which is crimped to shielding of the cable, and the other lead to the outer metal connector on the other end of the cable. You SHOULD have continuity. Now, to test for short, touch one lead to the center wire of the cable, and the other lead to the metal outer connector. You should NOT have continuity and it should not be beeping. If it is, you have a short between the outer shielding and the center conductor. Most likely a rogue sliver of the braided shield snuck past the crimper and is touching the center conductor. Just need to cut off and put a new end on.
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How far does the knob go down till the squelch static on the BCD996P2, I'm asking because the squelch on Pro-197 doesn't go down as far till the static I have an older scanner that the squelch goes further down till the static
wtp
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1 will get you static
2 is a good setting.
2 is a good setting.
Its gonna be displayed in the far upper right on the screen....
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free scan does not work with with the 996 p2 .
i have tried it numerous times. tells me its not supported
i have tried it numerous times. tells me its not supported
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