FreeSCAN Link

[tvengr]

FreeSCAN link in Radio Reference Wiki FreeSCAN FAQ now requires a login to Google Sites. I discovered the same with the link I was using.

 

[AK9R]

Is github now the proper place from which to download FreeSCAN? Releases · mfcallahan/FreeSCAN

 

[nd5y]

Is github now the proper place from which to download FreeSCAN?

I think it's the only place. I don't think the original author's site has existed for a several years.

 

[tvengr]

I think it's the only place. I don't think the original author's site has existed for a several years.

The link required a login only very recently. I always clicked on it to check when I posted the link for someone to download FreeSCAN.

 

[ka3jjz]

As of right now the sites google com appears to have been migrated - where to I have no idea. I get a page not found when I try to use the link the the dma software support article, and it seems sixspotsoftware is also gone.

Mike

 

[ka3jjz]

I guess this is the only place left with the last 2.18 release...I will need to go thru the page and fix this

Releases · mfcallahan/FreeSCAN

FreeSCAN is free and open source software for programming Uniden DMA scanners. - mfcallahan/FreeSCAN

github.com

I see someone has already posted the URL in the user guide.

Mike

 

[ka3jjz]

I think I got all the links on the DMA software page....Mike

 

[tvengr]

I think I got all the links on the DMA software page....Mike

Thanks for all of your work!

 

[K7MFC]

Is github now the proper place from which to download FreeSCAN? Releases · mfcallahan/FreeSCAN

FreeSCAN has been abandonware for many many years now; the original author of the program has long since indicated he has no plans to publish any future releases. I am merely hosting the original source code and installers on my GitHub profile, as any original links hosting the app for download are likely to disappear as the years go on.

I would be very surprised to see FreeSCAN revived at this point - it’s written in a language that is unpopular with developers (VisualBasic), and the code quality is overall very poor. I attempted to complete an in-progress release the previous author and it was just too difficult. If anyone wants to re-write this app in C# and target a newer .NET framework to support macOS and *nix, that would be awesome…I just don’t see it happening. ProScan is far ahead of FreeSCAN at this point, and is actively supported here by the developer.