How do I make the BCD996P2 in a vehicle GPS usable?
BCD325P2/BCD996P2: GPS
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You buy a external gps made to work with that model radio.
There may be other gps options, but here is one,
There may be other gps options, but here is one,
Uniden GPS Receiver for BCD996XT/BCD996P2/BCT15X/BCD396XT/BCD325P2/SDS100/SDS200 | Scanner Master
GPS Receiver for Uniden Bearcat BCT15/BCD996T/BCD396XT/BC346XT/HomePatrol police scanner radios. Allows you to operate location-based scanning.
www.scannermaster.com
jtwalker
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And you have to have locations (latitude & longitude) set in your programming.
tvengr
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GPS plugs into the rear serial DB9 port. From the manual:
The GPS device must have a serial (RS-232) output, and be capable of outputting standard NMEA-0183 v3.01 compliant location data, and GGA/RMC data sentences at 4800 bps. Make sure that the cable terminates in a female, 9-pin serial connector and you select the correct baud rate (4800 bps) for the rear serial port.
The port can be set for other baud rates than just 4800. The new Uniden GPS module uses 9600.
The GPS device must have a serial (RS-232) output, and be capable of outputting standard NMEA-0183 v3.01 compliant location data, and GGA/RMC data sentences at 4800 bps. Make sure that the cable terminates in a female, 9-pin serial connector and you select the correct baud rate (4800 bps) for the rear serial port.
The port can be set for other baud rates than just 4800. The new Uniden GPS module uses 9600.
If you're handy with a soldering iron, there are a few threads on here that detail installing an internal GPS module and chassis mount SMA connector.
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