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I have just got a BCD396XT I cant figure out how to program it with portsmouth,chesapeake or norfolk
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ka3jjz
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This article from our wiki will give you everything you need to get you off the ground - your first to-do is to download the 396XT Easier to Read manual, and start reading. The links for these manuals are at the bottom of...
Program your DMA Scanner - The RadioReference Wiki
This takes time to learn. I would select just one system, and get that to work. Play with the various settings; in time, add another and so on.
HTH....Mike
Program your DMA Scanner - The RadioReference Wiki
This takes time to learn. I would select just one system, and get that to work. Play with the various settings; in time, add another and so on.
HTH....Mike
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Thanks I tried to read them but it still kinda hard. I got portsmouth fd to work but pd still scanning t
All pd channels instead of just disp.
All pd channels instead of just disp.
Can you provide a bit more information? Are you programming it manually, using software such as free scan or the uniden software?
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Manually the program cable didnt come with it.
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I would order the serial cable along with the USB-1 USB-serial cable from Scanner Master, then download Freescan as mentioned in the wiki. Software makes programming these DMA radios a heckuva lot easier than doing it by hand. Another plus is that if you have questions, you can dump your radio's contents and let others see what you have.
As for your channels disp (disappearing? Please type out your words - this isn't AOL...) the first thing that comes to mind is something that screws a lot of newcomers up - not allocating and enabling quick keys. They are like bank switches - they control what is and isn't scanned.
This is covered in the FAQ and the manual...
Another possibility has to do with trunking. If what you're missing is a trunk system, if the scanner can't hear the system, it can't scan it - so it goes by so fast that it appears to have disappeared. The little antenna that comes with the scanner is a compromise on many frequencies (read: no better than a wet noodle), so a better antenna is usually a good idea unless you're real close to what you are trying to hear
Mike
As for your channels disp (disappearing? Please type out your words - this isn't AOL...) the first thing that comes to mind is something that screws a lot of newcomers up - not allocating and enabling quick keys. They are like bank switches - they control what is and isn't scanned.
This is covered in the FAQ and the manual...
Another possibility has to do with trunking. If what you're missing is a trunk system, if the scanner can't hear the system, it can't scan it - so it goes by so fast that it appears to have disappeared. The little antenna that comes with the scanner is a compromise on many frequencies (read: no better than a wet noodle), so a better antenna is usually a good idea unless you're real close to what you are trying to hear
Mike
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I ment dispatch my bad
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long way
since you have dispatch in and hear too many others just hit lock out twice when the ones come up that you do not want to hear or hit hold and check the list to see if you want them
remember the xt has a temporary lock out and thy will come back on a power cycle
since you have dispatch in and hear too many others just hit lock out twice when the ones come up that you do not want to hear or hit hold and check the list to see if you want them
remember the xt has a temporary lock out and thy will come back on a power cycle
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