Hey its me, a couple months later, I want to give a update or two and then have some questions.
I Purchased a better 800mhz antenna and fixed my reception issues as well as hooked up my cobra s500 speaker from my cb and it helped make a big difference of the worst distorted mess i was picking up(even in my basement). Also since my last post, bought my pc cables and hooked the 996xt up to the pc and had no success programming the system that way.
I have not done any updates to the firmware. Yet anyway,
Following the tips on the link above, i couldnt get my scanner to process the data from the main control channels. it showed full signal and showed the signal was data, even showes the groups transmitting as well, but it will not produce the audio.
So after messing around for quite some time and alot of youtube vids of other people messing with their scanners, I managed to set up a conventional system (only one i could get to work) using all of the control codes for the south zone in a group. when the scanner sees a transmission starting it shows LNK then says P25 during the talking. then all goes away... I hate uniden/baltimore county for making this so %$$#@ complicated!!!!!!!
So here go some questions
1. Is there issues with the baltimore county system to where i can only pick up the baltimore county police on a conventional system? Or is it the scanner or how im programming it?
2. I am picking up different transmissions from different control frequencies at the same time. Kind of like the old days where each precinct and fire station had its own frequency but its not showing any group id like the main control channels that arent producing the audio.
Is there a listing as to what frequency covers what?
3. If i finish my impending decline in mental status trying to figure this out, should i : A- pound the hell out of the scanner with a hammer, B- flaten it with my truck, C- throw it off a very high building or D- introduce it to 480 volts.
Thanks everyone for your replys. old or new.
