StevieB
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Why use a 2.5 mm line out instead of common 3.5(1/8)?
Why use a 2.5 mm line out instead of common 3.5(1/8)?
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Bugs?
What bugs are you talking about when you say. "....when you early adopters get all of the bugs out of it, then I'll think harder about it..." ???
What bugs are you talking about when you say. "....when you early adopters get all of the bugs out of it, then I'll think harder about it..." ???
Blew the dust off my BCD-396T to get it ready for local airshow and was listening to some local conventional PS. The squelch tail was annoying and was curious if Uniden has ever tried applying tone to solving the problem?
And no, I haven't got my HP-1 yet. After cruising the rr.com db for my areas of interest, I'm not interested in an HP-1 yet. I'm busy contributing geotag information, though, and when you early adopters get all of the bugs out of it, then I'll think harder about it.
Highpockets
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Why the rolleyes Man?
Just stating fact....radio works as advertised and Paul (UPMan) has already said multiple times in multiple places/forums that there may be additional features added in the future....kind of like how UID support was added to the XT line of radios after initial release....
Marshall KE4ZNR
Highpockets
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I guess I'm wrong, let me check the Uniden site for the Uniden Software for the 996XT.
Don't buy it, then!
I am gonna assume you are referring to UASD...no one at Uniden ever promised a UASD for the XT line of radios....I can understand those that assumed that a XT version of the software would be available but no one at Uniden ever promised nor made any official announcements about the UASD programming software. Which, of course, has nothing to do with possible Home Patrol future firmware features. Yet Paul has already said in many places multiple times that there is the possibility of future features possibly being added to the HP.
Marshall KE4ZNR
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The HP-1 has huge possibilities for upgrades and even specific software possibilities as well. At the same time I could see besides Asaafs Power Patrol software even a BCTool version and a Pro96com or Unitrunker version. The latter two could possibly have on screen output. Things could be very inteesting for this unit.
Double Sweet
From a previous post, have had this little GEM running for 6 plus hours here in Ashburn, Va. Using the supplied antenna, receiving Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Montgomery County and Washington DC. Also IAD (Dulles). Uniden again you have a winner
From a previous post, have had this little GEM running for 6 plus hours here in Ashburn, Va. Using the supplied antenna, receiving Fairfax County, Loudoun County, Montgomery County and Washington DC. Also IAD (Dulles). Uniden again you have a winner
There are two kinds of 'bugs' I'm talking about. The first are problems with the radio and the database system, one was just reported and fixed in very short order. It was a bug in the way Uniden's custom rr.com db processing software interpreted a 'rebanding flag'.
...the other are holes in the rr.com db that impact how location based scanning works. I was reading a mini trip report from someone who took a radio from CT to MA and had issues with MSP. I know for a fact that my state is pretty sparse with geotags. Much of the tagged data is simply inheritance from the county geotags. The result is that city municipalities, local attractions, etc are enabled county wide.
...let me say that none of these issues are deal breakers, but thy detract from the overall experience.
For now, instead of learning a new radio, I'm trying to geotag all of my 'local' systems. Then I'll branch out to other areas of California.
Bugs- not
OK, so I wrote the trip report from CT to Mass. So that's purely a database/tagging issue, although I'd prefer the HP not jump to another system when it loses one I am holding on, but I wouldn't call that a bug either.
On the re-banding thing I didn't hear that was a bug either, just a database problem where the wrong value was in a band plan I thought...
I agree these things could (and will) be better, but I'm just pointing out that they're not really 'bugs' with the radio's firmware or Sentinel SW per se.
OK, so I wrote the trip report from CT to Mass. So that's purely a database/tagging issue, although I'd prefer the HP not jump to another system when it loses one I am holding on, but I wouldn't call that a bug either.
On the re-banding thing I didn't hear that was a bug either, just a database problem where the wrong value was in a band plan I thought...
I agree these things could (and will) be better, but I'm just pointing out that they're not really 'bugs' with the radio's firmware or Sentinel SW per se.
StevieB
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Has anyone hooked up a external speaker to the Home Patrol?I have a Drake MS8 speaker that I have always used on my scanners and would like to use it on this unit.Have tried adapters from Best Buy and the Shack to convert 3.5 mm to 2.5 mm for the line out socket with zero results.Does not even mute the audio on the radio.UPman or anyone else have an answer it would really be appreciated.
Has anyone hooked up a external speaker to the Home Patrol?I have a Drake MS8 speaker that I have always used on my scanners and would like to use it on this unit.Have tried adapters from Best Buy and the Shack to convert 3.5 mm to 2.5 mm for the line out socket with zero results.Does not even mute the audio on the radio.UPman or anyone else have an answer it would really be appreciated.
Does anyone know if the New Jersey State Police Trunked System Troop B is supported ?
Got my radio in today and notice no NJ State Police system if so where is located I have every service agency opened up.
Thank You.
Tony Mondaro
Harrison, NJ
Got my radio in today and notice no NJ State Police system if so where is located I have every service agency opened up.
Thank You.
Tony Mondaro
Harrison, NJ
how do you shut off location control ?
Thanks
Thanks
Easiest way:
In Sentinel select Edit->Edit Profile.
Then look under the 2nd tab "Favorites Lists".
Highlight the Favorites Lists you want to turn off
Location Control and hit the Little "Location Control" OFF option
on the bar right above the favorites lists.
Marshall KE4ZNR
Where can I purchased the cable that would go to the Home Patrol to a GPS unit and what is the cable called a direct link would be greatly helpful to a non tach such as myself.
Thanks !!
Tony M.
Thanks !!
Tony M.
My understanding is that such a cable isn't available yet. Looks like the unit uses the same serial cable as the recent Uniden radios. So if you have a 246, 330, 396 or 996 radio, you can use the programming cable. But.... You'll also need a null modem adapter between the DB-9 between the cable and the GPS.
I can confirm that the cabling information above is correct, including the null modem adapter, which you can find at Radio Shack, on eBay, or any other similar stores. I successfully used my Garmin GP18 Serial "hockey puck" GPS in this manner, as I had with a 396XT and 996XT.
winstonandmike
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Just a novice
I like the point you make about groups not included in the database. I am a novice and have ordered the HP-1 just for that reason. But just because I may be a novice doesn't mean I wouldn't find unknown groups interesting. Many years back I had scanners and they were a lot more user friendly. Little more complicated now and just don't have the time, so I am hoping this HP-1 will be the ticket.
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