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Yup.The 246T was my first computer programmed type radio I've ever used, like you say, some people get and some don't right away. We try though...
And hopefully this new person will learn.
Yup.The 246T was my first computer programmed type radio I've ever used, like you say, some people get and some don't right away. We try though...
I agree ! I programed my 246 completely by hand, I have not used any software. Not likely I'll get any software now, because it's pretty much going to stay the way it is. Entering frequencies is easy....alpha tagging them is time consuming. Not everything in my radio is tagged either. Dependency on software to "add a couple of frequencies" is going to be frustrating when your not at your pc or don't have your laptop. There are software problems too: a) Didn't upload completely b) Doesn't communicate with scanner etc. There are several common problems that users have complained about, but I don't know what they are.Not wanting to pull too far off topic or "pile on" the OP, but I recommend
scanner owners learn how to program their scanners manually first, to
get started (i.e. while waiting for software, cables, RR subscription to
download). Complete reliance on software and automatic downloads is
eventually going to backfire such as when the computer is down or
otherwise unavailable etc. An extreme case of this (not among us here,
and will go unnamed), the guy tried downloading which failed for some
reason, he pleaded for help but didn't know what he was actually
downloading, and later found he didn't know how to enter a frequency
manually!
Not fingering the OP here, but it's true that an increasing number of
scanner users want the information on a platter. Participation rate for
scanner community actively finding and submitting good info into the DB
is dismally low. Idle Monitor has done a fair job in his area, but in Ottawa
and to the east is a prime example; there must be hundreds of un-reported
frequencies that don't show in the DB (I myself concentrate on trunked
systems, leaving conventional to people who are not interested in trunking,
don't have the hardware and decoding software etc.).
Dave
Your welcome. Let us know how your experience scanning Peel is. The tower is extremely busy.I am 100% new to learning about scanners and what really sucks is that i want to know everything, but i belive its hard when u dont know what a TGID is or how to program it in. and even more fustrating when your computer doesnt have the serial port you need. and on top of that you what to know but simply dont understand. i done alot of reading and so know alot of terms. I now know ctcss means Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System and TGID means talk group id and so on. I was just hopeing some one with the same scanner or extensive knowledge about scanners would help me out.
*ALL of you have helped me so much. i didnt think anyone whould, so thank you all.