Is there a scanner that’s already programmed ready to go

[mindyandshelly]

I’ve never programmed it I bought it used

 

[mindyandshelly]

I don’t know how to do a data dump?

 

[jonwienke]

Every county has different frequencies, so what works in one place won't work elsewhere.

 

[K4EET]

Mindy and Shelly,

In order to receive whatever agencies you want to monitor at your new location will require that you do some programming of the scanner. So for starters, bookmark these two webpages:

Uniden Support - Downloads and Manuals

www.uniden.info

Easier to Read BCD996T/UBCD996T Digital Scanner Manual

The first URL has Uniden's manual for your BCD996T scanner at the bottom of the list. The second URL from Mark's Scanner is another version of the BCD996T scanner manual that many prefer over Uniden's version.

Please start to familiarize yourself with the scanner. Programming is really not all that hard and it looks like you have several folks here (including myself) that would be willing to help you out. While I do not have your particular model of scanner, I am willing to read the manual to learn along with you. My current scanner is the Uniden BCD536HP.

Let me know if you are willing to do a little reading and learn how to program your scanner. If you are, you will need to make a "shopping list" of the agencies that you would like to monitor. You can find who all is in your area by "drilling down" through the Radio Reference database which can be found at the following URL:

RadioReference.com - Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference Database

www.radioreference.com

Just click on your state, then county and so on. If you have any questions, just post up in this thread.

Cheers! Dave

 

[jaspence]

The PSR 800 can also be upgraded by Whistler.

 

[mindyandshelly]

Ok thank-you very much I will be in touch

 

[RepomanGP]

I’ve never programmed it I bought it used

I think this is your problem. There's no reason why you shouldn't be able to monitor LASD and LACoFD with a 996T. It's a good scanner.

Start by learning how to program a single frequency into your scanner. There are plenty of YouTube videos that will show you how to program a 996T. Test it out with something like LASD Lancaster/Palmdale dispatch's frequency: 483.0375

Just let the scanner sit on that one channel without scanning all the other frequencies that have been programmed into your scanner. Don't press "scan". If you programmed it correctly, you'll hear plenty of activity.

You might also want to look into a piece of software called FreeScan. It'll let you grab the frequencies you want from the RadioReference database (Los Angeles County, California (CA) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference) and program them into your scanner. By the way, before you do anything (as long as you don't mind losing the frequencies that are already programmed into the scanner) you might want to reset the scanner back to factory defaults and start from scratch with your programming.

 

[mindyandshelly]

Thank-you so much