If you want to monitor a Hytera system the "60" series will work just fine. I have both the sds100 and the 996p2 both with the paid DMR upgrade and they will not trunk track a Hytera system very well
BCD160DN/BCD260DN: Is this a new Uniden model? BCD260DN
Can you please post some pictures of the TRX-1 showing the problems. Thanks
Ubbe
Member
JoeBearcat mentioned that Uniden are working on a firmware upgrade for all scanner models that will improve DMR decode performance. Conventional DMR works good but it is the control channel trunk tracking that has issues.
/Ubbe
FYI: specific to the BCD160DN model, I would avoid purchasing this scanner for a little while as it has some serious receiver issues. First, it randomly stops receiving randomly altogether, requiring a power cycle to recover, sometimes several. Second issue relates to the VHF aircraft band where the squelch hangs open for no apparent reason; comparing side-by-side with the BC-125AT, SDS-100 and other receivers, there is no likely reason for this other that internal issues within this receiver. Third, there are many birdies in this radio compared to other receivers, including the BC-125AT and SDS-100; hard to believe the SDS-100 is actually a better receiver on VHF/UHF conventional analog AM/FM than this scanner. Finally, Uniden stores return policy DOES NOT take into account receipt of a defective product, they still expect you to pay return shipping even though they shipped a clearly defective product; consider where you purchase your scanner from closely and how they will address defective hardware issues for a new product. I've been in contact with Uniden today, escalated to a customer service supervisor and they are also supposed to make Joe Bearcat aware of these issues with the BCD160N, though he should already be aware of them if he's following these forums.
Recommendation for now, stick with the BC-125AT for VHF Airband or if you have an SDS-100, with the proper settings, work's perfectly fine for VHF Airband and is actually a better performer than this BCD160N if you can believe that...
Recommendation for now, stick with the BC-125AT for VHF Airband or if you have an SDS-100, with the proper settings, work's perfectly fine for VHF Airband and is actually a better performer than this BCD160N if you can believe that...
@W2GLD
1 question about this power reset issue I have on of the lowest 160 and 260 as I bought one the first day they sold I do not have this issue but I posted that the front end is overloaded easy in a high rf area.
The question I have is are you speaking as an owner of both or repeating hear say?
1 question about this power reset issue I have on of the lowest 160 and 260 as I bought one the first day they sold I do not have this issue but I posted that the front end is overloaded easy in a high rf area.
The question I have is are you speaking as an owner of both or repeating hear say?
Remon
Newbie
Something I noticed: right before the low battery beep comes in, tons of birdies appears. During the beeping there are even more.
I see folks posting about sending back the unit due to some issues. If I were to get the unit, I would hang onto it. You can bet Uniden will be issuing firmware upgrades in the near future. Happens with most new radios. Just keep posting issues so Joe bearcat can relay the information. Just look back at previous uniden radios and how many firmware upgrades has happened. Give it time.
Depends what issue they find. Most cases it’s fixable with a firmware upgrade.
blackbelter
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Perhaps the front end over load which is the biggest issue would be a hardware related.
Speaking as a former owner as of today; boxed up and returned to Uniden today; there are several others that have also reported these same issues; have you spent any time with VHF airband or only Railroad and DMR/NXDN; these issues are there and are clearly either hardware and/software related.
Been down this road with Uniden; remember all the repairs with the BCD536HP early scanners?
Speaking from product development experience; firmware is always a bandaid to hardware design issues!
palmerjrusa
Member
It's a new Uniden scanner so I'm interested in owning one.
However, due to the aforementioned issues I'm holding off purchasing one for now.
Hopefully my pre-ordered IC-R15 will be arriving in the next few days.
However, due to the aforementioned issues I'm holding off purchasing one for now.
Hopefully my pre-ordered IC-R15 will be arriving in the next few days.
The beta testers had the units for two years, plenty of time to come up with a fix if possible, but we haven’t seen one!
Yes hang onto it past the return refund date right?
Yes I have spent several hours a day with the 160 my 260 is connected to PROSCAN running 24/7 so I most likely have spent several more hours more than you and you make the 2nd person that has the reset issue. I like the hot receiver for my area I have better range Analog DMR and NXDN. Sorry it does not suit you it does me. I bet your car has had more recalls. If you would have read my review done 3 days after the scanners arrived you would have seen the overload in a large rf area.
My BCD160DN serial number is less than 20 spend 8 hours a day with it.
My BCD260DN serial number is less than 50 and this scanner is logging voice and information 24/7.
They were also delivered 2 days after first day they went on sale.
My BCD260DN serial number is less than 50 and this scanner is logging voice and information 24/7.
They were also delivered 2 days after first day they went on sale.
I also got my 260 a couple days after Uniden had them on their website and have had no problems... it seems to have a bit hotter receive than my 15x, but still no overload from the Burlington Northern towers about 200 feet away or the Gas company repeater about a block over. It also runs 24/7 and I've never had any issues needing to reset mine either, which is rather odd that one of these would have that problem since they are not a sd card radio. What little DMR there is around here seems to work fine also. I can't comment on the airband or railroad as I mostly use it for fire, ems, and law analog for my area.
Bob1955
Member
mondaro- Get a RO from Police Scanner Outlet in Maryland and send it back for a refund. Why keep something that isn't working out for you? Did you toss out the box?
I know the owner Rebecca Greer there and Paul that's been with them a long time. They are big on customer satisfaction, but you may get a re-stocking charge.
This is the exact reason why I'd never buy/purchase the 1st production line. Send it back before the 30 days return window.
Have a good night.
Bob
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