BCD436HP/BCD536HP: Issue driving me crazy

[Gary985112]

I do not use QK’s. I never have because I don’t need to. My memory requirements are small. But it’s agreed, QK’s provide a valuable assist when programming large amounts of data. It’s just that they are NOT necessary to create a working Favorites List. I have created and programmed numerous Favorites Lists on both the BCDx36HP and the SDS models without the use of QK’s.

Thanks for your input I appreciate it! That is very good to know. I'm learning a ton about this thing.

 

[Ubbe]

Hiegtx are correct. There are something that might be called a bug that you'll need a TG programmed to not let the scanner logic skip the system when doing different types of Analyze.

/Ubbe

 

[JoeBearcat]

It was by design that the scanner will skip any trunked system with no TG to scan (why scan a system you will never hear anything on was the reason), so it could be related. I will look into this to see if any changes are possible. It will not be high on the priority list, however.

 

[Ubbe]

It was by design that the scanner will skip any trunked system with no TG to scan (why scan a system you will never hear anything on was the reason)

You should be able to use the ID search feature without having to program a dummy TG. And of course the need for a TG should not be a reason to disable the Analyze function. Both cases will just confuse users as it is not logical and are not explained in the user manual.

/Ubbe

 

[JoeBearcat]

Agreed. That is why I will be looking into it.

 

[daddyjohn]

Agreed. That is why I will be looking into it.

Welcome Joe and thank you for looking into this.

 

[Gary985112]

Agreed. That is why I will be looking into it.

Yea thanks so much for looking into it, I'd love to know just out of curiousity.

 

[JoeBearcat]

I will elaborate on the part about "It will not be high on the priority list"...

Since there is an easy workaround, it is a lower priority item compared to say a feature that has no workaround at all. The key is to try to get the most functionality for the most users (bang for the engineering buck). Remember - these will not directly result in a substantial sales increase, so it has to be justified to the accountants. And again, there is an existing workaround.

That said, if the fix is easy, it will be proposed. This could be as simple as (two possible technical solutions redacted due to potential patent abuse, as I don't want to propose something only for someone to file/claim the patent on it). It suffices to say I can think of at least two possible solutions. I don't even know if they are patent-able, but I don't want to risk that they are and it blocks a solution.