I am looking into potentially getting myself a BCD536HP to use here at home on my county's new P25 trunked system. I have read through the factory manual and also the "Easier to Read" version online, and I still have some questions about how organizing the scanner works. I'm not a fan of all the fancy lingo Uniden chooses to use: Systems, Departments, Favorites Lists, etc.
I originally bought a Whistler TRX-2 to monitor this system, but because I got a bad radio (I think) I had to send it back. (I'm debating between another of those or the Uniden one.) I liked the easy to understand "Scanlist" organization of the TRX-2: you just pick what you want from the database on the SD card (frequencies, talkgroups, etc.), put it into one or more scanlists, and away you go.
Is a similar set-up possible with the BCD536HP? I keep reading about how you have to use the database, seemingly at all times, and adjust what you receive by location. Is this the only way to scan on this radio?
Frankly, I know the system frequencies and TGID's; all I want to do is organize them into their own banks/scanlists/groups (whatever term you choose to use), ex. police, fire, EMS, etc., and easily turn these on and off. The Whistler made good sense in doing this; I'm not so sure I see that amidst all the fancy features and bells of the BCD536HP.
Any insight would be appreciated!
I originally bought a Whistler TRX-2 to monitor this system, but because I got a bad radio (I think) I had to send it back. (I'm debating between another of those or the Uniden one.) I liked the easy to understand "Scanlist" organization of the TRX-2: you just pick what you want from the database on the SD card (frequencies, talkgroups, etc.), put it into one or more scanlists, and away you go.
Is a similar set-up possible with the BCD536HP? I keep reading about how you have to use the database, seemingly at all times, and adjust what you receive by location. Is this the only way to scan on this radio?
Frankly, I know the system frequencies and TGID's; all I want to do is organize them into their own banks/scanlists/groups (whatever term you choose to use), ex. police, fire, EMS, etc., and easily turn these on and off. The Whistler made good sense in doing this; I'm not so sure I see that amidst all the fancy features and bells of the BCD536HP.
Any insight would be appreciated!