New to Scanning--Macon/WR Area--HELP!

[TheNor2005]

I just bought a Uniden BC246T for my son's birthday next week and I'm trying to program it and I'm completely lost. The user manual is not much help at all and I've got too many questions to post here. If anybody is willing to help answer some questions to get me started, please call me at 478-396-7754. If you're in the Warner Robins/Macon area, I'll buy ya dinner for helping. Thanks!

Randy

 

[4phun]

List the counties you want to monitor and I will upload usd files that you can load into this scanner with UASD. You will not be happy to know most of the neat stuff in your area is now digital and the 246 will not let you hear it.

You need a PRO-96 or BCD396T to follow digital radio.

 

[TheNor2005]

Thanks!

Vic,

Thank for the help. The good news is my son lives in Ohio and this is where the scanner will be used. I checked with the Uniden customer service rep and he said the county he's in hasn't gone digital yet so hopefully this will last him a while before upgrade is required. I wanted to learn about it before I gave it to him. My county is Houston but it will primarily be used in Franklin county (city Hilliard) and Wayne county (city Wooster) in Ohio.

I'm driving up there this Wed and wanted to scan on the way up there. Is there a way I can pick up frequencies as I'm driving through different areas without having to program each city/county?

I know after using this I'm going to want one of my own so that is good to know about this area being digital. Thanks again for all your help.

Randy

 

[4phun]

Vic,

Thank for the help. The good news is my son lives in Ohio and this is where the scanner will be used. I checked with the Uniden customer service rep and he said the county he's in hasn't gone digital yet so hopefully this will last him a while before upgrade is required. I wanted to learn about it before I gave it to him. My county is Houston but it will primarily be used in Franklin county (city Hilliard) and Wayne county (city Wooster) in Ohio.

I'm driving up there this Wed and wanted to scan on the way up there. Is there a way I can pick up frequencies as I'm driving through different areas without having to program each city/county?

I know after using this I'm going to want one of my own so that is good to know about this area being digital. Thanks again for all your help.

Randy

Randy attached to this is a free list of starter USD files which you can load into the scanner. I tried to avoid ones with digital systems but there may be some in there.

Since you are not going to keep the scanner download and install ARC246 which is a time limited demo. It will help you in creating new files for the 246. The Usd files in my ZIP require the latest UASD 246 software from Uniden which is a free download.

If these files fail to open in that version of UASD then you are SOL of getting it programmed before Wednesday unless you use ARC246 to import conventional systems along I-75 from rr.com

Attached is also a zip of ARC246 files for Columbus Ohio which is the Franklin County area.

You and your son can find more info on programing and using the 246 at this mailing list.

BC246T-subscribe@yahoogroups.com


Ki4je

 

[4phun]

Here are a few ARC fles for your son's area.

The bad news is that all the good stuff in his area is also now DIGITAL APCO25.

 

[frequencyman]

Just hit the #9(preprogrammed bank)key and that will should
help you.

James,