Noob Question.

[w4wxp]

Getting a 436HP. I understand what Sentinel is, but are there some advantages to Proscan?
I'm coming at the scanner hobby backwards (Started out as a SWL and a Ham). Does Proscan enable some sort of Panadapter /Spectrum Scope similar to an SDR or am I misunderstanding?


Thanks!
C

 

[ProScan]

Does Proscan enable some sort of Panadapter /Spectrum Scope similar to an SDR or am I misunderstanding?

The ProScan Band Scope feature is based on the Uniden protocol and implementation. The Band Scope in the BCDx36HP and SDSx00 scanners are not implemented so therefore it's not implemented in ProScan when using with those scanners.

I understand what Sentinel is, but are there some advantages to Proscan?

Per the Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Do I need to use Sentinel or the ProScan Favorites Editor for programming for the BCDx36HP and SDSx00 series scanners?
A: Sentinel is needed for firmware updates. It's also needed for accessing the full HPDB (Uniden DB) (updated weekly) which is derived from the RRDB (Radio Reference DB). If you're a Premium Subscriber, you can import directly from the RRDB in real time. Sentinel is needed for Profile editing. ProScan doesn't have a profile editor as it would be 100% duplication that couldn't be improved on so I could spend time in other areas.

ProScan has extra capabilities that I don't believe Sentinel has such as:

• Multiple Favorites on the same tree which makes it easy to Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop systems
• Find Duplicates utility
• Find & Replace utility
• Update Text Tags utility
• Import directly from RRDB. RadioReference subscription required
• Import from the Win Clipboard or from a RR web page. No RadioReference subscription required
• Versatile Sorting options
• Google Maps showing all the systems with circles or rectangles
• Export nicely formatted web page showing any or all (user selectable) the FQK's, SQK's, Number Tags, and systems
• Copy & Paste and Drag & Drop nodes to other systems and other ProScan instances
• SDS200 FTP Read & Write using the Ethernet connection
• View the differences between ProScan and the Scanner favorites when writing and reading to and from the scanner