Official Uniden BC246T Scanner Thread

[CZ]

fireant:

Not at the current time the full version is supposed to be out soon it may have this feature in it

I was referring, though I *did* forget to say so, to hand programming:

In other words, with hand programming (or computer) you cannot enter a channel so it would read out as, for example,

1 Fresno Fire 1 154.3750

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and, by hand or computer once the channels are in, you can't insert a frequency in between them as a new frequency?
Say I have channels (giving them a number value for this example)

1
2
3
4
5

and I discovered I made an error and want to insert a 6th. frequency in as number 2, and have #2 then become 3, you can't do that then :?

 

[brwkem]

Created a MOT system with a control channel and
according to the manula should be able to search and store but cant figure out how to enter frequency range

 

[jastx]

Created a MOT system with a control channel and
according to the manula should be able to search and store but cant figure out how to enter frequency range

With Control-Channel Only (bottom of manual page 69) the radio automatically determines the necessary frequencies. You do not need to do anything else to have the radio use them.

The Search and Store for trunked systems (manual page 85) is for storing talk groups the radio finds.

Hope this helps.

 

[jastx]

Say I have channels (giving them a number value for this example)

1
2
3
4
5

and I discovered I made an error and want to insert a 6th. frequency in as number 2, and have #2 then become 3, you can't do that then :?

I don't understand why you are concerned about the sequence of the frequencies. The radio scans all the frequencies of a Radio System for the Hold Time as described on manual page 64.

 

[scanfan03]

I don't understand why you are concerned about the sequence of the frequencies. The radio scans all the frequencies of a Radio System for the Hold Time as described on manual page 64.

I don't know about him, but I like to keep my channels in some what of an order so if I switch to manuel mode, I will know where each channel is, instead of having them strung out all over the place.

 

[joescanner]

by hand or computer once the channels are in, you can't insert a frequency in between them as a new frequency?

It's not trivial, but it is possible, all you have to do is open your system database up with notepad or wordpad and put the channel in where you want it.

 

[kikito]

by hand or computer once the channels are in, you can't insert a frequency in between them as a new frequency?

It's not trivial, but it is possible, all you have to do is open your system database up with notepad or wordpad and put the channel in where you want it.

Or you can get Ben's software which lets you add and sort in real-time. Is still a work in progress but it works good.


http://www.bensware.com/tm.htm

 

[brwkem]

Bensware

Hmm.
Looks very good.
Anyone else using this software?

$44 for both programs
Have to get radio manager to upload conventional?

 

[CZ]

scanfan03:

I don't know about him, but I like to keep my channels in some what of an order so if I switch to manuel mode, I will know where each channel is, instead of having them strung out all over the place.

EXACTLY! In my 785D I have Police from 1 thru 12; Local & California Division Of Forestry Fire in 13 to 24; Madera Sheriff 25 - 26; Hospitals 27 - 36; Air 37 - 48, and 49 thru 61 have various freq.'s in them.

I use 101 - up for frequencies I *might* put in the main (1 thru 100) list later on if there's enough activity.

 

[mandlair]

bensware

hi all my opinion the best software out there also sagebrush recorder works very good with it not only does it record the hits but also what talkgroup date etc i use radio manager trunk manager thanks mandlair

 

[mandlair]

bensware

disregard previous post i was talking about 250d opps

 

[blanton664]

BC 246T

I just recieved my new BC246T today and it is an awesome scanner could not get the program from uniden to work but have just got done programing it manualy for the past seven and half hours.

 

[brwkem]

Mot Type II

Trying to program a MOT Type II System.
When I select 800 standard then go into the sys options fleetmap is preset to 1.
I thought the default for type II is no fleetmap?
Did I enter something wrong?

thx.

 

[fireant]

I use the software and just checked by default on the software if your are using it is none. As for programming by hand sorry I can't help much there. I spent the 29.95 and got the software from uniden have to say it's well worth it.

fireant

 

[Voyager]

Re: Mot Type II

Trying to program a MOT Type II System.
When I select 800 standard then go into the sys options fleetmap is preset to 1.
I thought the default for type II is no fleetmap?
Did I enter something wrong?

thx.

As I said over on the email list...

When you enter 800 MHz standard, it doesn't yet know that it's a Type II
system. Just skip the fleetmap programming. Don't select that option
when programming a new system.

Joe M.

 

[CZ]

Will the 246T Demo-ware program work with Windows 98SE (Version 4.10.2222A; no updates)? Does it require DirectX 9.0? I'm using DirectX 6.1a.

What is the homepage (or whatever its called) for the Yahoo group about the 246T?

 

[nexus]

Will the 246T Demo-ware program work with Windows 98SE (Version 4.10.2222A; no updates)? Does it require DirectX 9.0? I'm using DirectX 6.1a.

What is the homepage (or whatever its called) for the Yahoo group about the 246T?

I can't answer your software question because I myself don't even own the radio, however the URL (universal Resource Locator) for the BC246T Yahoo group is located at:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Uniden-BC246T/

 

[Voyager]

What is the homepage (or whatever its called) for the Yahoo group about the 246T?

The more popular (and active) group is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BC246T

Joe M.

 

[nexus]

What is the homepage (or whatever its called) for the Yahoo group about the 246T?

The more popular (and active) group is:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BC246T

Joe M.

ahhhh! I didn't even have that one in my list of groups. I'm gonna check that one out too.

 

[CZ]

From page 27:

jastx

CZ wrote:
Say I have channels (giving them a number value for this example)

1
2
3
4
5

and I discovered I made an error and want to insert a 6th. frequency in as number 2, and have #2 then become 3, you can't do that then

I don't understand why you are concerned about the sequence of the frequencies. The radio scans all the frequencies of a Radio System for the Hold Time as described on manual page 64.

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scanfan03:

I don't know about him, but I like to keep my channels in some what of an order so if I switch to manual mode, I will know where each channel is, instead of having them strung out all over the place.



EXACTLY! In my 785D I have Police from 1 thru 12; Local & California Division Of Forestry Fire in 13 to 24; Madera Sheriff 25 - 26; Hospitals 27 - 36; Air 37 - 48, and 49 thru 61 have various freq.'s in them.

I use 101 - up for frequencies I *might* put in the main (1 thru 100) list later on if there's enough activity.

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Comment: so, how can something like what I've done with the 785D be done by hand (or with the Demo-ware) with the 246T? Does a group have to be made for each service? Group1 - Police; Group2 - Fire; Group3 - Madera Sheriff; Group4 - Hospitals and so on?
Can a group be up or downloaded with the Demo-ware with a number after it? Can groups be edited /saved with a word processor, or Windows' 'Notepad'?