Ongoing Changes: Marion Co. MECA System

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On my 396T I have this and it works great
AGC Analog and Digital are ON
P25 waiting time set at 0
Digital End code ON
Gain at + 5 have treid 0 in past
P25 res time -4
P25 threshhold 8
On the 396t with the new firmware to change the p25 threshhold hold the function botton while turning the volume knob if you dont hold the F botton down it will not change it just beeps.
 
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Most know this but I will throw this out there

You MUST hold a controll channel if it comes and goes or changes from one to another it will NOT trunk right or you will have a lot of Audio trouble you must have a good signal and a soild CC for this system to sound good and work right. If the scanner keeps bouncing from 856.1625 to 858.1875 CC you must pick one and use it.
 

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Just talked with their lead dispatcher, so far it's been painless and the audio quality is so good "it sounds like they're in the office next to you."

Painless?? Sounds Good?? Your joking right? The people i have talked to, from the techs to dispatchers to users on the road say the EXACT OPPOSITE! And then I heard it for myself through one of the FD's mobiles and portables...it sucks! The audio is as bad as any of my 4 digital scanners, none sound right except on rare occasions, and it doesn't matter if I am at home or anywhere in Marion County. And if it were sounding so good why do I keep hearing dispatchers and units on the road keep saying repeat please or your all garbled.
Painless, definately not, they are finding that radios are STILL not programmed correctly, some are not even in the "system" yet, even a console wasn't properly programmed! That was supposed to have been done when they put the system together in Il. Motorola hasn't gotten anything right in this whole process.
Just listening to the system and driving around Indy shows there are serious issues with the thing, and it's just as bad for the units on the road as it is for us trying to listen in.

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That's the publicly-available firmware. You have to sign up for the Unidenflash Yahoo group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unidenflash/ then enter your information in the database and wait for an email from Paul Opitz. He will send you the beta firmware via email.

I would not trust anything unless it is direct from Uniden"could void warrenty" and the problem on the link listed is easly fixed by reloading the firmware a certain way I just walked some one through that to reload it when they just got the flashing screen or an error message on the first try.
 

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I would not trust anything unless it is direct from Uniden"could void warrenty" and the problem on the link listed is easly fixed by reloading the firmware a certain way I just walked some one through that to reload it when they just got the flashing screen or an error message on the first try.

The upgrade through the Yahoo site IS THROUGH UNIDEN, but it is only for certain people experiancing cdertain issues with the 396. Paul from Uniden (aka Upman) is in charge of the Yahoo site.

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I still would not do it unless it was through the Uniden site not a message board I know who he is even if you have a issue all you have to do is call uniden and they can walk you through it. But oh well I would not.
 

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I am getting all of my downloads from Uniden and no where elese.Yahoo groups have been know to put junk on your computer and that is the reason why after I use my computer I run my Spyware Virus removers.If you start to get "Junk" on your computer you can thank the internet for that.Just my two cents worth.
 

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Fox 59 news at 10Pm On Thursday night ran a story on the new Radio System for Metro Indianapolis .The story said that the Fire chiefs did not like the system becuase it was getting interference and they were not in favor of the system.Here we go again! Fox 59 talked with Scott Newman,Current Public Safety Director.
 
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For W9NES and W8FCC, I think you missed the meaning of my message.

1. You subscribe for membership in the Yahoo group I listed.

2. Once Paul Opitz, a Uniden EMPLOYEEE, approves your subscription to the group, you go into the group's database and enter some information about issues you are having with your 396 or 996.

3. After Paul reviews your database entry, he EMAILS you the beta firmware. The beta firmware IS NOT distributed through the Yahoo group, you get it directly from Paul.

It's your choice. If you want to participate in Uniden's beta testing program, it's entirely up to you. But don't go around spreading BS about the beta firmware not being legitimate.

If you don't believe me, take a look at this mesage in the forums:

http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showpost.php?p=809986&postcount=4

or this one:

http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showpost.php?p=788894&postcount=365

or this one:

http://www.radioreference.com/forums/showpost.php?p=779893&postcount=292
 

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I did not say the beta firmware was bs I said I would not trust down loading it from an unknow source or site other than Uniden. These scanners cost to much to take that chance to screw them up.
 

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Bob.W9RXR, We (W9NES AND W8FCC) did not miss what you said.What we said was this.Do not trust any other source other than Uniden's web site.I do not want a bunch of spam or useless stuff loading itself on my computer.This has happened in the past and will happen again.I DO NOT TRUST ANY OTHER SOURCE THAN UNIDEN!!!
 

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W8FCC & W9NES,

There is NO spam etc from the Yahoo group that Paul started. And you do not have to download the file, Paul emails it to you so in essence the file DOES come from Uniden as Paul is the Project Manager for the 396 & 996, and the same person who deals with the Uniden website and it's download contents. There is a reason this file is not available to the public as it only addresses certain issues that are present with some systems such as SAFET.
Please though, do not scare people away from the Yahoo group because of some sort of misconception that Yahoo groups are spreading virus's or spam, they are not, it is only some uncontrolled yahoo groups that do this, not all of them!

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Still dont see the diffrence in the 2.00.07 and the 2.01.01 the 07 you unlock the beta stuff that is hidden and all the talk in the listed Yahoo group talks about the same settings and issues.
By the way when joing that group look close it wants to install the yahoo tool bar all you have to do is uncheck the box but still if you look by it it will install stuff. I did see your post on the yahoo group Viper sorry to hear you had all those problem before.
I dont know what to say mine works and where off topic sorry enough from me
 

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I don't see these options in the scanner. I do see the end code setting in Freescan but not UASD.

Read the firmware updates notes, it's explained in there.

Press and hold the "hold" button while powering on the scanner, it will beep twice, then func + press volume knob twice, instead of decode screen now have new options.
 

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396T Firmware instructions also shows the hidden settings you should be able to get this same thing on the Uniden Site under All my scanners in your account.
 

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thanks, I was only pressing the vol knob once, not twice.

IIRC, if you had version 2.00.07 you cannot change the P25 settings. They show up on the LCD but you cannot change them.

I have version 2.01.01, which works considerably better and does allow you to change the decode settings. I got that version from UPman. The decode rates are pretty good and the motorboating does not happen as often. It does do a good job on the MECA P25 system.

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