ProScan: Please help with database

[bsalters182]

I have a Uniden Bearcat BCD325P2 and using the Proscan program. I have no clue how to download the programming so that I can install it on my scanner. Can someone please help explain how to download the database and install on my scanner. Thank you

 

[Reconrider]

There's a manual within the program. Read that, it will explain how to use it

 

[Enjoi19]

The BCD325P2 is not a database scanner - but as a premium member, you can pull from the database using software like ProScan or Freescan. ProScan has a very good manual included and a 30 day trial - perhaps give that a try.

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

I have a Uniden Bearcat BCD325P2 and using the Proscan program. I have no clue how to download the programming so that I can install it on my scanner.

There's a manual within the program. Read that, it will explain how to use it

Specifically Page 23.

ProScan

Computer Aided Scanning Software for the Uniden BCT15 BCT15X BC250D BC296D BR330T BC346XT BC346XTC BCD325P2 BCD396T BCD396XT BCD436HP BCD536HP BC780XLT BC785D BC796D BCD996T BCD996XT BCD996P2 RadioFeed Streaming Audio.

www.proscan.org

Welcome to the RR forums

 

[K4EET]

Hi @bsalters182 and welcome to Radio Reference.

ProScan is a fantastic program and a very powerful one at that with lots of features. For that reason, reading the manual will give you great insight into all of ProScan’s goodies. The developer of ProScan, @ProScan here on the forums, has written an excellent manual that explains everything in easy to understand language.

If you still have questions, feel free to ask away. There are a lot of ProScan users here at Radio Reference and someone will certainly know the answer to your question. I see where @Whiskey3JMC directed you to Page 23 of the ProScan manual to answer your initial question. Let us know if you have any trouble.

Cheers!

Dave K4EET

 

[fuzzmanks]

The BCD325P2 is not a database scanner - but as a premium member, you can pull from the database using software like ProScan or Freescan. ProScan has a very good manual included and a 30 day trial - perhaps give that a try.

I just bought a BCD325P2 on a Black Friday sale on Amazon. It is suppose to arrive tomorrow. I currently use the HomePatrol Sentinel app to program my Uniden HomePatrol (model 1). Can I use the Sentinel to program the new BCD scanner?

 

[doctordialtone]

I just bought a BCD325P2 on a Black Friday sale on Amazon. It is suppose to arrive tomorrow. I currently use the HomePatrol Sentinel app to program my Uniden HomePatrol (model 1). Can I use the Sentinel to program the new BCD scanner?

Sorry, but no.

Easier to Read BCD325P2 Digital Scanner Manual

I recommend ProScan or FreeScan for programming.

Enjoy it!

 

[hiegtx]

As doc has mentioned, Sentinel will not handle programming of your 325P2.

However, I'd suggest that you try ProScan. There is a 30-day free trial (if you have never installed it before). ProScan's cost is $50, which also gets you lifetime updates. You can use it to program your 325, as well as connect the scanner to your PC and control and/or monitor it's operation via the PC.

FreeSCAN does allow imports if you become a Premium Subscriber, as well as allowing manual entrees, but it is no longer supported by the original author of the software. Also, if at some point you decide to add the DMR or NXDN upgrades to your 325P2, FreeScan does not correctly support DMR, and has zero capability in regards to NXDN. (ProScan easily handles those modes.) FreeSCAN is free to use, and there is a User Guide in the Wiki for the software. But you would be a lot better off by purchasing ProScan. ProScan can also program your 325 from scratch, whether by keyboard entry, database imports (if a Premium Subscriber), or copy and paste from a RadioReference database web page. More options, the ability to convert programming between various models,plus it also supports most models of Uniden scanners, back to scanners that were discontinued a couple of decades ago through the current SDS and x36HP series scanners.

 

[fuzzmanks]

Sorry, but no.


I recommend ProScan or FreeScan for programming.

As doc has mentioned, Sentinel will not handle programming of your 325P2.

However, I'd suggest that you try ProScan. There is a 30-day free trial (if you have never installed it before). ProScan's cost is $50, which also gets you lifetime updates. You can use it to program your 325, as well as connect the scanner to your PC and control and/or monitor it's operation via the PC.
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More options, the ability to convert programming between various models,plus it also supports most models of Uniden scanners, back to scanners that were discontinued a couple of decades ago through the current SDS and x36HP series scanners.

Thanks guys!