Programming

[don_brackett]

Hi, I have a Uniden BC250D hand held scanner. I have the APCO P-25 digital card also. Things were working great untill 2008? Is there anyone in the Twin Cities MN (south metro) that can help me get my scanner operating again. I'm having a hard figuring out programming and do struggle with computers. Do I have to buy software to program now? I'm willing to buy the software if some can help me program!! I'm not asking for free help and I'm willing to compensate for the help. Thanks Don

 

[Deeke]

Are you saying it was working fine and then all of the sudden quit?
Did it quit on all systems or just one or two?
Did any of the systems that quit may have re-banded their system?

 

[torontokris]

Uniden includes FREE Software with the 250D and the programming cable dont they?
its all on the CD that was included with the radio

its possible your local city went encrypted, but someone from yoru area would have to advise
also ask in the Minnesota Forum

 

[torontokris]

According to the database

ARMER SYSTEM re-banding is complete as of today 7-25-08
that means 103 is also re-banded.

All channels 866-869 Mhz are lowered by 15 Mhz to the

851-854 Mhz range. So 867.6625 became 852.6625, etc.


http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=3508

 

[torontokris]

I just remembered
the 250D may not be re-bandable (you can change the freqs but the control channel will keep looking for the old ones)... sorry =(

 

[WayneH]

Moved to the Minn. forum.

 

[fmon]

Hi, I have a Uniden BC250D hand held scanner. I have the APCO P-25 digital card also. Things were working great untill 2008? Is there anyone in the Twin Cities MN (south metro) that can help me get my scanner operating again. I'm having a hard figuring out programming and do struggle with computers. Do I have to buy software to program now? I'm willing to buy the software if some can help me program!! I'm not asking for free help and I'm willing to compensate for the help. Thanks Don

The 250/785D were never able to scan (ARMER P25.

 

[Raven95150]

The 250/785D were never able to scan (ARMER P25.

Yep, I made the same mistake when I bought my first digital scanner. You need a 296, 396, 796, 996, RS Pro-96/2096 or GRE 500/600 to listen to ARMER.

The 250 will decode the digital audio, but it will not follow the P25 control channels.

You say it worked fine up until this year....were you scanning conventional frequencies that are no longer being used because those agencies switched to ARMER?