BCD436HP/BCD536HP: Provoice upgrade

[DigitalRain]

Can the provoice upgrade be done yourself? Can you not just load the DSD+ program via your com ?

 

[marksmith]

By purchasing a key from Uniden and entering to the radio with updated firmware you can do yourself to the 536 and 436.

No idea what you are describing re: DSD+, which is a software program used in a computer, and not a scanner, but you can do that yourself too, just not in a scanner.

Mark
WS1095/536/436/996P2/HP1e/HP2e/996XT/325P2/396XT/PRO668/PSR800/PRO652

 

[DigitalRain]

Thank you for the info

 

[ChrisABQ]

You can do the upgrade yourself, it's very easy, just follow the instructions

ProVoice < UnidenMan4 < TWiki

 

[anderd]

You can do the upgrade yourself, it's very easy, just follow the instructions

ProVoice < UnidenMan4 < TWiki

Was the provoice upgrade worth it, and does it work well?

 

[garys]

It works very well. Whether or not it is worth the money is something that you'll have to decide for yourself. For me it was.

Was the provoice upgrade worth it, and does it work well?

 

[ChrisABQ]

It works great, just MAKE SURE you have an ACTIVE ProVoice system to monitor. ProVoice is a technology that's on the way out, just make sure you need it before you spend $50.

 

[jonwienke]

Monitoring ProVoice works fine. For me the value was borderline--not so much useful for local monitoring, but occasionally useful when traveling. It all depends on how many ProVoice systems are active in your area. I got it for completeness rather than because there is a lot of ProVoice in my area.

 

[bama9999]

Was the provoice upgrade worth it, and does it work well?

All county and city public service agencies in the county where I live are ProVoice, and I would have gladly paid twice the price for it. I can monitor it with Unitrunker and DSD+, but that's not really an optimal solution for mobile or portable use, so it added tremendous value to my BCD536HP for me personally.

 

[ShyFlyer]

The whole reason I bought my 436 was because of the available upgrade. At the time, I lived in a county where nearly all the public safety traffic was on the city/county EDACS system. I later moved away, but got about a year's worth of use out of the upgrade and I feel it was money well spent.

 

[bravo14]

Depends on the system you also need to make sure you have the correct LCN in order.