I have a BC346XT. I have programmed it with the frequencies for my area. It scans very well but will often stop at frequencies that sound like just static and no talking. I have to manually hit SCAN to get it to go past these frequencies. Is there a way to time out these channels? I can lock them out but then I may be missing a broadcast later.
Often, you can avoid static by programming PL/DPL tones for those channels. If that does not work, you can temporarily lock them out by hitting L/O once. When you turn on the scanner the next time, they will all be back.
The other trick is to program a -2 delay on these channels. This will cause the scanner to resume scanning after 2 sec. This will allow you to see if there is any ligitimate traffic during thosed 2 seconds, (you can make it for -4 sec).
Edit: I forgot this can only be done at the system level, so you would need to move all these suspicious frequencies into a new system with a negative delay.