Uniden Bearcat BCT8 Trunktracker III

[DrXcore]

Hi not for sure if anyone can help me are not, but I have all the Trunk codes for my Bearcat BCT8 but there not coming in. When I first got the scanner I got them in but something went wrong with it so I had to start over. But now I can't get them to work for anything.. Can someone please help me.


Thanks.

 

[ka3jjz]

First questions to ask - where are you, and what system(s) are you trying to program? City, county and state will do. Lots of areas are moving to digital, which the BCT8 cannot handle.

Our database is the place to start for this. Just go up to the top blue toolbar and click on the link 73 Mike

 

[DrXcore]

Its city and this is the information I found if it helps any. This is what the area is using.

System Voice: Analog
System Type: Motorola Type II Smartnet

 

[ka3jjz]

What city? Where (state???)

 

[DrXcore]

Decatur, IL

 

[ka3jjz]

Let's start with the easy stuff - here's the database entry for the Macon county 800mhz trunk...

(anything in blue and/or underlined is a link)

http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?sid=588

I'd step through these freqs, one at a time, and see if you have all of them as listed. If you do, one of them will have a horribly raucous sounding signal on it. That's the control channel for the trunk. NEVER lock a frequency that has this noise out.

If you don't hear it, I'd first suspect an antenna issue. If it's not the antenna, I'd jump to the Illinois forum and see what may have happened to the trunk. The database entry is dated Feb., but it's possible something has changed.

73 Mike

 

[DrXcore]

ok I got them enter but none of the TrunkTracker codes are coming in. Is there away that they need to be put in. Thats what i thank I am doing wrong.

 

[n2mdk]

First there are no codes there are frequencies and talkgroup IDs. If you have the frequencies n can you hear the control channel when you manually go through the frequencies. It will be one frequency making noise.

 

[DrXcore]

sorry, n2mdk I meant to say frequencies and talkgroup IDs. I am new at this. I have all of the frequencies and talkgroups IDs enter but the ID's are not coming in. I was looking to see if I had enter them wrong. I don't have the manual to this TruckTracker.

 

[tcb4ep]

make sure the trunking starts at the beginning of a bank..

 

[ka3jjz]

Well if all you need is the owners manual, download it from the Uniden website - here's the URL...

http://www.uniden.com/pdf/BCT8om.pdf

And to get started understanding trunktracking (not trucktracking - I get a good laugh every time I hear that...) I would read the overview section of the following (remember anything underlined and/or in blue is a link - that's true in the wiki, too....)

http://wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Trunking

73 Mike

 

[DrXcore]

Thanks guys. I got almost all of the TrunkTracker IDs working. Not all of them but most of them. Thanks again.

 

[tcb4ep]

always pass on what you learn,,.

 

[melvinmalibu]

Trying set up Trunk Scanner BCT8

Hey . i just bought Bct8 i cannot get tha right Freq. for East St. Louis , Washinghton Park

 

[rbecker1963]

Just to add my 2 Dollars....it's dollars now with inflation, you know....

I just got my BCT8 like you and the smartest thing I did was purchase ARC8 software and RS232 serial cable. I copied all trunk freq's from the RR database right into bank 1. Then I copied all of the talkgroups that I wanted and then uploaded.

It's a wonderful thing. I bought the cable from Scanner Master and here's the link to Butel:

Butel Software

Ray

 

[ka3jjz]

Hey . i just bought Bct8 i cannot get tha right Freq. for East St. Louis , Washinghton Park

This is a little unclear; are the freqs wrong in the database, or are you have trouble receiving them? If you are unclear about what the right freqs should be, check our database and/or go over to the Missouri forum and ask.

More details please 73 Mike

 

[LSEMT219]

Hey . i just bought Bct8 i cannot get tha right Freq. for East St. Louis , Washinghton Park

You won't be able to listen with the BCT8. They have both switched to StarCom21. They are digital now.