Uniden's New Product Called Home Patrol

[grb]

Is the HP compatible with Macs?

 

[Drafin]

I wasn't referring to any single system(s) or actual end users.

Ahhh I gotcha. I was talking about the RR end and you were talking about the Uniden end. My apologies. I misunderstood.

Draf

 

[DonS]

Ahhh I gotcha. I was talking about the RR end and you were talking about the Uniden end. My apologies. I misunderstood.

Actually, I wasn't talking about any particular manufacturer. If I had been, though, I would've hinted at the task I was faced with in 2009 (the task that resulted in the "cleanup" of large portions of the RRDB).

 

[h8tdigitalradio]

Is the HP compatible with Macs?

No. MAC OS X sees the HP-1 as a Drive. The Sentinel Software that performs DB and Firmware Updates is Windows Based only. You can run Virtual Machine and install Windows. However, there are possibilities of 3rd Party software interface with MAC OS X.

73

Dave AKA The Tripzter

 

[joneil2000]

I actually have one serious suggestion for Uniden on the HP - make sure you can load up a database by SD card or USB stick or something similar when the internet is NOT available.

I've been camping in places that no internet was available, but I sure could use a scanner. I also think back too that the times a scanner is most appreciated is during a crisis - such as bad weather that knocks out power, or remember the big blackout that knocked off the eastern half of N. America a few years ago? If you had a crash or need to reload your scanner with frequencies for any reason - think Murphy's Law here - and you cannot get internet access because there plain isn't any internet, being able to back up your frequencies ahead of time on a SD card or USB stick might be the way to go.

Also consider you might not be able to back up your files on computer to reload your HP, because you might not be able to operate your computer - maybe a lightning strike fried it (I've had such things happen in real life to me before).

so, just like your "emergency boot disk/CD" for your computer, have an "emergency boot SD card" for the HP, that you can store your frequencies on.
thanks
joe

 

[Drafin]

Actually, I wasn't talking about any particular manufacturer. If I had been, though, I would've hinted at the task I was faced with in 2009 (the task that resulted in the "cleanup" of large portions of the RRDB).

Sounds like to me that you have already done a large part of the leg work for the new Uniden product , even though I know that was not your intention.

Draf

 

[Viper43]

I think the best thing for those wondering about the info on the screen is to look closely at the photos that were posted the other day as well as the videos that are up on the web. Freeze the video and look at the display.

V

 

[DonS]

I think the best thing for those wondering about the info on the screen is to look closely at the photos that were posted the other day as well as the videos that are up on the web. Freeze the video and look at the display.

It's been pretty obvious that the "long text" is coming from the RR DB's "description" fields. For example, the "Police 1 (Dispatch)" text shown early in this thread almost certainly came from a Bedford talkgroup's "Description" in this TRS. EDIT: Upon further review, it could've come from several talkgroup descriptions - various "talkgroup categories" in that TRS have the same text; this goes back to (I think) Jay911's observation that the same "description", even within a single TRS or county, could refer to many different talkgroups or conventional channels.

It's not rocket science; it just requires display real estate (and, of course, the bigger the display the better for such an application). I do know that the first available scanner to incorporate the RRDB used those "description" fields for some display elements.

 

[b52hbuff]

I actually have one serious suggestion for Uniden on the HP - make sure you can load up a database by SD card or USB stick or something similar when the internet is NOT available.

I think we have a serious disconnect about the capabilities of the product. And I don't mean the royal 'we'.

It looks to me like if you can go from zip code to scanning, then the importation of the RR database has already been done.

As I said in a previous post, Uniden has used data from the RR.com database to support their system identification function in the control channel searching. The question is whether imported data will be periodically refreshed, and how frequently? Will the refreshed data be provided by Uniden, or will users need internet access and an RR.com subscription?

It would also be very useful if Uniden could tell us when their snapshot is taken. I live in California, and the CHP is currently rolling out a big new update to frequencies and tones. It would be useful to know when we finally get to see the data to know when it was snap shotted. Then we could compare with the timestamp in our systems of interest to see if latest data was available.

I remember folks would 'step' through every frequency of their BCT-8 to see exactly what frequencies were included as 'Police', 'Fire' or whatever service search.

Another feature that would be great would be automation to aid in the collection and update of RR.com data. In the case of a TRS, doing an automated search and store that only stores 'new' TGIDs might make it easier to focus on new discoveries. In the case of a TRS search, only store control channels for TRSs that aren't in the RR.com database. And then start a TGID search for all 'new' systems...

anyway, if uniden is in some way endorsing rr.com data as the 'gold standard', then it would be useful if they included features to keep the data accurate and fresh...

 

[Viper43]

It's been pretty obvious that the "long text" is coming from the RR DB's "description" fields.

If it were that obvious Don they wouldn't be wondering what was being used and how much was being shown, a look at the display would have answered their questions as to whats used and how.

V

 

[UPMan]

For those having problems with the first video, try:
http://info.uniden.com/twiki/pub/UnidenMan4/OpenHouse2010/HP_Launch.avi

I re-rendered it as AVI.

 

[wa8pyr]

Tom been told you also can take say your 396 or 996 files and upload it as a favorite?

No, but you can use the included HomePatrol Sentinel software to create your own favorites files.

 

[rckydenver]

For those having problems with the first video, try:
http://info.uniden.com/twiki/pub/UnidenMan4/OpenHouse2010/HP_Launch.avi

I re-rendered it as AVI.

I'm not getting anything on the above link.

 

[UPMan]

It is a big file. When I click-tested it it took several minutes to start playing. I actually found it best to d/l first, then play off the hard drive.

I'll try re-rendering down to a lower resolution (smaller file size).

 

[rckydenver]

It is a big file. When I click-tested it it took several minutes to start playing. I actually found it best to d/l first, then play off the hard drive.

I'll try re-rendering down to a lower resolution (smaller file size).

Ok, thanks UPMan.:lol:

 

[rckydenver]

Wow, i can see why it taken a long time for download. Almost a 23 min video.

 

[Voyager]

Look at some of the YouTube videos. The thing was loading the data without an internet connection. Therefore, the database must have already been present in the scanner. Also, I read somewhere it has a memory card built-in, so it likely DLs the entire RR database at one time (and in fact likely comes with a DL installed), and will keep that until it's replaced with an updated database.

Joe M.

I actually have one serious suggestion for Uniden on the HP - make sure you can load up a database by SD card or USB stick or something similar when the internet is NOT available.

I've been camping in places that no internet was available, but I sure could use a scanner. I also think back too that the times a scanner is most appreciated is during a crisis - such as bad weather that knocks out power, or remember the big blackout that knocked off the eastern half of N. America a few years ago? If you had a crash or need to reload your scanner with frequencies for any reason - think Murphy's Law here - and you cannot get internet access because there plain isn't any internet, being able to back up your frequencies ahead of time on a SD card or USB stick might be the way to go.

 

[n2pqq]

It is a big file. When I click-tested it it took several minutes to start playing. I actually found it best to d/l first, then play off the hard drive.

I'll try re-rendering down to a lower resolution (smaller file size).

upman can you upload a clear copy of the handout that was given away at the open house .

 

[DonS]

If it were that obvious Don they wouldn't be wondering what was being used and how much was being shown, a look at the display would have answered their questions as to whats used and how.

Just because it was shown in a photo and was patently obvious doesn't mean everyone "got it"

 

[DonS]

The thing was loading the data without an internet connection. Therefore, the database must have already been present in the scanner. Also, I read somewhere it has a memory card built-in, so it likely DLs the entire RR database at one time (and in fact likely comes with a DL installed), and will keep that until it's replaced with an updated database.

Sounds familiar, somehow