Was using FreeScan to work w/Uniden BCT15X; then installed SDR and software(s) to play around with that and now can not connect to scanner?

[spotter503]

Was using FreeScan to work w/Uniden BCT15X; then installed SDR and software(s) to play around with that and now can not connect to scanner?

I installed a RTL SDR V4 and had to install the driver(s) with it-have been playing around with it with some success but am old school and still like actual hardware. I went to re-connect my Uniden BCT15X via the USB cable and it will no longer connect. Does this likely have something to do with SDR install/drivers?
-Windows 10 still
-SDR is unplugged when trying to access scanner
-Any thoughts/suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[Enforcer52]

Have you rebooted the computer? Checked comm port in FreeScan? Tried a different usb port?

 

[ka3jjz]

Likely the driver for the USB connection is conflicting with what the SDR is using. As mentioned above a different USB port for the SDR will resolve the issue

Mike

 

[spotter503]

Enforcer52 & ka2jjz-thank you for the input. I uninstalled and re-installed drivers and software multiple times with no avail; then accidentally pulled the power cable from my PC while switching USB slots and when it finally turned back on, all works again. Thank you for the suggestions.

 

[jtwalker]

Remember when Bill Gates plugged in a usb device to Win98 to demonstrate the plug-n-play capabilities, and thereby crashed Windows?

USB still isn’t quite as foolproof as he would have had us believe.

 

[Ronaldski]

See my posts BCD396XT/BCD996XT: - BCD396XT won't connect to FreeScan
& FreeScan Not Communicating with 396T