ofd654
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Back in the old days you had banks that say your town in bank 1 next town over bank 2 what is that called in the bc396t and how do you program it using the Proscan software?
BCD396T/BC996T: what is a bank in the bc396t
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ka3jjz
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Regardless of the software you use, there are no banks in DMA; rather the closest equivalent would be a group
I suggest you take a look at the links for Dynamic Memory Architecture in our FAQ, then go to the resource page for the Easier to Read manual, and listen to this podcast (also found on the resource page) to start to learn about DMA
wiki.radioreference.com
wiki.radioreference.com
www.scannerschool.com
The resource page also has lots of links for other videos that you can use
Mike
I suggest you take a look at the links for Dynamic Memory Architecture in our FAQ, then go to the resource page for the Easier to Read manual, and listen to this podcast (also found on the resource page) to start to learn about DMA
Uniden DMA FAQ - The RadioReference Wiki
Uniden DMA Resource Page - The RadioReference Wiki
Session 65 - Understanding Uniden's DMA Programming
Programming a scanner using Uniden's DMA can be a very intimidating task. I will help you understand how DMA works and how you can program your scanner.
www.scannerschool.com
The resource page also has lots of links for other videos that you can use
Mike
ofd654
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Thanks back in the old days the group was called bankRegardless of the software you use, there are no banks in DMA; rather the closest equivalent would be a group
I suggest you take a look at the links for Dynamic Memory Architecture in our FAQ, then go to the resource page for the Easier to Read manual, and listen to this podcast (also found on the resource page) to start to learn about DMA
Uniden DMA FAQ - The RadioReference Wiki
Uniden DMA Resource Page - The RadioReference Wiki
Session 65 - Understanding Uniden's DMA Programming
Programming a scanner using Uniden's DMA can be a very intimidating task. I will help you understand how DMA works and how you can program your scanner.
The resource page also has lots of links for other videos that you can use
Mike
ofd654
Member
You need to remember my brain goes back to the days when you bought a chip to plug into the radio for the freq you wanted LOL
ofd654
Member
ecps92
Member
Think of banks are now being "Groups" or some radios/software "scan lists"
Programming in ProScan is done the same way that the scanner is programmed and all software in that it follows the hierarchy. The hierarchy is explained in this link.
Uniden Scanners Systems, Sites and Groups - The RadioReference Wiki
It may not stick out so here it is in the simplest form.
Conventional systems
System
- Group
-- Conventional frequency
-- Conventional frequency
-- Conventional frequency
- Group
-- Conventional frequency
-- Conventional frequency
-- Conventional frequency
Trunking systems
System
- Site
-- Trunking frequency
-- Trunking frequency
-- Trunking frequency
- Site
-- Trunking frequency
-- Trunking frequency
-- Trunking frequency
- Group
-- Talk Group ID
-- Talk Group ID
-- Talk Group ID
- Group
-- Talk Group ID
-- Talk Group ID
-- Talk Group ID
ofd654
Member
thanksProgramming in ProScan is done the same way that the scanner is programmed and all software in that it follows the hierarchy. The hierarchy is explained in this link.
Uniden Scanners Systems, Sites and Groups - The RadioReference Wiki
It may not stick out so here it is in the simplest form.
Conventional systems
System
- Group
-- Conventional frequency
-- Conventional frequency
-- Conventional frequency
- Group
-- Conventional frequency
-- Conventional frequency
-- Conventional frequency
Trunking systems
System
- Site
-- Trunking frequency
-- Trunking frequency
-- Trunking frequency
- Site
-- Trunking frequency
-- Trunking frequency
-- Trunking frequency
- Group
-- Talk Group ID
-- Talk Group ID
-- Talk Group ID
- Group
-- Talk Group ID
-- Talk Group ID
-- Talk Group ID
tvengr
Well Known Member
One thing to remember is that the BCD396T will allow only a single site per system. That is different from the other DMA scanners.
ka3jjz
Wiki Admin Emeritus
Right; for the listing above, remove the 2nd site and you've got the 396T's basic trunk setup
Mike
Mike
ofd654
Member
right now downloading most of florida into Proscan waiting for new usb cable to get in so I can up load to scanner
ka3jjz
Wiki Admin Emeritus
Actually the concept of 'sites' didn't come into play with the 396T- that came with the XT handhelds (and of course the BCD996T and BCT15). However it's logical to program the 396T one 'site' at a time
Mike
Mike
ofd654
Member
when you say 1 site at a time looking at florida do you mean 1 county or all of fla
No. I mean one site per system because the BCD396T is a single site per system scanner. What you have to do first is determine the sites near you so you will just be programming those sites into the database. When importing from the RRDB, after the data has been retrieved (using the Get Data button), click the 'Uncheck All Sites' and then check just one site then click the Import button. That will create a system with just one site. If you want other sites on the same system, then do it again by checking the box for the other site then click the import button. Repeat until you got all the sites for a particular system.
{edit} Can you provide the link of the RRDB system you are trying to program?
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ofd654
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downloaded central florida marion,
Citrus County, Florida
Flagler County, Florida
Levy County, Florida
Dixie County, Florida
Alachua County, Florida
Putnam County, Florida
St. Johns County, Florida
Clay County, Florida
Taylor County, Florida
Lafayette County, Florida
Suwannee County, Florida
waiting for the usb cablem to come in says Monday. each one downloaded using import one at a time. So I guess I have 12 sites right
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