Who can I take my Uniden BCD996P2 Scanner to for program help?

[FireHorseRita]

Hi. I have read and studied the forums and watched YouTube videos teaching myself how to program my newest Uniden scanner. I am still having difficulty programming the local talk groups for APD. I have downloaded as much as I could figure out using the Bu-Tel software. I think I have all of Madison County entered, but I think I'm lacking the control channel for APD???? I really need someone's expertise to look at my scanner and probably reset the whole thing. Is there a scanner programming service anywhere here in Anderson or Indy?

 

[eaf1956]

That County uses the INDY system and alot of DISPATCH is probably on Dispatch 2 which is encryted. Also appears to have silmulcast so the 996P2 may not work well in that area. I don't have a P2 any longer or I would program it up and take a trip to see if it worked up there. What software are you using? I may be able to send a ARC file which may or may not work for that system. When you say BuTel I assume you mean ARC XT.

 

[FireHorseRita]

Yes, I am using the ARC XT.

 

[buddrousa]

There are several users in your are or you could send a user your file and what you want and get the file sent back to you.

 

[doctordialtone]

Hi. I have read and studied the forums

Hi. Add this "Easier to Read" manual to your reading:

Easier to Read BCD996P2/XT Digital Scanner Manual

Good luck!

 

[eaf1956]

Anderson has their own TGs so you have to select those along with Madison Co.

 

[eaf1956]

Try this profile for ARC XT after you unzip it.

 

[FireHorseRita]

eaf1956
I am so grateful and this so exciting to finally get APD again. But can you send it as a RS Data file? I couldn't get it to open up on ARC XT as a PFL file. I may not be doing it right tho.

 

[eaf1956]

Use FILE and select Open Profile

 

[fxdscon]

Use FILE and select Open Profile

I tried that file in ARCxt also, and it contains no programming data.

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[tvengr]

I get the same thing. I opened it as a profile and there is nothing in it. A profile is nothing more than a list of rsf files. You need to have the rsf files first to make use of a profile. That just opens a list of existing files.

 

[eaf1956]

I just downloaded it and UN ZIPed it and it loaded fine. I assume you guys un Ziped it and just didn't change filename

 

[buddrousa]

Not working EAF

 

[fxdscon]

I just downloaded it and UN ZIPed it and it loaded fine

It's pointing to a list of rsf files "on your computer"... rsf files don't get included with the pfl file when you take it off of your computer.

It's like taking the index page out of a book and sending it to someone..... they have directions to where the pages are in the book, but they don't have the book that contains the pages.

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[eaf1956]

OK y'all send her a file for Madison Co

 

[kruser]

OK y'all send her a file for Madison Co

Zip and send the file in bold: C:\Users\Ed\Documents\My Scanner Data Files\ARC-XT\Indy Public Safe.rsf

 

[eaf1956]

Try this, although being simulcast it still may not work on the P2. UnZip and open as a system.

 

[FireHorseRita]

eaf1956
I got it! Thank you so much, Ed. I have the file programmed on my scanner now and I'm listening to APD. I spent a week trying to do this myself. It was so over my head. It was easier back in the old days when all I had to do was key in the frequency codes on my Whistler, Motorola, or RCA scanners.

 

[buddrousa]

That looks better

 

[eaf1956]

That looks better

Never sent ARC files before but what the heck. I am so glad it works for you Ritaann. Kind of a simplistic programing but it gets you started.