Re: APCO Channels

--- In [email protected], zaxdad6@... wrote:
>Brian,
   I use the Keyspan USB adapter and have had it since getting my
scanner. It works perfect.
                            ED
> Thanks for the information. That makes getting the cable potentially
 easier. 
> I have been reading my BC manual with no success as per APCO
channels.  As I 
> said earlier I am going to get the software and should be running as
soon  as 
> I either find the cable or buy a new one. Has anyone had any luck
with a  
> serial to USB converter to use the scanner with a laptop that has no
serial  port? 
> Scanner Masters site says their software does not support USB.
Thanks,  Brian
>  
>  
> In a message dated 1/4/2009 11:50:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
> kweimer@... writes:
> 
>  
>  
>  
> Software and the PC to BC250 cable is the same as used with the new
 BCD396T. 
> Trying to program the BCD250 or BCD396T manually is almost mission  
> impossible. Uniden's help advice was basically read the 150 page
owners  manual. I 
> repleced my BC250 with the BCD396T and had it almost a month before
 I got it 
> working right as a digital trunking scanner. And this only by using
 the PC to 
> program. I wanted to go to only one agency. I now can turn scanner 
on and the 
> only agency I am interested in comes up. I can rotate the scroll 
knob to select 
> the different talk groups.
> Ken 
> 
> 
> ---- Original  Message ----- 
> From: _zaxdad6@..._ (mailto:zaxdad6@...)  
> To: _UnidenBC250D@UnidenBC250DUni_
(mailto:[email protected])   
> Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 10:32 AM
> Subject: [UnidenBC250D] APCO  Channels
> 
> I have owned my BC250 with APCO card since it came out. I am  not a
copmplete 
> idiot although I occaisionally play one in real life. My  digital
card shows 
> up on turning the scanner on but I can't seem to tune any  of the
local, 
> Westerly RI, channels. The card is enabled and the frequencies 
appear to be loaded 
> correctly. Nothing. If there is anyone out there who knows  how to
program 
> this thing PLEASE HELP. Should I be programing it with my PC  and is
the 
> software and cable still available. Any help would be greatly 
appreciated. I bought 
> the thing at Lentini's in Newington CT and several times  have
thought of 
> bringing it to them but moved to RI making that difficult.  Thanks
in advance.
> 
> Brian Daniels
> 
> P.S. Who wrote the manual for  this, Foster Brooks?
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