Re: Re: APCO Channels

Great news. That brings my laptop into play.Now my next question is what is  
the best software for programing this thing? The ARC250 seems to be mentioned  
alot. Should I go for the Professional version? Anything else out there worth 
 looking at? I have the scanner behind me running with the frequencies 
plugged in  manually and nothing for the last three hours. Unless all the criminals 
left and  the crazy drivers suddenly developed skills, I'm thinking something 
is not yet  programmed correctly. Thanks for all the input so far. I wish I 
had found  this site about two years ago.
 
Brian
 
 
In a message dated 1/5/2009 10:41:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
[email protected] writes:

 
 
 
--- In _UnidenBC250D@UnidenBC250DUni_ (mailto:[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@... From:  _zaxdad From
> To:  _UnidenBC250D@ To:  _Uniden
(mailto:_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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