Re: Re: Need help progaming

So even with an upgraded 396 it still didn't work 
with rebanded system? I would send it back and make them do it right.

$150 for programming is not even in the ball 
park. What type of programmer do you mean? Are 
they going to rewrite the firmware for a 
specialized system not supported by the radio? I 
have no idea why it won't work for your 
purposes...It should track any Motorola system that is FM or P25 modulation.

You should be able to do it by hand for free or 
with a computer program for around $30. Shoot you 
can get a program with a one month trial and 
program it free by using the info in 
radioreference. Most of the recent radios just 
need the control channels to work. Even the 250 
will still work if you put all the active trunk 
channels in it as fm conventional and hit scan.





At 08:53 PM 2/4/2010, you wrote:
>
>
>I had the 250 with the digital card which 
>totaled out at $500. The 250 could not be 
>upgraded to support rebanding, which is why I 
>went to the BCD396T. When my local agency went 
>to rebanding, my BCD396T, even with firmware 
>upgrading, became useless for my purposes. 
>Unless I want to spring for another $150 to a 
>programmer to have it programmed to work with rebanding.
>I got onto the 250 list by virture of having owned the 250 at one time.
>
>Ken
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Ben
>To: <mailto:UnidenBC250D%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected]
>Sent: Thursday, February 04, 2010 8:32 AM
>Subject: Re: [UnidenBC250D] Re: Need help progaming
>
>The 250 doesn't support rebanding and was $500
>with the digital card. I have one and still use
>it. Do you know of an upgrade for the 250? This is the 250 list...
>
>No way a 250 costs $150 to program!
>
>At 10:00 PM 2/3/2010, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >That's odd, as the only $500 scanners around support rebanding via
> >firmware upgrade. Actually, the only $500 ones left had it stock, I think.
> >
> >Joe M.
> >
> >Ken Weimer wrote:
> > > If you get the Uniden scanner, I understand
> > you are going to have to pay $150 to have it
> > programmed by a second party programmer. I
> > understand GRE will program one system as part
> > of the purchase price, or, put another way, for
> > free. How do I know? I now have a $500 Uniden
> > paperweight since my local system went to banding.
> > >
> > > Ken
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Keith
> > > To: 
> <mailto:UnidenBC250D%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:UnidenBC250D%40yahoogroups.com>[email protected]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 5:30 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [UnidenBC250D] Re: Need help progaming
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:40:45 -0000, "chris"
> > >
> > 
> <<mailto:c_centraldispatch911%40yahoo.com><mailto:c_centraldispatch911%40yahoo.com>c_centraldispatch911-/[email protected]> 
>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > > Keith, That is what I was afraid of.... Can
> > you recomend what scanner I should get to scan
> > the MPSCS system? Will the Radio Shack pro-90 work?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > The scanners that can scan the MPSCS are the BC296D, BC796D, PRO96,
> > > PRO2096, BCD396T and BCD996T you can only buy used. PRO106, PRO197,
> > > GRE400, GRE500 BCD396XT and BCD996XT are 
> the new scanners that can monitor
> > > 9600 BPS Motorola TRS digital voice. Some of the older scanner models
> > > *may* need a firmware upgrade.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------
> > >
> > > If you have come here to find out about the
> > 250D you have come to the right place! In fact
> > the discussion of the BC-250D and how it works
> > is the only acceptable topic on this list. Any
> > discussion about anything other than the
> > BC-250D is OFF TOPIC. I hope this is clear to
> > all group members..Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
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