Re: How can I manually program IDs into a Scan List without signal?

After may years, I have not figured out another way to program talk group IDs- I resorted to driving to where there was a strong enough signal that it didn't drop, then  punch in all my IDs from a list. Back when I first gor my 245, the software for programming was prohibitively expensive for me (ScanCat), so I didn't consider using a computer. I just found my programming cable after having misplaced it for a few years. I might go back to studying this scanner.My 246t is my main scanner, so I haven't worked the 245 keyboard  in ages. They're different animals- the 246t was quite a job to learn. My 245 was a frustrating radio when I first tried to program IDs in a fringe area. Yes it does halt your progress when the control channel gets lost.

--- On Sun, 12/27/09, jrmacgreg <rmacgregor-21a9/[email protected]> wrote:

> From: jrmacgreg <rmacgregor-21a9/[email protected]>
> Subject: [BC245XLT] How can I manually program IDs into a Scan List without signal?
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Sunday, December 27, 2009, 1:47 PM
> I just bought a used BC245 and I am
> not sure if this in normal.
> I do not have a program cable so I have t0 program it
> through the keyboard.I am programmed for a motorola type 2.
> 
> I can not manually program IDs into a bank unless I have a
> usable signal on the control channel. It will not go into
> the ID entry mode when I press the MAN key. Only when I am
> on a bank that has a strong enough signal will it allow me
> in. Whats annoying is that when I am on a weak control
> channel it will allow me in to program IDs but when it
> looses the signal it knocks me back out.
> How can I progam the radio for a network that I am not
> presently on. An example is that I am programming it for I
> location I will be going to be on a later date.
> Thanks
> 
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