Re: APCO-25
"Maggie OConnor" <[email protected]> Fri, 24 Jan 2014 23:20:31 -0500
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------=_NextPart_000_0B59_01CF195A.DFF721E0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable You guys have all be AWESOME to me =E2=80=93 and so fast to respond etc.. I= did get the Radio Scanner Pro app =E2=80=93 Gordon =E2=80=93 it=E2=80=99s = REALLY GREAT =E2=80=93 but =E2=80=93 I do want a scanner also =E2=80=93 now= the question is what to get. I really don=E2=80=99t want to spend a ton of= money =E2=80=93 I recently stupidly bought a used =E2=80=9Cbackup=E2=80=9D= 245, since I had so much trouble getting what I wanted from the 346 =E2=80= =93 of course that=E2=80=99s because I never tried the software until last = weekend =E2=80=93 at which time I realized that the majority of the stuff I= want has now been moved to digital. Don =E2=80=93 I could list some older = scanner models myself =E2=80=93 and I still have them all =E2=80=93 but not= in front of me! I think I had a 10 channel and maybe a 30 and then the 245= Trunk Tracker =E2=80=93 which eventually blew the speaker, but we took it = out on boats in Lake George and in the car and it got bounced around.. so w= e bought a busted one and took the speaker out- but then I got the 346 whi= ch at this point =E2=80=93 while I, like someone else mentioned, will defin= itely have and want more than one scanner =E2=80=93 sometimes I like to jus= t leave one on my town or something and scan different things on another.=20 So =E2=80=93 now the big problem =E2=80=93 what to get. I guess I have to l= ook up what HP-1 features are =E2=80=93 unless you can give me a quick expl= anation. Since my state =E2=80=9Cjust=E2=80=9D changed, I can=E2=80=99t im= agine needing more than the APCO-25 for a long time.. However =E2=80=93 I s= ee that the 396 came out back in 05.. and obviously the 436 is brand new.. = However, I honestly probably don=E2=80=99t need more than what the 396 can = do for me. I haven=E2=80=99t checked to see if my state police system is en= crypted =E2=80=93 I guess I better do that =E2=80=93 and I supposed I can= =E2=80=99t assume it=E2=80=99s not if it=E2=80=99s on that Radio Scanner pr= ogram =E2=80=93 as the person broadcasting that could be decrypting it..=20 Don =E2=80=93 I see you had some issues w/your 396.. that really stinks.. I= =E2=80=99m a little bit thinking of getting a used one =E2=80=93 although t= hat=E2=80=99s not my style =E2=80=93 well, I did for parts and =E2=80=9Cbac= kup=E2=80=9D =E2=80=93 but generally I don=E2=80=99t do that... but tax tim= e is coming and we=E2=80=99re going to owe a lot of money.. UGH..=20 From: don robinson=20 Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 11:03 PM To: [email protected]=20 Subject: Re: [BC245XLT] APCO-25 =20=20 You might want to look at a BCD436HP. That comes after the HP1 and the 396x= lt. The 436 HP is digital and can program by zip code. The price is close t= o the 396, but for a better scanner. Lookit: http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BCD436HP I've had to replace the speaker on my 396xlt after 4 months. Never had that= problem with any other scanner and that includes my old R/S Pro 23. own 245xlt, 246t, 396xlt. From: Maggie OConnor <[email protected]> To: [email protected]=20 Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 7:29 PM Subject: Re: [BC245XLT] APCO-25 That=E2=80=99s very interesting.. will it get the trunked stuff =E2=80=93 a= nd the digital too? I don=E2=80=99t care about =E2=80=9Cprogramming=E2=80=9D but I do want to b= e able to just go to a locality and =E2=80=9Chold=E2=80=9D on it- although = that=E2=80=99s mostly for my town, which I can do on all the scanners I alr= eady have :) From: Peter Duffy=20 Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 10:21 PM To: [email protected]=20 Subject: RE: [BC245XLT] APCO-25 =20=20 I didn't mention it before but if you just want to listen without the progr= aming work look into http://www.uniden.com/scanners/homepatrol-1-simple-pro= gram-scanner/invt/homepatrol1g It doesn=E2=80=99t get much easier for just = listening to the action. Home Patrol 1 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf = Of Peter Duffy Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 10:10 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [BC245XLT] APCO-25 You'll have to move up to at least the 396XT but you might want to check an= d make sure state hasn't also gone to scrambled/encrypted. Local radio grou= p should be able to tell you or a quick chat on Radio Reference site. As fa= r as programing goes FreeScan is available for free and simplifies that cha= llenge and with an account from RadioReference you can just download and up= load whatever you want. When it comes to using the radio keyboard I usually= us it only for changes on the go and close call or search. Programing is j= ust too time consuming when FreeScan can do it in minutes and the price is = right. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf = Of Maggie OConnor Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 9:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BC245XLT] APCO-25 Hi there, I think my state (Mass) police changed to a Digital Trunking System. I can= =E2=80=99t figure out what it=E2=80=99s exactly called, might it be APCO-25= or Project 25. That=E2=80=99s what=E2=80=99s listed in the =E2=80=9CType= =E2=80=9D column on RadioReference, where other systems say Motorola or EDA= CS. (I=E2=80=99m looking for the Commonwealth of Mass (Project 25) System. = It=E2=80=99s listed here: http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?stid=3D25&tab=3Dtrs Does anyone know if I can program my BC 245XLT for this? and if not, anyone= here know if I can do this on a BC346XT? Thanks much. ------=_NextPart_000_0B59_01CF195A.DFF721E0 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <head> <style type=3D"text/css"> <!-- /* start of attachment style */ .ygrp-photo-title{ clear: both; font-size: smaller; height: 15px; overflow: hidden; text-align: center; width: 75px; } div.ygrp-photo{ background-position: center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-color: white; border: 1px solid black; height: 62px; width: 62px; } div.photo-title=20 a, div.photo-title a:active, div.photo-title a:hover, div.photo-title a:visited { text-decoration: none;=20 } div.attach-table div.attach-row { clear: both; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div { float: left; /* margin: 2px;*/ } p { clear: both; padding: 15px 0 3px 0; overflow: hidden; } div.ygrp-file { width: 30px; valign: middle; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div div a { text-decoration: none; } div.attach-table div.attach-row div div span { font-weight: normal; } div.ygrp-file-title { font-weight: bold; } /* end of attachment style */ --> </style> </head> <HTML><HEAD></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff" dir=3Dltr> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <br><br> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV>You guys have all be AWESOME to me =E2=80=93 and so fast to respond et= c.. I did get=20 the Radio Scanner Pro app =E2=80=93 Gordon =E2=80=93 it=E2=80=99s REALLY GR= EAT =E2=80=93 but =E2=80=93 I do want a=20 scanner also =E2=80=93 now the question is what to get. I really don=E2=80= =99t want to spend a=20 ton of money =E2=80=93 I recently stupidly bought a used =E2=80=9Cbackup=E2= =80=9D 245, since I had so=20 much trouble getting what I wanted from the 346 =E2=80=93 of course that=E2= =80=99s because I=20 never tried the software until last weekend =E2=80=93 at which time I reali= zed that the=20 majority of the stuff I want has now been moved to digital. Don =E2=80=93 I= could list=20 some older scanner models myself =E2=80=93 and I still have them all =E2=80= =93 but not in front=20 of me! I think I had a 10 channel and maybe a 30 and then the 245 Trunk Tra= cker=20 =E2=80=93 which eventually blew the speaker, but we took it out on boats in= Lake George=20 and in the car and it got bounced around.. so we bought a busted one and to= ok=20 the speaker out- but then I got the 346 which at this point =E2=80=93= while I,=20 like someone else mentioned, will definitely have and want more than one sc= anner=20 =E2=80=93 sometimes I like to just leave one on my town or something and sc= an different=20 things on another. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>So =E2=80=93 now the big problem =E2=80=93 what to get. I guess I have= to look up what HP-1=20 features are =E2=80=93 unless you can give me a quick explanation. Si= nce my state=20 =E2=80=9Cjust=E2=80=9D changed, I can=E2=80=99t imagine needing more than t= he APCO-25 for a long time..=20 However =E2=80=93 I see that the 396 came out back in 05.. and obviously th= e 436 is=20 brand new.. However, I honestly probably don=E2=80=99t need more than what = the 396 can=20 do for me. I haven=E2=80=99t checked to see if my state police system is en= crypted =E2=80=93 I=20 guess I better do that =E2=80=93 and I supposed I can=E2=80=99t assume it= =E2=80=99s not if it=E2=80=99s on that=20 Radio Scanner program =E2=80=93 as the person broadcasting that could be de= crypting it..=20 </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Don =E2=80=93 I see you had some issues w/your 396.. that really stink= s.. I=E2=80=99m a=20 little bit thinking of getting a used one =E2=80=93 although that=E2=80=99s= not my style =E2=80=93 well,=20 I did for parts and =E2=80=9Cbackup=E2=80=9D =E2=80=93 but generally I don= =E2=80=99t do that... but tax time is=20 coming and we=E2=80=99re going to owe a lot of money.. UGH.. </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR= : #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt tahoma"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=3Ddon_551-/[email protected]= =20 href=3D"mailto:don_551-/[email protected]">don robinson</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 23, 2014 11:03 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A [email protected]=20 href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> </DIV= > <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [BC245XLT] APCO-25</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; DISPLAY: inline; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR= : #000000; FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><S= PAN=20 style=3D"DISPLAY: none"> </SPAN>=20 <DIV id=3Dygrp-text> <P> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: helveticaneue, helvetica neue= , helvetica, arial, lucida grande, sans-serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12pt= "> <DIV><SPAN>You might want to look at a BCD436HP. That comes after the HP1 a= nd=20 the 396xlt. The 436 HP is digital and can program by zip code. The price is= =20 close to the 396, but for a better scanner. Lookit:</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN> <A=20 href=3D"http://info.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BCD436HP">http://i= nfo.uniden.com/twiki/bin/view/UnidenMan4/BCD436HP</A></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN>I've had to replace the speaker on my 396xlt after 4 months. Nev= er=20 had that problem with any other scanner and that includes my old R/S Pro=20 23.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN>own 245xlt, 246t, 396xlt.</SPAN></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: helveticaneue, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, luci= da grande, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: helveticaneue, helvetica neue, helvetica, arial, luci= da grande, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px" class=3Dhr readonly=3D"true"></D= IV><FONT=20 size=3D2 face=3DArial><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B>= Maggie=20 OConnor <[email protected]><BR><B><SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> [email protected] <BR><B>= <SPAN=20 style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Thursday, January 23, 2014 7:2= 9=20 PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [BC245XL= T]=20 APCO-25<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=3Dy_msg_container> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV id=3Dyiv1504904421> <DIV dir=3Dltr><BR><BR> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> <DIV>That=E2=80=99s very interesting.. will it get the trunked stuff =E2=80= =93 and the digital=20 too?</DIV> <DIV>I don=E2=80=99t care about =E2=80=9Cprogramming=E2=80=9D but I do want= to be able to just go to a=20 locality and =E2=80=9Chold=E2=80=9D on it- although that=E2=80=99s mostly f= or my town, which I can do on=20 all the scanners I already have :)</DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FON= T-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"> <DIV style=3D"font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal"> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: rgb(245,245,245)"> <DIV><B>From:</B> <A [email protected] rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_bla= nk=20 ymailto=3D"mailto:[email protected]">Peter Duffy</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 23, 2014 10:21 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A [email protected] rel=3Dnofollow target= =3D_blank=20 ymailto=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> </= DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> RE: [BC245XLT] APCO-25</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FON= T-SIZE: small; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; TEXT-DECORATION: none"><SPAN> </SP= AN>=20 <DIV id=3Dyiv1504904421ygrp-text> <DIV>I didn't mention it before but if you just want to listen without the= =20 programing work look into=20 http://www.uniden.com/scanners/homepatrol-1-simple-program-scanner/invt/hom= epatrol1g=20 It doesn=E2=80=99t get much easier for just listening to the action. Home P= atrol=20 1<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: [email protected]=20 [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Duffy<BR>Sent: Thursda= y,=20 January 23, 2014 10:10 PM<BR>To: [email protected]<BR>Subject: RE:=20 [BC245XLT] APCO-25<BR><BR>You'll have to move up to at least the 396XT but = you=20 might want to check and make sure state hasn't also gone to scrambled/encry= pted.=20 Local radio group should be able to tell you or a quick chat on Radio Refer= ence=20 site. As far as programing goes FreeScan is available for free and simplifi= es=20 that challenge and with an account from RadioReference you can just downloa= d and=20 upload whatever you want. When it comes to using the radio keyboard I usual= ly us=20 it only for changes on the go and close call or search. Programing is just = too=20 time consuming when FreeScan can do it in minutes and the price is=20 right.<BR><BR>From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]= om]=20 On Behalf Of Maggie OConnor<BR>Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2014 9:12 PM<BR>= To:=20 [email protected]<BR>Subject: [BC245XLT] APCO-25<BR><BR>Hi=20 there,<BR><BR>I think my state (Mass) police changed to a Digital Trunking= =20 System. I can=E2=80=99t figure out what it=E2=80=99s exactly called, might = it be APCO-25 or=20 Project 25. That=E2=80=99s what=E2=80=99s listed in the =E2=80=9CType=E2=80= =9D column on RadioReference, where=20 other systems say Motorola or EDACS. (I=E2=80=99m looking for the Commonwea= lth of Mass=20 (Project 25) System. It=E2=80=99s listed=20 here:<BR><BR>http://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?stid=3D25&tab=3Dtrs= <BR><BR>Does=20 anyone know if I can program my BC 245XLT for this? and if not, anyone here= know=20 if I can do this on a BC346XT?<BR><BR>Thanks=20 much.<BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><BR> <DIV=20 style=3D"COLOR: white"></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></= DIV><!-- end group email --></DIV></DIV></DIV> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <br> <br> <!-- |**|end egp html banner|**| --> <div width=3D"1" style=3D"color: white; clear: both;"/>__._,_.___</div> =20=20=20=20=20=20 =20=20=20=20=20=20 <!-- Start Recommendations --> <!-- End Recommendations --> <!-- |**|begin egp html banner|**| --> <br><br> <tt> Enjoy the list ! 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