Re: just bought BC 780XLT

 
This is a good web site for Uniden scanners. Scroll down to Uniden Manuals for older models. 
http://marksscanners.com/index.shtml
 
The BC780 isn't that hard to program by hand once you have the manual. 

Chuck in Detroit / NODAK 1
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From: Tom Hirsch <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 12:17 AM
Subject: Re: [UnidenBC780XLT] just bought BC 780XLT


  
Hello Pacman,

For $25, you got a very good deal, if the radio works.

To program the radio, you will need a DB9 cable, which is a serial cable with male connector on one end, female on the other...IF your computer has serial port. If you have a null modem cable, that will NOT work to program the radio. However, if you want to clone the memory from one scanner to another, you will need a null modem cable to connect the 2 scanners. if you have a very recent computer with no serial port, get a USB to serial cable.

If you can find a BC 780 owner in your area with a good programming plan that interests you, see if that person will clone or allow you to clone your scanner from that one.

To program the radio, you can use ARC 780, or Proscan. Both are very good and are widely used and well-regarded by scanner hobbyists. Scancat will program this radio. And if you can get it, AFS 780 is freeware which was available years ago, but was removed from its website. The files section of this email group may have AFS 780.

The 780 was first sold in 1999, I believe. It's a very good scanner, but dated. Uniden has few, if any parts for this unit, and won't service it anymore. It has older firmware which does not support rebanded Motorola 800 MHz systems. My experience is that this unit, and all other scanners prior to the BC-796D will receive about 60-70% of the rebanded channels on a rebanded Motorola 800 MHz system. It will work on rebanded 800 MHz EDACS systems just fine. This unit is also not as sensitive as later model scanners. But it does have a very good frequency range. The alphanumeric readout is excellent. And this scanner handles analog modulation only. It will not work on the many digital radio services that exist now, and the number of public safety agencies switching from analog to digital is increasing every week.

Use the data on http://www.radioreference.com/ to find frequencies and trunk systems to program into your scanner.

If you did not receive an owners manual with the scanner, download a PDF version from the Uniden website. The manual is essential to learning the scanner, unless you have a scanner expert friend who is experienced with this model, who is willing to train you in using it.

Happy scanning

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