Re: just bought BC 780XLT

If the scanner works,don't expect to listen to any of the rebanded trunk  
systems. IT WILL NOT WORK ON THEM.
 
 
In a message dated 9/11/2012 12:48:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
[email protected] writes:

 
 
 

This is a good web site for Uniden scanners. Scroll down to Uniden  Manuals 
for older models. 
_http://marksscanners.com/index.shtml_ 
(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]_ (mailto:[email protected]) >
To: [email protected]_ 
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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/_ 
(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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