Next Release of ScanControl Software Nearly Ready

The next release of ScanControl is nearly ready for general release.

ScanControl is the only scanner programming package that handles 16
different Uniden models, and we are adding number 17 in this next
release.

Our next release will contain the following updates and enhancements:

1. Support for the BC95XLT - The BC95XLT is a low cost, conventional
only, bank style, handheld radio from Uniden.  It's PC interface only
supports channel programming / loading.  It does not support radio
Control / Monitoring.  The BC95XLT will be supported in the existing
LITE and FULL Editions of our software along with the new BASIC Edition.

2. Introducing a new edition, the BASIC Edition, of ScanControl to
support the low end of the market.  Initially supporting only the
BC95XLT and SC230, ScanControl BASIC Edition provides channel
programming, storage and loading using the same user interface in all
our other products.  It does not provide radio Control / Monitoring. 
The BASIC Edition will include the DataGrabber and the basic editing,
programming and loading features of ScanControl.  BASIC Edition users
will have an easy upgrade path to our LITE Edition or FULL Edition
should their radio collection expand or their needs become more
sophisticated.  The final price point for the BASIC Edition has not yet
been set but it will be less than $30.00.

3. Adding the DataGrabber "SmartTag" feature.  This is a user Program
Option that provides automatic alpha tag abbreviation during DataGrabber
pastes.  When enabled, commonly found phrases like "Police Dept" or
"Public Service" are automatically abbreviated to "PD" and "Pub Svc"
during the paste process.  This results in shorter alpha tags that don't
have their right end characters "chopped off" in ScanControl and in the
radio's display.  The list of phrases is already extensive and can be
amended anytime by updating one of our configuration files.

4. In a bank style, non DMA radios (BC245XLT, BC895XLT, PRO2052,
BC780XLT, BC95XLT, BC250D, BC785D, BC296D, BC796D, BC898T, BCT8) added a
user Program Option feature to use the "Group" name from RR.COM as an
automatic prefix for the alpha tag going into a channel or talkgroup ID
during a DataGrabber paste.  If a group of frequencies is titled
"Chesterfield County" and then there are 20 frequencies with their alpha
tags in the group, the DataGrabber will append "Chesterfield Co" to the
beginning of each alpha tag for each frequency.  This makes the tags
more meaningful when you're pasting a large number of channels from
several groups into a bank during one paste step.

5. Put additional controls for Hold & Scan on the Mini Control / Monitor
screen.  This allows the user to suspend and resume scanning directly
from the Mini Monitor screen during Radio Control / Monitoring.

6. Added support for serial COM ports numbered from 1 to 15.  Previous
versions only supported COM ports 1 to 9.

7. The Search / Scan Hit log, displayed during radio Control /
Monitoring, will now include a channel / tgid total hits value and a
channel / tgid total elapsed time value at the end of each log entry. 
This provides a running sum of hits and time for each unique channel /
tgid logged during the Control / Monitor session.  These values are also
saved in the CSV file during the log save process.

8. Added a System Navigator MAP to all DMA radio system print outs.  The
MAP displays the System Quick Key and other system attributes along with
the Group hierarchy shown graphically under the system heading.

9. Added a Automatic Gain Control (AGC) adjustment screen for DMA radios
that support AGC (BR330T, BCD396T, BCT15, BCD996T).

10. Added automatic DMA radio System and Group memory limit checks into
the DataGrabber paste process.  The DataGrabber will now warn the user
before completing a paste that exceeds the radio imposed memory limits
found in DMA radios.  For details on these memory limits see this Web
Page >> http://www.scannersoft.com/dma_mem_limits.htm
<http://www.scannersoft.com/dma_mem_limits.htm>  .

11. The DataGrabber now contains additional intelligence that checks the
TGID mode, when listed, for Analog, Digital or Encrypted and excludes
those TGIDs whose mode is not supported in the radio being programmed. 
The user is warned when these exclusions are found.  This eliminates the
need for the user to manually delete incompatible TGIDs from pasted
data.

Stay tuned for additional announcements as we finalize the release date.

Ken D.



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