Re: Next Release of ScanControl Software Nearly Ready

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--- In [email protected], "scanuser99" <kend@...> wrote:
>
>
> 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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