[bars] Bearcat BCD996P2

[Richard T]

The RS Pro 197 (Whistler 1065) has digital P25 automatically when you
program the town PD frequencies. The only mode it doesn't have is DMR, but
you pay extra (after 700 bucks) on a BC unit. You can pick up a cheap DMR
two way radio and use it for MBTA, etc...
RichieT
W1RJT

On Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 2:35 PM ARTHUR PIZER <apizer at comcast.net> wrote:

> He will need the P25 programming. Billerica went digital a few months ago.
> So did Tewksbury.  Andover and Wilmington are still analog at the moment.
> See RR site for others.
> Art
> NF1A
>
> On 07/02/2024 12:44 AM EDT JWAHAR BAMMI via bars <bars at w1hh.org> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Jason,
> IMHO Best to use software. Proscan and Freescan are 2 that I am familiar
> with. Freescan is free but has limitations like it can’t handle a few
> protocols. Proscan can suck down data from radio reference and programs
> your scanner. I use Proscan with a much simpler scanner, the BC 780 XLT,
> which is analog only. I do pick up quite a bit, but I use it more to
> monitor repeaters, gmrs activity, fm simplex, ATC but I do have quite a few
> pd/fd/amb etc in there
>
> Happy to share my db/code plug if you like
>
> 73 de k1jbd
> Bammi
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
> On Jul 2, 2024, at 12:07 AM, Jason Sanroma <jason at sanroma.net> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I recently got a Uniden Bearcat BCD996P2. Programming is quite difficult
> for me and I am unsure of how to put in the channel info. To start I just
> want to hear Billerica Police, and eventually maybe surrounding towns.
>
> Has anyone else run into the difficulty? Is there a code plug I could use?
> Anything helps.
>
> 73
> Jason
> K1NAD
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