[bars] Bearcat BCD996P2

[KC1SOZ]

Holy moleed. Sounds like the scanner works is an entirely separate universe
on its own. 😁😁

On Tue, Jul 2, 2024, 16:06 Matt Wagner <mwaggy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Isn’t the MBTA still on EDACS ProVoice?
>
> Jason: I can’t help much with scanner programming (I have a BCD536HP and
> just programmed stuff via the keypad because I was too “lazy” to set up
> programming software), but I would pass along
> https://www.snewiki.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page as an excellent
> reference for frequencies and such.
>
> You may also find
> http://new.marksscanners.com/996XT/996xt.shtml handy for getting familiar
> with the somewhat tricky user interface.
>
> You might also look at programming the Mass State Police 800 MHz trunked
> system once you get settled in. It’s a wide-area simulcast system so you
> can hear troopers throughout northeastern MA. They tend to show up to most
> of the interesting calls in the area, beyond their own stuff.
>
> 73,
> Matt, N1ZYY
>
> On Tue, Jul 2, 2024 at 15:00 Richard T <radiohamateur at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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