Former deputy sheriff eddy craig right to travel traffic stop script washington state law duration. Ive wanted a police scanner since i was a kid and the desire to own one has only gotten worse over time. Just added a discriminator tap on this classic pro37 scanner radio and works fine with lapd p25 simi valley p25 disneyland shuttle dmr and other digital finds. If you have some stuff that not is listed here you can donate this by contact mods. A look at how to use the freescan software to program different models of uniden scanners. Home wall adapter for uniden bc780xlt, bc780xlt, bc785d, bc785d radio scanner. There is also a db9 rs232c port to remotely program and control the radio requires optional software and cable see options below. Bc780xlt 1 bc780xlt 2 ubc780xlt euroaus version related pages. Select the com port to which the ubc780 is connected. National communications back issue by story title listing. In this page you find schematic, users and instructions manuals, service manuals, technical supplement, leaf leads and other good stuff. I just modded my bc235xlt to have a discriminator output, and i am having problems trying to find out if i did it right. Describe your experience with the uniden bc780xlt and tell us why you give it the rating you did required. It also provided a data source usable with software programs such as.
Uniden has provided free siren software available for free via the. This product is nonreturnable for credit programming software for the uniden bc780. Other useful information would include your experience with similar products, infomation on a product that you would purchase instead of this one, and so on. Programming uniden scanners using freescan software youtube. Grabbing conventional channels frequencies using the rr database select a state and county to display the radio system data you are looking to capture. Im awaiting its arrival via usps priority shipping. Icr2 scanner software for windows xpme2000vista7 icr2 scanner software for win 98mexp2000 only icom icr3 scanner programming software for win 98mexp2000 only aor programming software. Only certain models of the pro92 are thought to be rebanding capable. A limiting resistor of 10 k is connected to pin 9 of the mc3361. Therefore the stepup software gives you many more options when it comes to programming your scanner. The scanner uses an mc3361 fm detector ic, with the unfiltered audio on pin 9.
Bc 780 xlt questions answered national communications. May 24, 2011 how to upgrade the firmware on a uniden bct8 scanner and reband a motorola and edacs trunk system. For information on purchasing third party software to program and control your bc 780xlt, see the flyer included in the box with this radio. An audio cable from the discriminator output to the line or microphone input of your computers soundcard. Radio shack realistic pro2006 analog scanner with discriminator tap and led smeter duration. Computer aided technologies programming software and. Solder a wire to this point and another to ground, then drill out a hole in the case to allow fitment of a jac. Was surfing through ebay the other day and saw a bc780xlt with a discriminator tap up for auction. Thanks always great to hear of peoples attempts at a mod or procedure and then confirmation of a successful effort. This radio comes with a mounting bracket, telescopic bnc antenna, ad580u ac adapter, cigarette lighter power cord, screwdriver, trunk tracker frequency guide and escanner software cd for windows 9598me2000xp. Voice traffic will be heard on the receivers speaker or headphone jack not your computer speakers.
Enabling the attenuator or choosing a rescan delay for a channel requires a multikey table 1. Tapping into your discriminator national communications mayjune, 2007. The bc780xlt has many more features than keys on its keypad, so you set parameters by navigating an extensive menu system up to four levels deep. I have bent to follow pin 9, so that only a minimal amount of solder is needed. Tapped uniden bc780xlt in orange county radioreference. Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than canadian dollars and are approximate conversions to canadian dollars based upon bloombergs conversion rates. Note that there is a limit to the number of files you can download. If you want to decode and monitor digital fsk and psk systems seriously, a discriminator tap is an absolute prerequisite. To make a discriminator output on a uniden bearcat 780xlt, there is no need to solder to an ic.
Introduction the bc895xltis a brand new stateoftheart radio withtrunktracking and automatic scanning capabilities. This excellent software can be downloaded free of charge. Latest version download, news and info about this softcare systems program. It can store frequencies such as police, fireemergency, marine, railroad, air, amateur, and other communications into 10 banks of 50 channels each. Scancontrol pro edition the pro edition combines all the functionality of the scancontrol full editions with support for uniden and gre radios. Tapped the discriminator of a pro2006 scanner and piped that into the computer so i could decode the data into clear audiovoice. Installation of a discriminator tap into a modern scanner. Do you have any tricks, modifications or constructions for homebrewed equipment that are not on mods. They can be directed by the software to a voice channel. Decoding p25 phase 1 with rtl sdr and sdrsharp full walk through duration. The discriminator output from a scanner is the raw, unfiltered signal that a.
Uniden bearcat u bc780xlt when you remove the top cover of the scanner, the point with the unfiltered baseband signal becomes visible. Arc780 bc780xlt software for police scanner radios. Programming uniden scanners using freescan software. Bc898t trunktracker iii scanner discriminator tap modification. Control freq jr is a software program that quickly and easily programs your uniden bc245xlt or bc780xlt using standard files types like excel spreadsheets, dbase files and comma delimited text files. Older scanners generally use dip ics for discriminator chips, making it easier to solder ones connections. Uniden bc890xlt discriminator tap last week i bought a used uniden bc890xlt scanner and added a discriminator audio tap. Said discriminator tap should have a resistor inline.
Good luck modifying your scanner with a discriminator tap. Hold the func key on the side of the radio and tap the lo key twice 2. After starting the arc780 software you must first setup the serial communication parameters. With the right software, you can plot the positions of ships received on a map. Also see the scandata faq q2 article for a list of older scanners tap. Andys 780xlt programmer is available from the uniden bc780xlt yahoo group. Discriminator tap points programming software and scanner. After the discriminator, audio filters and amplifiers follow that may heavily distort a digital signal. I just did the bc895xlt discriminator mod and it works. All links shown in green represent links to radios that are or expected to be capable of supporting rebanding. I just did the bc895xlt discriminator mod and it works date. If your receiver also has a discriminator tap, it can operate in a signal role. Scancat can control all the conventional operations of the pro2052, bc296, bc796, bc250, bc785, bc895, bc780, ubc780 and bc245 such as scanning, logging, spectrum analysis etc. You can store frequencies such as police, fireemergency, marine, air.
It is fairly easy to equip this scanner with a discriminator tap. Acarsd free software for the aviation monitor national communications julyaugust, 2006. These pages should help you add that discriminator tap to your scanner. Hold the func key on the front of the radio and tap the hold key until the icon goes away if the screen happens to change to show a custom search or a service search. The pro edition is the only program that supports all these radios in one software package. This is because of a we were unable to get accurate information or b the model used more than one type of discriminator chip during its production span. The outer sleeves come apart on the top and the bottom. The discriminator output from a scanner is the raw, unfiltered signal that a scanner produces before it is sent to the audio stage for output through the speaker also called the baseband audio.
Realistic radio shack pro37 scanner with discriminator. The uniden bearcat 60xlt without suffix 1 or 2 is a basic 10 channel scanner. Police and fire departments including rescue and paramedics. The bc780xlt is a stateoftheart radio with trunktracking and automatic scanning capabilities.
Unzip the contents to a temporary location then doubleclick setup. Some of these options include escanner pluss one program will support all the following uniden radios the new bc250d and bc785d plus the bc245xlt, bc780xlt and bc895xlt you have the ability to edit entries. The bc780xlt was introduced in 2001 and changed the hobby more. Click here to write a new message or comment for bc780xlt note that the message is not related to any article click here to see the article list for bc780xlt. If errors are encountered while using the program, please use the helpalerts and errors menu from within the application. Hardwarepage op25 open source mobile communications. Only a few scanners have a discriminator output as a standard.
View online or download uniden bc780xlt operating manual. Scroll your web browser up or down to display the frequency or talkgroup id data. If i plug a set of headphones into the discriminator tap, am i supposed. If you have modified a radio that is not listed here let us know. Repeat if another custom or service search appears in the screen during your scan. I have a uniden bearcat bc785d that has had a discriminator tap mod performed on it.
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