Re: UBCD396XT Scanning

Post by **Hilly** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 1:49 pm

Hi there all, my name is Peter and live in Albion Park NSW. I work as a coach driver and Vol for the NSW RFS. As i am new at this scanning thing,can anyone suggest which software to use and how is the best way to load the frequencies.

Cheers for now !!!!

Post by **Phil** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 2:53 pm

Hilly,

welcome to the forums, albion park is a lovely place i visit it numerous time a year to visit family

for the 396xt there are a few pieces of software
Proscan
Freescan
Butel - ARC396

personnaly i use proscan and have done on a few scanners

hope this information helps when the time comes to getting scanner frequencies please dont hesitate to ask

Post by **dags** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 5:20 pm

yep proscan is what i use

Post by **sylkwood** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:03 pm

I use Proscan and find it makes programming a lot easier

Post by **iiCaptain** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 8:03 pm

Freescan is what I use and it's free
Works well.

Sent from my Commodore Vic 20

Post by **roynewbie** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:01 pm

need help, where can i download the program required to pick up encrypted police ambo ect,
as this model is unencrypted?

thank roy

Post by **Comint** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:11 pm

roynewbie wrote:need help, where can i download the program required to pick up encrypted police ambo ect,
as this model is unencrypted?

There is currently NO scanner available that will allow you to monitor - as in, listen to the contents of - encrypted transmissions.

Any scanner will "pickup" encrypted transmissions, but there is NO programming that will allow you to listen to the un-encrypted audio.

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Comint

Post by **Choppa000** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 1:53 pm

Hi can anyone tell me where I can buy a desktop/mobile digital p25 scanner

Post by **Brainless** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:04 pm

GRE PSR-600 and the Uniden 996T, there is also the Uniden 996XT from the US

Post by **Newy1234** » Wed Sep 26, 2012 3:17 pm

Ebay is a good place to start.

Post by **Hilly** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:05 pm

Ok guys I have now had time to install the software free scan does anyone have the NSW Country police freq's please

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Post by **railsquad77** » Sat Oct 12, 2013 7:14 pm

Check forums under NSW police u will find it there

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Post by **55David** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 3:00 pm

Hi all, I have installed proscan and freescan. It appears that my ubcd396xt is unable to connect to either program. I am using a serial to USB adapter. I've checked everything speeds and ports etc. Any help is greatly appreciated

Post by **alphanull25** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 7:03 pm

Hi
I had the same problem with the 996T until I purchased a USB adpater with the PL2303 driver. This works even on the old 780XLT which everybody swore would never work with USB.
My 396XT came with a USB cable that has always worked on the 996T and the 396XT. Admittedly, there is something wrong with proscan that I could not get to work either. I use other software from Butel
Hope that helps. Do a google search for PL-2303 and get back to me if you get stuck

Niall
Gold Coast EMS Audio Feed Provider

Post by **dags19** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 7:45 pm

i bought one of these a couple of years ago i think somebody on here recommended it,i never had any problems with it still going like brand new today http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/USB-to-Seria ... 417772aa1b

Post by **Comint** » Tue Nov 05, 2013 11:22 pm

dags19 wrote:i bought one of these a couple of years ago i think somebody on here recommended it,i never had any problems with it still going like brand new today http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/USB-to-Seria ... 417772aa1b

That Link is for a USB-to-Serial-Adaptor using the FTDI chipset, which certainly does NOT use the troublesome Prolific chipset.

Cheap (less than about $15) USB-to-Serial-Adaptors from Asian countries, generally use counterfeit Prolific chipsets which may, or may not, work on your computer.

Prolific, the manufacturer of the genuine item, has been able to rewrite the "drivers" so that they will only work with the genuine item, and not work with the counterfeit chips.

I do NOT recommend using adapters with Prolific chipsets. I only recommend adapters using the FTDI chipset.

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Comint

Post by **tonka truck** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:03 pm

HI im new to the world of scanners i have just bought the ubcd39xt scanner hoping to listen to the police in wa but found out that it is incripted - will the new scanner bcd436hp allow me to listen to digital incripted frequencies if it doesn't then i don't need to buy it any infomation you can give me will be very appreciated.

Post by **Comint** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:38 pm

tonka truck wrote:HI im new to the world of scanners i have just bought the ubcd39xt scanner hoping to listen to the police in wa but found out that it is incripted - will the new scanner bcd436hp allow me to listen to digital incripted frequencies if it doesn't then i don't need to buy it any infomation you can give me will be very appreciated.

There is currently NO scanner available, anywhere in the World, that will allow you to listen to Encrypted transmissions, and there is NEVER likely to be any such scanner.

The BCD436HP, and the BCD536HP, certainly won't.

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Comint

Post by **tonka truck** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 1:52 pm

thank you for that no need to buy any new scanners

Post by **SteveO** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 2:48 pm

Comint wrote:
tonka truck wrote:HI im new to the world of scanners i have just bought the ubcd39xt scanner hoping to listen to the police in wa but found out that it is incripted - will the new scanner bcd436hp allow me to listen to digital incripted frequencies if it doesn't then i don't need to buy it any infomation you can give me will be very appreciated.
There is currently NO scanner available, anywhere in the World, that will allow you to listen to Encrypted transmissions, and there is NEVER likely to be any such scanner.

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Comint

I'll bet the CIA have some

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