[TrunkCom] Re: [DIGITAL-SCANNING] 9.6 K trunked systems/New Digital Card

Tue, 22 Oct 2002 15:47:02 -0400 (EDT)

Well, that couldn't be carved in stone either.  Maybe future cards will be
able to work with the 9600 BAUD, and as Shawn said this is the first
digital capable scanner, like we had the first trunktrackers we couln't do
EDACS or LTR.

On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Wayne M H wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Oct 2002 01:42:21 EDT, [email protected] wrote:
>
> >In a message dated 10/21/02 4:24:18 PM Central Daylight Time,
> >[email protected] writes:
> >
> >
> >> Here's the official word from Uniden as I received it today:
> >>
> >> "The forthcoming BC785D and BC250D scanners will be capable of
> >> monitoring P25 digital transmissions from conventional, 3600 baud
> >> mixed-mode and 3600 baud digital trunked systems."
> >>
> >> This means the first generation P25 scanners will not track 9600 baud
> >> trunking, but will monitor the digital transmissions in conventional
> >> mode. As I see it, however, 9600 baud trunking capability is close by.
> >> Fortunately, there are not too many 9600 baud systems out there... yet.
> >>
> >> By the way, there is nothing else out there that will track a 9600 baud
> >> system either, short of a Motorola radio.
> >>
> >> Tom WA8PYR
> >>
> >
> >Tom,
> >       With that begs the question... Will we be able to buy a new digital
> >card to enable us to track 9600 baud Apco-25 TRS's in the BC250/785 or will
> >we have to buy a whole new scanner? We all know that Uniden never will make a
> >flashable scanner so that point is moot.
>
> The digital card/slot is strictly for voice decoding. It's sad that
> Uniden has always been the company who puts out the least amount of
> effort to get a product out or to support a feature.
>
> -Wayne
>
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