[TrunkCom] [Scanont] Uniden releases information on 800 MHz Rebanding Impact on Uniden Scanners. (fwd)

Thu Oct 27 15:22:25 EDT 2005

So does this mean that my BC235XLT will no longer work?

I am in Orange county CA and monitor the local trunked system.

Thanks 

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>Subject: [TrunkCom] [Scanont] Uniden releases information on 
>800 MHz Rebanding Impact on Uniden Scanners. (fwd)
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>Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 21:28:44 -0400
>From: David Bate <davebate at rogers.com>
>Reply-To: ScanOnt at yahoogroups.com
>To: ScanOnt at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [Scanont] Uniden releases information on 800 MHz 
>Rebanding Impact
>    on Uniden Scanners.
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>Uniden releases information on 800 MHz Rebanding Impact on 
>Uniden Scanners.
>
>Background Information
>Beginning in the late 1990's, the FCC and industry began 
>studying interference problems on public safety communications 
>systems in the 800 MHz band. The root cause of most of the 
>reported issues was interference from high-powered business 
>radio systems on channels adjacent to relatively low-powered 
>public safety radio systems.
>
>In early February 2005, the FCC issued a Report and Order 
>directing that certain actions be taken to reduce or eliminate 
>the conditions that have resulted in this interference. These 
>actions include:
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>Moving current non-public safety licensees out of the 
>806-809/851-854 MHz band. Moving public safety licensees into 
>the 806-809/851-854 MHz band.
>Changing the current 800 MHz channel plan.
>The relocation of licensees should help to isolate critical 
>public safety bands away from interference-creating services, 
>but will require that users reprogram their scanner with the 
>new frequencies.
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>The change to the 800 MHz channel plan will have the greatest 
>effect on scanner operation. Most scanners use this channel 
>plan to determine the voice channel frequency for Motorola 
>Analog or mixed systems. Users with scanners that rely on this 
>channel plan will need to reflash their scanner in order for 
>it to continue to properly track Motorola Analog or mixed 
>systems. Scanners that cannot be reflashed will need to be replaced.
>
>These two changes (relocating licensees and changing the 
>channel plan) are together referred to as "Rebanding."
>
>More information on Rebanding can be found at 
>http://www.800ta.org and  from the links on that site.
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>Impact on Scanning Receivers
>Rebanding is a mixed blessing for scanner users. The same 
>interference sources that have affected public safety users 
>have also affected the use of scanners, sometimes to a greater 
>degree. Rebanding should greatly improve scanner operation for 
>the same reason that public safety radio operation will 
>improve: less interference from unwanted sources. However, as 
>rebanding occurs on a system, scanners will need to be 
>replaced, reflashed, or reprogrammed in order to continue to 
>track the trunked systems in the 800 MHz band. The following 
>table summarizes this impact on Uniden's current product line.
>
>Model
>BCD396D
>Motorola APCO 25 Reprogrammed
>Motorola Analog Reflashed
>EDACS Reprogrammed
>LTR Reprogrammed
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>BC246T
>Motorola APCO 25 N/A
>Motorola Analog Reflashed
>EDACS Reprogrammed
>LTR Reprogrammed
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>BC296D
>Motorola APCO 25 Reprogrammed
>Motorola Analog Reflashed
>EDACS Reprogrammed
>LTR Reprogrammed
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>BC796D
>Motorola APCO 25 Reprogrammed
>Motorola Analog Reflashed
>EDACS Reprogrammed
>LTR Reprogrammed
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>BC898T
>Motorola APCO 25 N/A
>Motorola Analog Reflashed
>EDACS Reprogrammed
>LTR Reprogrammed
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>BCT8
>Motorola APCO 25 N/A
>Motorola Analog Reflashed
>EDACS Reprogrammed
>LTR Reprogrammed
>
>Older Models
>Motorola APCO 25 N/A
>Motorola Analog Replaced
>EDACS Reprogrammed
>LTR Reprogrammed
>
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>End users will be able to reflash the indicated models using a 
>PC cable and a software download from Uniden's web site. All 
>future Uniden trunktracking models are expected to either 
>incorporate the Rebanding requirements or be flash upgradeable 
>to do so.
>
>The first public safety systems could be rebanded as early as 
>April 2006.
>Uniden's goal is to have a firmware update available for each 
>compatible model by this time, but final testing and release 
>of the update will depend on the actual implementation of 
>these changes. Uniden plans to announce firmware updates for 
>each model as they become available.
>
>This statement is based on the current rebanding plan, as 
>accepted by FCC and industry. Future changes to this plan 
>could affect Uniden's response or its ability to respond. 
>Nothing in this statement should be construed as any type of 
>promise or warranty. Uniden reserves the right to make changes 
>to its rebanding response policy at any time.
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>--
>David Bate - ScannerDesk & FlightDesk
>
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