Looks like a really cool scanner and I'm glad we now have another couple models that can do P25 Phase-II instead of only the GRE PSR-800, which is hard to find to begin with now that GRE has gone away. Fortunately I don't yet have any Phase-II systems here in south Florida so my 996xt should continue to serve me for some time but hopefully prices will settle a bit by the time it does come to my area. I also kinda hoped they might incorporate D-Star into their latest scanner but maybe next time. Very cool scanner though :)
Uniden Upman I've seen that happen before to other people. Must be a UA-cam thing. Anyway, I deleted that part of my comment since it's back to normal now :)
Paul, any talk of adding NEXEDGE to a newer model scanner? I know that there will be a demand of NEXEDGE soon, all the major Railroads will be going to that protocol within the next few yrs. Love the new scanners, they look and sound great.
Great looking scanner. Can't wait until it's released. A couple of questions. What is the connector to the right of the MicroSD slot? Will there be an option to read or write from the scanner over a serial connection? If so, will you publish a programmer's guide?
I just got my 536hp a couple days ago have it programmed and what not, and I noticed that the date and the frequency numbers along with like a p25 network doesn't come up when a channel is active. Any reason for that or is it normal? I have seen a bunch of other videos where the frequency and the network come up. Just making sure that I'm not missing something.
Looking for a good scanner for recieving emergency services in australia.Will this scanner be able to follow and decode all services in Australia . Has it got provision for extermal antenna connection in base setup.
I'm in an area where we're switching to a TDMA P25 system on Feb. 10. Will those frequencies be available for programing right out of the box. How will that work. If we program the scanner on Feb. 10, will we be able to program those frequencies on Feb. 10? If not, when? How's that process work?
Hello. I have the new BCD536HP .Okay i love the scanner it the best one i ever had. But i got one thing i can't get right on it. it the time when it 1;O CLOCK PM it will change over to military time. i don't understand what i'm doing wrong where i live it Central Time. so what setting do i set it on?
dan uhase, my friend Paul just purchased it from Bearcat Warehouse in Maryland. Also, the PRICE just dropped on Amazon.com to $373.50 since the Bearcat SDS-100 is now available with IQ technology and a full color LCD screen.
Hello All. I am a physically disabled man in a wheelchair.I hope no one will be rude but I cant seem to get my BCD536HP to do firmware updates. I have it connected to my 32-bit desktop pc running Windows 7 Home Premium and I have the Sentinel software running as well but nothing happens. If I hit the key with the decimal point in the bottom left of the keypad , will that trip the scanner into either mass storage mode or serial mode. I think the stock USB cable is damaged because Ive tried it in other ports and srill nothing. And when I connect my wireless keyboard/mouse combo in all the USB ports it works...Any suggestions? Thanks Sheldon.
Really hope there is more control on the programming than there appears to be in the videos and in Sentinel. I want to be able to change the names of departments, systems, and groups. And I really prefer the memory style of the BCD-996XT better than this at first look. I want to control the scanner, not have a database do it for me.
I'm thinking that I would rather own a Bearcat BCD-996P2 because no matter what you buy, something else will come out better like the new SDS200. That is awesome looking. Paul from Uniden America did a great job designing this base/mobile product.
hi, i see it has a headphone jack but does it have a ext speaker jack in the rear?or does the headphone jack have enough power to run a ext speaker? does it program trunking channels for you as well?thanks
Yes, it has an External Speaker jack. If the headphone jack put out enough power to drive a speaker, it would blow out your headphones (and probably your ears along the way). :) It includes all scannable radio types, including Motorola, EDACS, LTR, and P25 trunking.
Yes, this base/mobile is just about their top of the line but now, the SDS200 is better but MUCH more money with a color LCD screen. Google that model.
Hello sir Ive been following you videos and they help me out greatly but I cant pick up any digital frequencies at all I made my fav. lists but there not picking them up any suggestions?
great, ijust lost my whole comment. not to sound like an ass but whats the difference between digital and trunking. i lost my township and the big one next to us and all i can find out was they went digital. i have a trunking scanner but i don't know if its a whole new band or a different way of trunking. cant find any info. I'm looking for 08204 and 08210 in nj. scratching my head. thanks, lond running thread.
Digital refers to the way in which audio content is converted to a digital stream. Digital audio can be either conventional (not trunked) or trunked. Trunking means that the frequency assignments for any particular radio call are made by a system controller. These signals are sent out over a control channel, which basically tells the system radios (and scanners) what frequency to tune to to hear the radio traffic.
Paul i was wondering one other thing Will we see these Radio's the BCD436 and 536HP at Radio Shack Locations throughout the country) As you can find the BCD996 / 396 and the Home Patrol-1) Were i Live and and locations close by you can just about find one these Radio's there.. I hoping this is the Same for the New one's coming out in January.. Thanks for Your Time..
I just tried to set mine up. I just got it today. I tried to set the clock, put in the information...the scanner said processing. Then it said the info was lost. I tried to reset it again but the scanner won't allow me to input new data even when I push the E key or just wait out the time. It just keeps displaying the same message over and over again. Pressing the keys doesn't make any difference. This is a brand new scanner!! I already attempted to contact the seller about the issue. Ever heard of this before??
There is no standard for using USB as a GPS interconnect format. The GPS unit must provide NMEA 0183 output, which is basically RS232 Serial. Uniden sells the BC-GPSK for this application.
Jack Schappell The GPS accessory is an $80 piece. I'd not want to add that to the cost of every scanner, since many of them are used in a stationary setting.
Hey Paul. It might make my recent posts on radioreference.com alot easier if you or someone else on here could post a similar video on howto key in a Canadian Postal Code via the 536hp keypad? As you may know, pretty much every city 'street' has a different postal code..
Hi Mike, thanks for sharing this video (ITIWG). I do not know what the problem is (LOF). Have you shown it to Mom...maybe she knows what's wrong (DS). George is here today...he agrees (HNIWYATA).
Is it just me or does Uni Upman sound like Thomas Lennon AKA Lt. Dangle from Reno 911..... I want a BCD536HP so bad I can taste it....
cannot wait too get this scanner darn things nice
Looks like a really cool scanner and I'm glad we now have another couple models that can do P25 Phase-II instead of only the GRE PSR-800, which is hard to find to begin with now that GRE has gone away. Fortunately I don't yet have any Phase-II systems here in south Florida so my 996xt should continue to serve me for some time but hopefully prices will settle a bit by the time it does come to my area. I also kinda hoped they might incorporate D-Star into their latest scanner but maybe next time. Very cool scanner though :)
Fixed. Don't know why that blank space was there. Thanks for letting me know.
Uniden Upman I've seen that happen before to other people. Must be a UA-cam thing. Anyway, I deleted that part of my comment since it's back to normal now :)
IS this like a GPS eventually you will run out of memory with all of these updates?
Paul, any talk of adding NEXEDGE to a newer model scanner? I know that there will be a demand of NEXEDGE soon, all the major Railroads will be going to that protocol within the next few yrs. Love the new scanners, they look and sound great.
Great looking scanner. Can't wait until it's released. A couple of questions. What is the connector to the right of the MicroSD slot? Will there be an option to read or write from the scanner over a serial connection? If so, will you publish a programmer's guide?
I just got my 536hp a couple days ago have it programmed and what not, and I noticed that the date and the frequency numbers along with like a p25 network doesn't come up when a channel is active. Any reason for that or is it normal? I have seen a bunch of other videos where the frequency and the network come up. Just making sure that I'm not missing something.
Being that its 2019 now and the SDS200 is out, would you say its worthwhile to still get this scanner? Thanks.
R.I.P. Upman.
Is this today considered a good scanner? has anything new come out that does more?
Display looks easier to read on camera than it is in person
Looking for a good scanner for recieving emergency services in australia.Will this scanner be able to follow and decode all services in Australia . Has it got provision for extermal antenna connection in base setup.
I'm in an area where we're switching to a TDMA P25 system on Feb. 10. Will those frequencies be available for programing right out of the box. How will that work. If we program the scanner on Feb. 10, will we be able to program those frequencies on Feb. 10? If not, when? How's that process work?
Hello. I have the new BCD536HP .Okay i love the scanner it the best one i ever
had. But i got one thing i can't get right on it. it the time when it 1;O CLOCK PM
it will change over to military time. i don't understand what i'm doing wrong
where i live it Central Time. so what setting do i set it on?
....or is there a USB compatible GPS unit available from Uniden?
Thanks Paul
that very cool i'am getting to the handheld uniden BCD436 scanner
dan uhase, my friend Paul just purchased it from Bearcat Warehouse in Maryland. Also, the PRICE just dropped on Amazon.com to $373.50 since the Bearcat SDS-100 is now available with IQ technology and a full color LCD screen.
You sound like the guy from Reno 911... 👍🏻
can the bcd536hp display the actual frequency as it scans
If i put a 256gb microsd card in this will it work?
Hello All.
I am a physically disabled man in a wheelchair.I hope no one will be rude but I cant seem to get my BCD536HP to do firmware updates. I have it connected to my 32-bit desktop pc running Windows 7 Home Premium and I have the Sentinel software running as well but nothing happens. If I hit the key with the decimal point in the bottom left of the keypad , will that trip the scanner into either mass storage mode or serial mode. I think the stock USB cable is damaged because Ive tried it in other ports and srill nothing. And when I connect my wireless keyboard/mouse combo in all the USB ports it works...Any suggestions?
Thanks Sheldon.
Really hope there is more control on the programming than there appears to be in the videos and in Sentinel. I want to be able to change the names of departments, systems, and groups. And I really prefer the memory style of the BCD-996XT better than this at first look. I want to control the scanner, not have a database do it for me.
See my other video using Sentinel.
I just watched it. Cleared up all my concerns. Thanks Mr. O.
I'm thinking that I would rather own a Bearcat BCD-996P2 because no matter what you buy, something else will come out better like the new SDS200. That is awesome looking. Paul from Uniden America did a great job designing this base/mobile product.
Man, this is thing would be my red ryder BB Gun, lol.
How do you use the BCD536HP on a cross country trip??
I would connect a BC-GPSK GPS to the scanner, then start driving. What is scanned will continuously update based on where you are.
OK I ordered the GPS. Sure beats having to pre-program the whole route.
My 436 has weak rf sensitivity on any frequency. Am not happy with it...
i just got one and it works great
will this work in norway
hi, i see it has a headphone jack but does it have a ext speaker jack in the rear?or does the headphone jack have enough power to run a ext speaker?
does it program trunking channels for you as well?thanks
Yes, it has an External Speaker jack. If the headphone jack put out enough power to drive a speaker, it would blow out your headphones (and probably your ears along the way). :) It includes all scannable radio types, including Motorola, EDACS, LTR, and P25 trunking.
Yes, this base/mobile is just about their top of the line but now, the SDS200 is better but MUCH more money with a color LCD screen. Google that model.
Hello sir Ive been following you videos and they help me out greatly but I cant pick up any digital frequencies at all I made my fav. lists but there not picking them up any suggestions?
gary o Suggest you provide a lot more details (where you are, what agency(ies) you want to hear, etc) over in the forums at RadioReference.com.
check and see if your area uses encryption on their frequencies. If so then your basically screwed. no scanner can pick up encrypted signals
I hate that thw knobs are so slippery . They should made them more rugged
What's the recommended GPS unit for this unit and is a serial 9-pin connector for the GPS included?
How about what's better the Uniden GPS or the Garmin GPS?
Uniden GC-GPSK 9-pin serial cable comes with GPS unit, not the radio
SO DOES THAT MEAN YOU WOULD GO WITH THE UNIDEN?
great, ijust lost my whole comment. not to sound like an ass but whats the difference between digital and trunking. i lost my township and the big one next to us and all i can find out was they went digital. i have a trunking scanner but i don't know if its a whole new band or a different way of trunking. cant find any info. I'm looking for 08204 and 08210 in nj. scratching my head. thanks, lond running thread.
Digital refers to the way in which audio content is converted to a digital stream. Digital audio can be either conventional (not trunked) or trunked. Trunking means that the frequency assignments for any particular radio call are made by a system controller. These signals are sent out over a control channel, which basically tells the system radios (and scanners) what frequency to tune to to hear the radio traffic.
Paul I see the ( Hold Resume ) next to channel.! is the channel button used for Hold and Resume or is some other button used for that.. Thanks..
Pressing SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT, or CHANNEL holds on the S, D, or C. Pressing again releases hold.
@@UnidenUpman can you use the function dial to change the states with out using the zip code button,????
How loud scanner get 80 db square contact don't work
I JUST GOT ONE HOW DO YOU SET THE TIME ZONE IM IN Central Time MN. WHAT IS MY NUMBER DO I USE
Central is -6.0
Paul i was wondering one other thing Will we see these Radio's the BCD436 and 536HP at Radio Shack Locations throughout the country) As you can find the BCD996 / 396 and the Home Patrol-1)
Were i Live and and locations close by you can just about find one these Radio's there.. I hoping this is the Same for the New one's coming out in January.. Thanks for Your Time..
Currently these models are not planned at RadioShack for 2014.
***** Sorry, but I am not involved in the decision making process for anything outside of Uniden America, so cannot speak to their plans.
Uniden Upman Nor will they EVER be, now that the company has gone bye-bye.
I just tried to set mine up. I just got it today. I tried to set the clock, put in the information...the scanner said processing. Then it said the info was lost. I tried to reset it again but the scanner won't allow me to input new data even when I push the E key or just wait out the time. It just keeps displaying the same message over and over again. Pressing the keys doesn't make any difference. This is a brand new scanner!! I already attempted to contact the seller about the issue. Ever heard of this before??
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to display the frequency
There is no standard for using USB as a GPS interconnect format. The GPS unit must provide NMEA 0183 output, which is basically RS232 Serial. Uniden sells the BC-GPSK for this application.
Jack Schappell
The GPS accessory is an $80 piece. I'd not want to add that to the cost of every scanner, since many of them are used in a stationary setting.
Uniden Upman What exactly is the purpose of the GPS?
GPS will allow the scanner to precisely know your position and select channels for where you are while you travel. Best in a mobile install.
Uniden Upman awesome! I'll wait a bit for the price to drop and have most of the kinks worked out.
Robert Fern Prices generally don’t drop until a new model comes out. Case in point, what happened with the HP-1 after the HP-2 came out.
Hey Paul. It might make my recent posts on radioreference.com alot easier if you or someone else on here could post a similar video on howto key in a Canadian Postal Code via the 536hp keypad? As you may know, pretty much every city 'street' has a different postal code..
You just input the first three of the postal code. The postal code database only provides locations based on those digits.
Loaded Philadelphia (pa) Fire from sentinel but got no reception. Sup?
Hi Mike, thanks for sharing this video (ITIWG). I do not know what the problem is (LOF). Have you shown it to Mom...maybe she knows what's wrong (DS). George is here today...he agrees (HNIWYATA).
how much does that scanner cost
$525.00
Wow way too much money for this unit.
996 p2
I Wish I have one so I Pickup New York City &
Unite States Cost Gaurd
Word of advise n ever give out your location zip code u nuts. Anyway nice scanner
How about you update that Siren app? Crashes everyone's phones now and is completely useless
Ugly design, no DMR, no NEXDGE. I'll bypass.