New Kid on the Block
 

Hi, I guess I will be the new kid on the
block for a while. Just bought on ebay a
Uniden BC250D ... used indoors for a week for
$230. I think I made a good purchase. ANY
WAY ...

I am not completely new to scanners. Had
one, several times in the past, but now
things are changing .. there is this trunking
going on. And then software for the
scanners, to load saved stations I think ...
and then digital .. NOT ONLY THAT .. but my
cellphone stuff has been removed, before I
learned how to modify them. Can you even
modify scanners if they are digital ?? Or if
they have digital capabilities do I need them
??

I am a gadget nut, so I had to have the
digital .. had to have the software capable
.... I do think the trunking was necessary,
but the rest ?? I don't know. ALSO, liked
the color of the display .. actually I have
only seen one picture of the scanner, it
hasn't been shipped to me yet. I am like a
kid at Christmas.

Any help or pointers would be greatly
appreciated. Or if you are a rambler or a
bragger or want to tell me what a great
choice I made, I would love to hear it all.
BY THE WAY ... I am in Deltona, Florida ..
Volusia County. Guess mostly I need to find
the software ?? Or do I need a card first ?
and if someone is from around here and would
like to modify the scanner for me .. I would
sure appreciate it.

Basically .. I am on the computer day and
night and not much of a TV watcher. Used to
listen to my old beat up scanner while I
worked on the computer - I design websites.
Then one day, this goes way back .. they
started the trunking thing .. . I never
invested in another one until today. First I
looked at everyone I could find but decided
on this .. I HOPE I DIDN'T MAKE A MISTAKE. I
should have checked here first maybe .. but I
am impulsive.
___________________________________
From the messy desk of: DeeVee
28°52' 925" N / 81°14'.318" W (give or take)
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Disclaimer: I have no idea what I am talking
about.

Well first off the answer is no when it comes to modding the radio for
cell. Next thing is, did you get the digital card to go with the radio?
If not then you wont be able to use the digital features of the radio.
You should have went for the BC296 or the PRO-96 if you wanted digital
capabilities.

In article , says...
Hi, I guess I will be the new kid on the
block for a while. Just bought on ebay a
Uniden BC250D ... used indoors for a week for
$230. I think I made a good purchase. ANY
WAY ...

I am not completely new to scanners. Had
one, several times in the past, but now
things are changing .. there is this trunking
going on. And then software for the
scanners, to load saved stations I think ...
and then digital .. NOT ONLY THAT .. but my
cellphone stuff has been removed, before I
learned how to modify them. Can you even
modify scanners if they are digital ?? Or if
they have digital capabilities do I need them
??

I am a gadget nut, so I had to have the
digital .. had to have the software capable
... I do think the trunking was necessary,
but the rest ?? I don't know. ALSO, liked
the color of the display .. actually I have
only seen one picture of the scanner, it
hasn't been shipped to me yet. I am like a
kid at Christmas.

Any help or pointers would be greatly
appreciated. Or if you are a rambler or a
bragger or want to tell me what a great
choice I made, I would love to hear it all.
BY THE WAY ... I am in Deltona, Florida ..
Volusia County. Guess mostly I need to find
the software ?? Or do I need a card first ?
and if someone is from around here and would
like to modify the scanner for me .. I would
sure appreciate it.

Basically .. I am on the computer day and
night and not much of a TV watcher. Used to
listen to my old beat up scanner while I
worked on the computer - I design websites.
Then one day, this goes way back .. they
started the trunking thing .. . I never
invested in another one until today. First I
looked at everyone I could find but decided
on this .. I HOPE I DIDN'T MAKE A MISTAKE. I
should have checked here first maybe .. but I
am impulsive.
___________________________________

I didn't get the card .. I don't know if I need
the digital features yet. It was my understanding
that at some time in the future, it could prove a
good thing to have.

As far as the modifying. Are you saying NO that
these cannot be modified ? If so .. just curious
... why ? Does it have to do with the digital or
?? It isn't high on my list of priorities. But as
I get older I become more and more of a busy body
...

Any way .. I needed trunking .. and I thought
that someday I **might** need digital and figured,
may as well get it now rather than need to buy
another one .. I might never need it .. IN FACT ..
so far I am clueless as to it's purpose.




"Dwayne" wrote in message
.net...
| Well first off the answer is no when it comes to
modding the radio for
| cell. Next thing is, did you get the digital
card to go with the radio?
| If not then you wont be able to use the digital
features of the radio.
| You should have went for the BC296 or the PRO-96
if you wanted digital
| capabilities.
|
| In article ,
says...
| Hi, I guess I will be the new kid on the
| block for a while. Just bought on ebay a
| Uniden BC250D ... used indoors for a week for
| $230. I think I made a good purchase. ANY
| WAY ...
|
| I am not completely new to scanners. Had
| one, several times in the past, but now
| things are changing .. there is this trunking
| going on. And then software for the
| scanners, to load saved stations I think ...
| and then digital .. NOT ONLY THAT .. but my
| cellphone stuff has been removed, before I
| learned how to modify them. Can you even
| modify scanners if they are digital ?? Or if
| they have digital capabilities do I need them
| ??
|
| I am a gadget nut, so I had to have the
| digital .. had to have the software capable
| ... I do think the trunking was necessary,
| but the rest ?? I don't know. ALSO, liked
| the color of the display .. actually I have
| only seen one picture of the scanner, it
| hasn't been shipped to me yet. I am like a
| kid at Christmas.
|
| Any help or pointers would be greatly
| appreciated. Or if you are a rambler or a
| bragger or want to tell me what a great
| choice I made, I would love to hear it all.
| BY THE WAY ... I am in Deltona, Florida ..
| Volusia County. Guess mostly I need to find
| the software ?? Or do I need a card first ?
| and if someone is from around here and would
| like to modify the scanner for me .. I would
| sure appreciate it.
|
| Basically .. I am on the computer day and
| night and not much of a TV watcher. Used to
| listen to my old beat up scanner while I
| worked on the computer - I design websites.
| Then one day, this goes way back .. they
| started the trunking thing .. . I never
| invested in another one until today. First I
| looked at everyone I could find but decided
| on this .. I HOPE I DIDN'T MAKE A MISTAKE. I
| should have checked here first maybe .. but I
| am impulsive.
| ___________________________________

No the scanner cannot be modded for cell. This has nothing to do with it
being digital but because it is illegal to sell a cell capable radio in
the US. You can go here(
http://strongsignals.net/access/boards/boards.cgi ) and learn a lot
about your new radio. There you will find out everything you want to
know about the radio.

In article , says...
I didn't get the card .. I don't know if I need
the digital features yet. It was my understanding
that at some time in the future, it could prove a
good thing to have.

As far as the modifying. Are you saying NO that
these cannot be modified ? If so .. just curious
.. why ? Does it have to do with the digital or
?? It isn't high on my list of priorities. But as
I get older I become more and more of a busy body
..

Any way .. I needed trunking .. and I thought
that someday I **might** need digital and figured,
may as well get it now rather than need to buy
another one .. I might never need it .. IN FACT ..
so far I am clueless as to it's purpose.