There are several varieties of Uniden wireless scanner. Some are mounted but the majority are handheld, for event and security purposes.
All modern Uniden scanners are capable of being connected to most desktop computers. In the US a cable and software CD is provided with the scanner as a total package, but in Europe this is not the case so please be aware. A cable can be purchased, and the software is also available to download off the Uniden website should you lose the CD/not have a copy.
You can manually program the scanner of course. Instruction manuals are issued with all products, and like the software are available on the website. (Note: Instructions are usually in a PDF file format. Download Adobe Reader for free if you haven’t already in order to view.)
If you don’t have access to the Internet or any way of getting a copy of the manual then you are very limited in what can be explained. In the simplest terms you require three pieces of information in order to listen into a frequency; System Type, System Frequencies and the Talk Group IDs you want to hear.
You need to determine the system type to work out the frequencies. P25 systems (Project 25) are usually unlisted. If there’s anything specifically listed, such as Motorola, EDACS or LDF then it’s not P25.
The frequencies are the audio bandwidths currently available for broadcast use. You can store these on the scanner. The squelch knob simply controls the hissing sound. To store frequencies press Hold and enter the channel number where you want to store the frequency, then press Func and Pgm. The channel number will appear and then you need to use the number keys and the decimal point to input the frequency, before pressing E to store it.
All modern Uniden scanners are capable of being connected to most desktop computers. In the US a cable and software CD is provided with the scanner as a total package, but in Europe this is not the case so please be aware. A cable can be purchased, and the software is also available to download off the Uniden website should you lose the CD/not have a copy.
You can manually program the scanner of course. Instruction manuals are issued with all products, and like the software are available on the website. (Note: Instructions are usually in a PDF file format. Download Adobe Reader for free if you haven’t already in order to view.)
If you don’t have access to the Internet or any way of getting a copy of the manual then you are very limited in what can be explained. In the simplest terms you require three pieces of information in order to listen into a frequency; System Type, System Frequencies and the Talk Group IDs you want to hear.
You need to determine the system type to work out the frequencies. P25 systems (Project 25) are usually unlisted. If there’s anything specifically listed, such as Motorola, EDACS or LDF then it’s not P25.
The frequencies are the audio bandwidths currently available for broadcast use. You can store these on the scanner. The squelch knob simply controls the hissing sound. To store frequencies press Hold and enter the channel number where you want to store the frequency, then press Func and Pgm. The channel number will appear and then you need to use the number keys and the decimal point to input the frequency, before pressing E to store it.
