Could everyone PLEASE drop the $850 reference... That's suggested retail price - the results from past experience in the real world have been 30%-ish less.

1) You cannot do that with the 246T so why is this being posted? 2) Whether or not you locked out the EDACS channels on previous scanners has no impact on any form of the scanner's operation, so why d

EDACS systems always require all channels. There would be no purpose in doing so - the scanner doesn't check any of the channels unless there is a transmission. It does not scan them. Same as above. -

The switch controls whether or not plugging in the AC Adaptor sends current to the batteries. - Rob

Any talkgroup with a "D" you would not be able to receive with the BC246T. You'll only get the "A" analog talkgroups. ASTRO digital is very simple - it programs just like analog systems. The BC796/296

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Since in override mode it only checks every 2 seconds you are obviously going to miss any quick transmissions, but if you want the scanner to function as a scanner while checking it works "best" while

As my previous replies have stated - your choice. If you want SAME decoding you have to dedicate the scanner to monitoring the weather channel (no scanning.) If you don't care about SAME and can inste

It does this already, but you have to dedicate the scanner to the SAME reception because of the NWS methodology. It's clearly labeled in the manual. Not hard at all in this case ;> - Rob

The tone has been around for decades. It is a simple tone that triggers a boatload of receivers, from opening up the squelch or sounding a siren or flashing lights or whatever. It is sounded for every

I'm not sure where the confusion lies... The scanner WILL alert on the 1050hz tone broadcast for NWS alerts, while scanning, if the weather mode is set. - Rob

Incorrect. That's the only way you'll hear a SAME weather alert, thanks to the National Weather Service setting up the system backwards. You can hear the tone alert just fine while scanning if you're

In the Quick Save system. - Rob

More than you would want to use ;> one. I assume by "the software" you are referring to Uniden's? I have no problem selecting multiple priorities, just click the "OFF" to "ON". - Rob

No. You have to buy a digital-capable scanner like the Pro96 / 2096 / BCx96D. - Rob

You wouldn't be able to monitor 1000 talkgroups very well all in one! You also need to realize that these are powerful chips inside the radio, but you don't have a supercomputer. You have one second t

You are thinking of a feature for the coming BCD396T, the tones sent out are not decodable by the 246T. - Rob

No. Take a breath. Walk through the steps in a manual one by one. Tell us EXACTLY where you are getting stuck. Make sure you read the FAQ's in the database section here. - Rob

Because you are asking the wrong question... It CANNOT track an EDACS system with just the control channel. Pressing the lockout button for those freq's does not affect the actual tracking. When it ge

My guess is that the other scanners ignore the L/O and just look for the right freq in the right LCN spot. If you press the L/O and it doesn't lockout, I'm going to have to guess the 246T doesn't allo