DMA Scanners and Software

I don't have a serial port on my PC. How do I connect the scanner?

See our Connecting scanners via USB article for specific hints and tips. Uniden sells their own USB-1. Be sure to download the most up to date drivers for your OS, regardless of from whom you buy it.

I Want to Program My Scanner via Software. What Packages are Available?

Each scanner's article linked in our wiki has a listing for supporting software. See the Popular Software for RS/Uniden Scanners article for the most popular packages.

Where can I get a file for the program I'm using?

Programming files for these packages can often be had from several different sources;

• Make a request for a file on your state's forum;
• Check the Yahoo group(s) for your state;
• Check the Yahoo group for your scanner. This is listed in every article (usually toward the bottom);
• Check to see if someone has set up a web page with file(s) for your scanner;
• Download data from the RadioReference database.

Some of these packages support connecting directly to, and downloading data from, the RadioReference database. (Note however, that the Trunkstar package does not allow you to use it for controlling the BC246 from the PC, due to software limitations). This is often the easiest way to get started. In the popular article listed above, those packages that have this ability are listed in bold.

To use this service, you must be a paid subscriber. The list of applications that are known to be compatible with the Web service can be found here.

If you make a request for a file, be sure to specify which software package you are using. For example, ARC396 can read UASD files as an input source; the UASD cannot directly read ARC396 data.

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