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Welcome to the FreeSCAN user guide. This document is designed to help the newcomer download, install and navigate from this link, [https://sites.google.com/site/sixspotsoftware/downloads Freescan], which is designed to work with the Uniden DMA scanners.
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Welcome to the FreeSCAN user guide. This document is designed to help the newcomer download, install and navigate from this link, [https://sites.google.com/site/sixspotsoftware/downloads Freescan], which is designed to work with the Uniden DMA scanners. Note that Freescan will '''not'''
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work with the HP-1, HP-2, BCD436HP, BCD536HP, SDS100 or SDS200. The DMA structure these scanners use is different.
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A modified version can be found [https://github.com/W3AXL/FreeSCAN/releases/tag/2.19 here].
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==Getting Started==
 
==Getting Started==
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* [[BCD325P2]], [[BCD996P2]] (version 2.18 and greater)
 
* [[BCD325P2]], [[BCD996P2]] (version 2.18 and greater)
 
* UBCD996T,UBCD396T, UBCT15 - Programming available from version 1.07.06 firmware for these radios
 
* UBCD996T,UBCD396T, UBCT15 - Programming available from version 1.07.06 firmware for these radios
** NOTE: FreeScan does not yet support [[DMR]], [[MOTOTRBO]] or [[EDACS Provoice]]
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** NOTE: FreeScan does not support, nor will support [[DMR]], [[MOTOTRBO]] or [[EDACS Provoice]]
  
 
===Installation and Connections===
 
===Installation and Connections===
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* Installing and executing FreeSCAN
 
* Installing and executing FreeSCAN
 
** [[Freescan and Anti Virus Software]]
 
** [[Freescan and Anti Virus Software]]
** [[Freescan Windows Installs|Under Windows]] (2000, XP, Vista and Windows7 Supported)
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** [[Freescan Windows Installs|Under Windows]] (2000, XP, Vista and Windows 7, Windows 10 Supported)
 
** [[Freescan Install Under LINUX|Under LINUX]] (Version .7G and earlier)
 
** [[Freescan Install Under LINUX|Under LINUX]] (Version .7G and earlier)
 
** [[Software_Setup_For_Linux]] More up to date instructions
 
** [[Software_Setup_For_Linux]] More up to date instructions

Revision as of 20:33, 3 December 2020

Welcome to the FreeSCAN user guide. This document is designed to help the newcomer download, install and navigate from this link, Freescan, which is designed to work with the Uniden DMA scanners. Note that Freescan will not work with the HP-1, HP-2, BCD436HP, BCD536HP, SDS100 or SDS200. The DMA structure these scanners use is different.


A modified version can be found here.


Getting Started

The following scanners are compatible with FreeSCAN:

Installation and Connections

Command Line Options

Pulldown Menus

FS top toolbar v8.JPG

From left to right, the graphics above represent the following;

  • New File
  • Open File
  • Save File
  • Print File
  • Create System
  • Create Site (trunking only)
  • Create Group
  • Cut
  • Copy
  • Paste
  • Upload to Scanner (Ctrl-U or select from the Scanner pulldown menu)
  • Download from Scanner (Ctrl-D or select from the Scanner pulldown menu)
  • Virtual Control (Shift+F1 or select from the Scanner pulldown menu)

File

Edit

Scanner

Tools

View

Common Questions and Answers

Programming how to videos