RadioReference.com Web Service

The RadioReference.com Web Service

The RadioReference.com Web Service provides a common documented standard interface to the raw frequency and trunked radio data in the radio reference database. The primary benefit to this Web service is the ability for software developers to write applications that can support this standard process for accessing the data. Many software developers have written software that can program a scanner using data directly from the database.

Web Service Application Support

• A premium subscription is required before the user can download data using this applications. Please see the link for more information.
• RadioReference.com does not provide technical support for individual software programming applications. For technical support of any of these applications, please contact the individual developers and/or their respective organizations using the links below.

Commercial/Shareware

• The following software packages from Butel Software supports the Web Service (supported scanners shown in italics). Packages in bold are known to support the new SOAP-based interface:
  • ARC8 Uniden BCT-8/UBCT-8
  • ARC15 Lite Basic and Pro Uniden BCT-15
  • ARC83 RS PRO-83, PRO-84 (V2.0)
  • ARC95 Uniden BC95XLT
  • ARC96 RS PRO-96/2096
  • ARC135 RS PRO-135 and 136
  • ARC137 RS PRO-137- conventional only
  • ARC160 RS PRO-160 and 162
  • ARC433 RS PRO-433, PRO-528, PRO-2051
  • ARC246 Uniden BC-246T (V1.10)
  • ARC250 Uniden BC250D, 785D, 296D, 796D (V1.20)
  • ARC300 GRE PSR-300, PSR-400, RS PRO-163, PRO-164, PRO-97, PRO-2055
  • ARC396 Basic and Pro Uniden BCD396T
  • ARC330 Basic and Pro Uniden BR330T
  • ARC898
  • ARC996 Basic and Pro Uniden BCD996T
  • ARC-Sport Uniden SC-230 - conventional only
  • ARC3500 Uniden UBC-3500
  • ARC500 for the GRE PSR-500/600 RS PRO-106, PRO-197
• ProScan For the BCD396XT, BC346XT, BCD996T, BCD396T, BCT15, BR330T, BC796D, BC785D, BC780XLT, BC296D, and the BC250D.
• PSREdit100 for the GRE PSR-100/200
• PSREdit300 for the GRE PSR-300/400, PRO-97/2055, PRO-163/164
• PSREdit500 for the GRE PSR-500/600. PRO-106, PRO-197
• Trunkstar Elite
• Trunkstar Elite Pro
• Win96 for the PRO-96 and PRO-2096
• Win97 for the PRO-97, PRO-2055, PRO-163, PRO-164, GRE PSR-300, PSR-400
• Win500 for the GRE PSR-500/600, RS PRO-106, PRO-197

Freeware

• BcTool Uniden DMA Scanners
• BCD396T Manager (TCL/TK)
• Freescan For the BCD996T, BCT15, UBC3500XLT, BCD396T, BR330T, SC230, BC246T, BC346XT, BCD396XT, BCD996XT, and BCT15X
• ID Tracker II (for Uniden DMA Radios)
  • Be sure to download the web plugin (available at the same site)
• Pro83 Manager RS Pro-83 RR import is conventional only. Donationware
• RRDB Reader Reads from RadioReference.com and writes a Uniden UASD file. (You need to be a member of the BC246T Yahoogroup to download)
• TrunkMon for Motorola and EDACS systems
• TrunkPCR supports downloading conventional and trunked system information from the Web service.
• UniTrunker supports the Web service.
• Pro96Com Supports download of P25 System information

Documentation

• SOAP Web Service - The current production Web service. All application developers should be using this service for integration to the RadioReference Database.
• RadioReference.com_Web_Service1.1 - The older REST based Web service (scheduled to be taken out of service on July 30th 2009)
• Legacy REST based Service - still in service but no longer supported.

Developer Support

A mailing list has been created for developers who need support and have questions about how to use the Web service. In addition, news and announcements related to changes and updates to the Web service will be communicated here.

Developers of software applications that use the Web service are strongly encouraged to join the list.