Hello once again. Thanks once again for your video. Just after I sent my comment I read further down a reply to someone else saying the MAC cannot use sentinel. Sorry about that. Yes, not thinking I pressed the “ wrong” knob and deleted my list of frequencies installed by our dealer here in Aust. So I’m learning fast, writing down a big list from “radio reference” I just need time. Thanks for your informative videos
Now i really want one lol. I loooooove programming. It's one of my favourite hobbies!!! Ill be having hours of fun with this when i save about $50 a week lol
I did everything you did and said to do and I was able to program the new MASC's frequencies that my county Fire/Rescue are now using that was not on RadioReference when the scanner was preprogramed. I did get the frequencies intered under the name Fire, but I can't get them to scan along with all the other frequencies and that is what I need. I need to hear all the frequencies that have been preprogramed and the new ones that my county Fire/Rescue have went to.
I have the UnidenBCD436HP, I am a new user. I have gone through all tutorials, u tubes, and manuals. I see the scanner scanning but I do not get any dispatched calls of any sort... what can be wrong? Yes, the volume is up and on...
You are welcome... as confusing as the manual appears to be, I actually sat down and tried to figure it out, to some degree. It was difficult, but I managed to fill in a few gaps that I wasn't understanding...
I'm trying to program a p25 system (not conventional) and the menu is not the same. It only has TGID and I can't figure out how to put a frequency in. Conventional allows you to put a frequency in but in P25 there is not a "frequency" choice. How do I program frequencies?
Very informative tutorials. A question. I have a new Uniden 436 and have been scanning for many years with Radio Shack previous scanner. I have successfully programmed a trunked system into a new favorites list and entered IDs and working well with the Sentinel software. How do I scan "only the programmed IDs in the trunk group" and not just in the ID search mode?
Right.But you still need a PC (not Mac) to update the firmware and then the zip code database on the internal memory card before you do the zip code search, so the computer is almost unavoidable. THeN you can use zip code as you suggest, but it’ll load everything in your local area....perhaps 200 different things such as public works, the local lifeguard station at the swimming pool, the school bus dispatch, etc. Then you can delete or Avoid Permanently each of those that you don’t care about to whittle it down to the three you mention that you care about. 😂 Truth! OR, you can go to Broadcastify free website and listen to police and Fire (maybe not forestry, you’ll have to check) in your local area on your phone or tablet right now (unless it’s encrypted, in which case this scanner can’t pick it up either). Broadcastify dot com Good luck!
I am going to have to program my father-in-laws scanner Inna couple days and I'm trying to learn all I can and this is by far the most informative I've found. One thing I'm a little confused on is to know what system type. I mean if you set it on conventional will it just pick up all the digital frequency? I guess I don't understand what the p25 trunk, motorola etc.....is for. I know the small town he lives in is still analog but the next over just went all digital as well as county so will he be able to listen to analog and digital on this scanner or only digital?
Yes... shouldn't be a problem... If it is an analog channel programmed, it will automatically reconize that, if digital, it will automatically see that too and receive in the digital mode. Smart little scanner... Usually the analog channels are in the 30.000 to 400.000 MHz range, the digital (P25, trunked systems etc) are in the 800.000 MHz range. Good luck !
I’ve actually had more trouble using sentinel, I’m sure once you study it you’ll easily use it but for me it’s easier to just scroll through it instead of trying to use sentinel
...I use Sentinal all the time, I find it fairly simple to use. This video was just a demonstration of programming manually if so desired. And you are right, scrolling through and picking out what to listen to is another option.
I unfortunately cleared a number of dept’s on my 436 so now I know how to input frequencies. Thanks a lot. Do sentinel or radio reference data download to a Mac?
Thanks for the comment... Sentinal is a software program that can be downloaded on your PC (unfortunately, not a Mac, unless you set up a Windows version on your Mac, which I neither encourage or suggest). From Sentinal you can download all the information and frequencies onto your scanner, via a USB cable. Radio Reference is a website, go there, www.radioreference.com, to see what freqs have been detected and identified in America, your state, your county, your city. Radio Reference, being just a website, is available on any computer, Windows or Mac.
If monitoring a McDonald's, can you listen to the people talking to each other over the headsets? There is a "A" "B" and "C" button. A and C are for the drive thru lanes however if you hold the B button on the headset, the employee can talk to other headsets without the customer in the drive thru hearing it. Can this device detect that?
Don't really know for sure... Easiest way to find out is to load all McDonald's freqs in a favorite list, or use close call, and then sit in a McDonald's and listen.
Yes p25 phase 2 is a FM, not conventional, but trunked system, "Trunked" radio systems differ from "conventional" radio systems in that a conventional radio system uses a dedicated channel (frequency) for each individual group of users, while "trunking" radiosystems use a pool of channels which are available for a great many different groups of users.
I have a bearcat 436 and there’s no batteries in it while monitoring and it takes about a day but it’ll shut off on its own and I don’t have any timer set and I’ll say battery air and or low battery how do I fix that and why is it doing that when there are no batteries in the scanner???
Scanner will not operate without batteries. I don't know how to answer your question. Do you have it plugged into your computer via the USB ? Get some batteries and try that. I use rechargeable after market batteries as they seem to last longer.
afternoon, i have a question. i sent my 436 in to get it program. finally got it back, when i turn it on. i hear communition but on some of the law enforcement ,no sound comes out.i can see that it stops on something but no sound. does anyone know whats going on? thank you in advance for your help
It is likely that they are using encryption, which the 436 (by default) mutes, otherwise you would hear something that sounds like digital noise, but no actual voice.
Really can't answer this as I don't live in the UK. Using the zip code feature in the US is how the scanner decides what to listen to. Try searching online for the freqs, then enter the ones manually and listen. Sorry I cannot be of more help...
It's because the fucking stupid dumb shit thing is built for the u. S. Virtually useless in the UK. And the piece of shit requires a p.. H. D in computer science to use it. Il never buy that awful brand ever again! Overly complicated and only has a database for the US, because of course the US is the centre of the universe. Ffs
Thanks for the comment.... I am not an expert by any measure, but I assume you would create new Favorite List, click 'review/edit system', choose NXDN as your system type and then continue to add your NXDN freqs... I don't have the NXDN upgrade as of yet but that seems the logical move...
I did find this... Confirming we are talking about programming NXDN, right? If a different system type, please start a new thread and I'll help you there. The starting steps are: MENU MANAGE FAVORITES NEW FAVORITES LIST (or select an existing one to use) (set the options - rename etc if you want) Select REVIEW/EDIT SYSTEM NEW SYSTEM Select the system type you want: NXDN TRUNK for trunking systems, NXDN OneFrequency for single frequency trunks, or Conventional for conventional channels. For conventional only, create a new Department, then within that new channel, then program teh frequency for that channel. Set the audio type as DIGITAL ONLY and set the RAN if known. Repeat for any additional channels. For NXDN OneFrequency, select EDIT SITE, add a new site, then select SET FREQUENCIES and enter the frequency. After that, set ID SCAN to ON or select EDIT DEPARTMENT, NEW DEPARTMENT, NEW CHANNEL, then enter the Talkgroups you want to scan. For NXDN TRUNK: select EDIT SITE, add a new site, then select SET FREQUENCIES and enter the frequencies for each LCN. If you don't know the LCN, just hit ENTER for now on that field. Repeat until all the site frequencies are entered. After that, set ID SCAN to ON or select EDIT DEPARTMENT, NEW DEPARTMENT, NEW CHANNEL, then enter the Talkgroups you want to scan. If you don't know the LCN, use LCN FINDER to find them as follows: (you will need to remember the System name you set above) In the menu, select ANALYZE then LCN FINDER. Hit ENTER and scroll to the system and select it, then select the SITE and LCN Finder will start. when it's done, it will let you know and you can set all the found LCNs. Now one word of caution here: IF there are frequencies that are not used, it will never find the LCN for them. But, it will give you the option of saving what it has found when you exit the LCN finder using FUNC-SYSTEM. It will ask if you want to save found LCNs. Select YES. The above should get you running. If you don't get all the LCNs, review what it HAS found. It might be obvious what the missing ones are. For example, if LCNs 1-5 are used except 3 and 4, and 1/2/5 are in descending order (or ascending), the pattern likely continues through 3 and 4. If it has found all except one, that one should be obvious. It's always possible they are using a frequency you don't have, but that is usually the exception and not the rule. hope that helps... i just upgraded to NXDM and it is confusing but workable
Sentinal is a computer program that you can download and then use to program frequencies into the 436 and 536 Uniden scanners. You program what you want to hear into systems, departments, and channels, put them into favorite groups and then download to your scanner via a usb cable. Kind of a steep learning curve but pretty manageable program to use. Lots and lots of good tutorials on You Tube to be found. the link to the Sentinal downloads is here ..... unidensupport.com/BCD436HP
Enjoyed the video and learned about the Systems, Department, and Channels. I think that naming frequencies channels is confusing, probably lost in the translation. But it is good to know that frequencies can be programmed into the scanner. I would have preferred the older programming with banks. I appreciate that this video the beeps were lower in volume. But I would have liked if the beeps had been turned off as they add nothing to the presentation but noise. Annoying!
Yes this whole system is a big departure from before... The upside is the scanner can hold a whole lot more freqs than previous models, and using a favorites list seems to be easier to me at least. I just create a favorite list, put in all law enforcement, then create another favorite list, put in all fire etc etc and then pick and choose what I want to listen to. Sorry about the beeps, will try to do better next time hahaha
If you go to the 'Database' tab, then to your state, then your county, the first listed groups are conventional freqs. They are generally 'FM' mode, but may be others. Below the conventional freqs is a grouping (which needs to be opened in another window) are the trunked freqs. Most conventional freqs are 'FM', and as such, are just one channel that is being used for that purpose. Although a lot of Law Enforcement, businesses, and others, may use several conventional channels for their use.
@@raulcornejojr9256 ... assuming that you own the Uniden 436, yes, those modes are fine. They are probably fine on all high end scanners made after 2015.
@@raulcornejojr9256 ... Assuming you own the Uniden 436 scanner, the easiest way to add a trunking system is to enter your zip code into the radio, and then you have every trunking system loaded that is in use in your area. Your scanner must be up to date of course, and if you load from Sentinal, it must be up to date. Manually loading a trunking system is plausible I guess, I just never expected anyone to ask that question, as most people just use the Sentinal software and let the computer do the job...
@@uniden436scanner6 Thanks, vicradiozone.com/state-emergency-service/ses-central-east/ How could I set this as a favourite I heard they work on the 436pt?
@@j-wade8495 .... You need to set the frequencies, to find the freqs for your area, click here and search around... www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?coid=16 Do you own a Uniden scanner ? Are you considering buying one ? Most of the questions you ask are solved by just turning the scanner on.
Never heard of 'centennial software'.... If you mean Sentinal programming software for Uniden scanners, then no, you cannot use it on a Mac. Unless you want to download a version of Windows to your Mac, which I am neither suggesting nor recommending...
Yeah, this is for programming the scanner manually, which I am sure most people don't do. I actually use the Sentinel software myself to program, just wanted to show an alternative method....
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Hands down, the most informative tutorials on the Uniden BCD436HP scanner! Thank you!
Thanks for the comment Doug !
Thank you for this excellent explanation! My 436 should arrive the first week of September 2023 and this will be a big help to get me started!!!
Hello once again. Thanks once again for your video. Just after I sent my comment I read further down a reply to someone else saying the MAC cannot use sentinel. Sorry about that. Yes, not thinking I pressed the “ wrong” knob and deleted my list of frequencies installed by our dealer here in Aust. So I’m learning fast, writing down a big list from “radio reference” I just need time. Thanks for your informative videos
Now i really want one lol. I loooooove programming. It's one of my favourite hobbies!!! Ill be having hours of fun with this when i save about $50 a week lol
I did everything you did and said to do and I was able to program the new MASC's frequencies that my county Fire/Rescue are now using that was not on RadioReference when the scanner was preprogramed. I did get the frequencies intered under the name Fire, but I can't get them to scan along with all the other frequencies and that is what I need. I need to hear all the frequencies that have been preprogramed and the new ones that my county Fire/Rescue have went to.
I have the UnidenBCD436HP, I am a new user. I have gone through all tutorials, u tubes, and manuals. I see the scanner scanning but I do not get any dispatched calls of any sort... what can be wrong? Yes, the volume is up and on...
Thanks for the info if we depended on the manual we would be in for a long week
You are welcome... as confusing as the manual appears to be, I actually sat down and tried to figure it out, to some degree. It was difficult, but I managed to fill in a few gaps that I wasn't understanding...
I'm trying to program a p25 system (not conventional) and the menu is not the same. It only has TGID and I can't figure out how to put a frequency in. Conventional allows you to put a frequency in but in P25 there is not a "frequency" choice. How do I program frequencies?
Very informative tutorials. A question. I have a new Uniden 436 and have been scanning for many years with Radio Shack previous scanner. I have successfully programmed a trunked system into a new favorites list and entered IDs and working well with the Sentinel software. How do I scan "only the programmed IDs in the trunk group" and not just in the ID search mode?
If you just want to listen to Police and fire or forestry you can just use the zip code option right?
Right.But you still need a PC (not Mac) to update the firmware and then the zip code database on the internal memory card before you do the zip code search, so the computer is almost unavoidable. THeN you can use zip code as you suggest, but it’ll load everything in your local area....perhaps 200 different things such as public works, the local lifeguard station at the swimming pool, the school bus dispatch, etc. Then you can delete or Avoid Permanently each of those that you don’t care about to whittle it down to the three you mention that you care about. 😂 Truth! OR, you can go to Broadcastify free website and listen to police and Fire (maybe not forestry, you’ll have to check) in your local area on your phone or tablet right now (unless it’s encrypted, in which case this scanner can’t pick it up either). Broadcastify dot com Good luck!
I am going to have to program my father-in-laws scanner Inna couple days and I'm trying to learn all I can and this is by far the most informative I've found. One thing I'm a little confused on is to know what system type. I mean if you set it on conventional will it just pick up all the digital frequency? I guess I don't understand what the p25 trunk, motorola etc.....is for. I know the small town he lives in is still analog but the next over just went all digital as well as county so will he be able to listen to analog and digital on this scanner or only digital?
Yes... shouldn't be a problem... If it is an analog channel programmed, it will automatically reconize that, if digital, it will automatically see that too and receive in the digital mode. Smart little scanner... Usually the analog channels are in the 30.000 to 400.000 MHz range, the digital (P25, trunked systems etc) are in the 800.000 MHz range. Good luck !
I’ve actually had more trouble using sentinel, I’m sure once you study it you’ll easily use it but for me it’s easier to just scroll through it instead of trying to use sentinel
...I use Sentinal all the time, I find it fairly simple to use. This video was just a demonstration of programming manually if so desired. And you are right, scrolling through and picking out what to listen to is another option.
Wow , thanks for sharing.
Looks easy.
My scanner does not pick up right away when the police key up the mic. Is there a setting to Sid in this
Thanks for this video, very informative.
Thanks !
I unfortunately cleared a number of dept’s on my 436 so now I know how to input frequencies. Thanks a lot. Do sentinel or radio reference data download to a Mac?
Thanks for the comment... Sentinal is a software program that can be downloaded on your PC (unfortunately, not a Mac, unless you set up a Windows version on your Mac, which I neither encourage or suggest). From Sentinal you can download all the information and frequencies onto your scanner, via a USB cable.
Radio Reference is a website, go there, www.radioreference.com, to see what freqs have been detected and identified in America, your state, your county, your city. Radio Reference, being just a website, is available on any computer, Windows or Mac.
If monitoring a McDonald's, can you listen to the people talking to each other over the headsets? There is a "A" "B" and "C" button. A and C are for the drive thru lanes however if you hold the B button on the headset, the employee can talk to other headsets without the customer in the drive thru hearing it. Can this device detect that?
Don't really know for sure... Easiest way to find out is to load all McDonald's freqs in a favorite list, or use close call, and then sit in a McDonald's and listen.
Very good. Thank you..
why can not just imput a frequency without setting up a favorite? Like I do with a Baofeng.
hey so I live in Sullivan county TN and they use the p25 phase two. Would this still be under FM conventional.
Yes p25 phase 2 is a FM, not conventional, but trunked system,
"Trunked" radio systems differ from "conventional" radio systems in that a conventional radio system uses a dedicated channel (frequency) for each individual group of users, while "trunking" radiosystems use a pool of channels which are available for a great many different groups of users.
How is it done so that when the scanner is turned on the time is programmed?
I have a bearcat 436 and there’s no batteries in it while monitoring and it takes about a day but it’ll shut off on its own and I don’t have any timer set and I’ll say battery air and or low battery how do I fix that and why is it doing that when there are no batteries in the scanner???
Scanner will not operate without batteries. I don't know how to answer your question. Do you have it plugged into your computer via the USB ? Get some batteries and try that. I use rechargeable after market batteries as they seem to last longer.
afternoon, i have a question. i sent my 436 in to get it program. finally got it back, when i turn it on. i hear communition but on some of the law enforcement ,no sound comes out.i can see that it stops on something but no sound. does anyone know whats going on? thank you in advance for your help
... I wouldn't know, I have programmed my scanner myself and I have no problem with dead channels...
It is likely that they are using encryption, which the 436 (by default) mutes, otherwise you would hear something that sounds like digital noise, but no actual voice.
Why is there a shortage of South Wales UK freqs, there does not seem to be any digital freqs.
Really can't answer this as I don't live in the UK. Using the zip code feature in the US is how the scanner decides what to listen to. Try searching online for the freqs, then enter the ones manually and listen. Sorry I cannot be of more help...
It's because the fucking stupid dumb shit thing is built for the u. S.
Virtually useless in the UK. And the piece of shit requires a p.. H. D in computer science to use it.
Il never buy that awful brand ever again! Overly complicated and only has a database for the US, because of course the US is the centre of the universe. Ffs
Great video, how do you do this with NXDN frequencies ?
Thanks for the comment.... I am not an expert by any measure, but I assume you would create new Favorite List, click 'review/edit system', choose NXDN as your system type and then continue to add your NXDN freqs...
I don't have the NXDN upgrade as of yet but that seems the logical move...
I did find this...
Confirming we are talking about programming NXDN, right? If a different system type, please start a new thread and I'll help you there.
The starting steps are:
MENU
MANAGE FAVORITES
NEW FAVORITES LIST (or select an existing one to use)
(set the options - rename etc if you want)
Select REVIEW/EDIT SYSTEM
NEW SYSTEM
Select the system type you want: NXDN TRUNK for trunking systems, NXDN OneFrequency for single frequency trunks, or Conventional for conventional channels.
For conventional only, create a new Department, then within that new channel, then program teh frequency for that channel. Set the audio type as DIGITAL ONLY and set the RAN if known. Repeat for any additional channels.
For NXDN OneFrequency, select EDIT SITE, add a new site, then select SET FREQUENCIES and enter the frequency. After that, set ID SCAN to ON or select EDIT DEPARTMENT, NEW DEPARTMENT, NEW CHANNEL, then enter the Talkgroups you want to scan.
For NXDN TRUNK:
select EDIT SITE, add a new site, then select SET FREQUENCIES and enter the frequencies for each LCN. If you don't know the LCN, just hit ENTER for now on that field. Repeat until all the site frequencies are entered. After that, set ID SCAN to ON or select EDIT DEPARTMENT, NEW DEPARTMENT, NEW CHANNEL, then enter the Talkgroups you want to scan.
If you don't know the LCN, use LCN FINDER to find them as follows: (you will need to remember the System name you set above)
In the menu, select ANALYZE then LCN FINDER. Hit ENTER and scroll to the system and select it, then select the SITE and LCN Finder will start. when it's done, it will let you know and you can set all the found LCNs.
Now one word of caution here: IF there are frequencies that are not used, it will never find the LCN for them. But, it will give you the option of saving what it has found when you exit the LCN finder using FUNC-SYSTEM. It will ask if you want to save found LCNs. Select YES.
The above should get you running.
If you don't get all the LCNs, review what it HAS found. It might be obvious what the missing ones are. For example, if LCNs 1-5 are used except 3 and 4, and 1/2/5 are in descending order (or ascending), the pattern likely continues through 3 and 4. If it has found all except one, that one should be obvious. It's always possible they are using a frequency you don't have, but that is usually the exception and not the rule.
hope that helps... i just upgraded to NXDM and it is confusing but workable
Uniden 436 Scanner yes NXDN thanks for the info
what is this sentinal you talk about a computer program to program the radio? how do i download that and use it
Sentinal is a computer program that you can download and then use to program frequencies into the 436 and 536 Uniden scanners. You program what you want to hear into systems, departments, and channels, put them into favorite groups and then download to your scanner via a usb cable.
Kind of a steep learning curve but pretty manageable program to use. Lots and lots of good tutorials on You Tube to be found.
the link to the Sentinal downloads is here ..... unidensupport.com/BCD436HP
Enjoyed the video and learned about the Systems, Department, and Channels. I think that naming frequencies channels is confusing, probably lost in the translation. But it is good to know that frequencies can be programmed into the scanner. I would have preferred the older programming with banks. I appreciate that this video the beeps were lower in volume. But I would have liked if the beeps had been turned off as they add nothing to the presentation but noise. Annoying!
Yes this whole system is a big departure from before... The upside is the scanner can hold a whole lot more freqs than previous models, and using a favorites list seems to be easier to me at least. I just create a favorite list, put in all law enforcement, then create another favorite list, put in all fire etc etc and then pick and choose what I want to listen to. Sorry about the beeps, will try to do better next time hahaha
Worshington County, is that correct?
It's 'Washington', that is just my midwest dialect showing through... lol
Question sir, on the upper part of Radio Reference are they conventional?
If you go to the 'Database' tab, then to your state, then your county, the first listed groups are conventional freqs. They are generally 'FM' mode, but may be others. Below the conventional freqs is a grouping (which needs to be opened in another window) are the trunked freqs.
Most conventional freqs are 'FM', and as such, are just one channel that is being used for that purpose. Although a lot of Law Enforcement, businesses, and others, may use several conventional channels for their use.
Can you please tell me the different modes I can store on my device an also how to add a trunking system?
Can I load these modes into my scanner
FM, P25E, P25, FMN
@@raulcornejojr9256 ... assuming that you own the Uniden 436, yes, those modes are fine. They are probably fine on all high end scanners made after 2015.
@@raulcornejojr9256 ... Assuming you own the Uniden 436 scanner, the easiest way to add a trunking system is to enter your zip code into the radio, and then you have every trunking system loaded that is in use in your area. Your scanner must be up to date of course, and if you load from Sentinal, it must be up to date.
Manually loading a trunking system is plausible I guess, I just never expected anyone to ask that question, as most people just use the Sentinal software and let the computer do the job...
13:45 What one would go for a AM channel?
...go to MENU...go to SEARCH FOR...go to EDIT CUSTOM...select a custom search (CUSTOM 1, CUSTOM 2,etc)... go to SET MODULATION, select AM...
@@uniden436scanner6 Thanks, vicradiozone.com/state-emergency-service/ses-central-east/ How could I set this as a favourite I heard they work on the 436pt?
@@j-wade8495 .... You need to set the frequencies, to find the freqs for your area, click here and search around... www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?coid=16
Do you own a Uniden scanner ? Are you considering buying one ? Most of the questions you ask are solved by just turning the scanner on.
@@uniden436scanner6 Hey I have 1 one
@@uniden436scanner6 Yeah I own a 436, Just cant understand it
Thank you, Sir!
You are welcome James !
Can you use the centennial software on a mac?
Never heard of 'centennial software'.... If you mean Sentinal programming software for Uniden scanners, then no, you cannot use it on a Mac.
Unless you want to download a version of Windows to your Mac, which I am neither suggesting nor recommending...
@@uniden436scanner6 sorry I couldn't make out the spelling from your voice. Thanks
@@Auton6 My apologies, I was just being a bit snarky... stressful day...
😔
@@uniden436scanner6 I understand. Thanks
will this work on trunk tracker system?
Yes...
Seems pretty simple
I wish I had that scanner bcd436hp.
They lot to program on this digital scnner
Way to much turning on that knob, I think
Yeah, this is for programming the scanner manually, which I am sure most people don't do. I actually use the Sentinel software myself to program, just wanted to show an alternative method....