----------------Introducing
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As of Version 1.4.2.1 We
now support the Radio Reference Frequency website. We have
developed a method of directly importing their individual frequency list for
Conventional and trunking frequencies into either
our Source (Upper White background
Database), or you can also drop them directly into a bank in our Personal File (RSD
Database structure.
We will be creating a more
detailed document of how to access these features along with instructions on
copying the frequencies into Scancat at a later date. When
the documentation is finished. It will be included in this same FAQ file,
which you can go to by clicking on this link
To access the Radio Reference search functions – click on this menu option,
Click on these links to see
screen shots
http://www.scancat.com/RR-1.jpg
and then by clicking "here"
http://www.scancat.com/RR-2.jpg
you will be taken to the Radio Reference Website
http://www.scancat.com/RR-3.jpg
IF YOU SEE A MESSAGE ABOUT NEEDING TO INSTALL ADOBE FLASH PLAYER 8
then you will have to first download and install Flash Player
Click on this link to see
screen shot
http://www.scancat.com/RR-4.jpg
and
http://www.scancat.com/RR-5.jpg
Once on the RR website, first navigate to (example) Montgomery County/
Dayton
Click on this link to see
screen shot
http://www.scancat.com/RR-3.jpg
**** Please Note ***** SOME users have reported when they click on a link, the link does not
"work". Radio Reference's site depends on the user's browser
having the JAVASCRIPT plug-in(s) installed. Take a look at these links on
how to enable JAVA and/or install the latest version. Once that is done, clicked
on links will work.
https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=12654
Also this can be caused by the way you have your firewall settings
enabled.
https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=12655
Once you have the frequencies on screen, choose the top menu (Copy
Frequencies to Converter Screen)
Click on this link to see screen shot
http://www.scancat.com/RR-6.jpg
This will place the displayed page into the "container" which has all
the "parsing/copying" option buttons at the bottom
Click on this link to see
screen shot
http://www.scancat.com/RR-7.jpg
The “Parsing Container” will now contain a text based version of the
website, and you'll end up seeing this screen,
the buttons on the bottom do all the work..... and
"should be" self explanatory.
You can copy to upper OR lower Database grids...by selecting either
conventional, Trunking or TGIDS.
Click on this link to see
screen shot
http://www.scancat.com/RR-7.jpg
If you choose to copy to the UPPER database, this
is what you will see.
Click on this link to see
screen shot
http://www.scancat.com/RR-8.jpg
If you choose to copy to the LOWER database, this
is what you will see.
Click on this link to see
screen shot
http://www.scancat.com/RR-9.jpg
----------------Introducing -----------------
TWO Powerful New Search Features now included in Scancat-Lite-Plus Software
========== First Feature =================
(Requires MR Scanner FCC (frequency) CD ROMs
Now you can search Mr. Scanner CD's directly from within Scancat-Lite-Plus. Create highly customized, Local Area and Radio Service specific Searches and then load them directly into your radio. All without having to "Export" from the CD.
You can Search within a State for Radio Service frequencies in a single City or Town, or Combinations of Cities/towns. Now, you can create frequency groupings by Towns and Services according to Radio Service Type(s) or Mutual-Aid relationships as an example.
From the ScanCat Lite Plus software screen, Simply Start the Search by:
Pressing F5
If Pressing F5 does not make the "Search Mr Scanner file dialog box then
Click on FILES
"Search in the FILENAME
Click on this link to see screen shot
You must "Navigate" to the drive that is for your CD
Click on this link to see screen shot
Pick your STATE file from the CD. And then CLick on the OPEN button
Click on this link to see screen shot
Then
The "Search Mr Scanner CD" window will appear:
Click on this link to see screen shot
You have a number of ways of searching
a. Keyword searches
b. By Service Codes
and
c. Narrow the ''Fields" to be searched
Try as a test entering the Text ''Police''.
Click on this link to see screen shot
This will find all occurrences of that keyword in the STATE you are searching through. This May product a -lot- of "hits", but will provide you with a sample of what to expect.
Click ACCEPT and the search begins.
For this test we typed in the keyword "Police". It found 17 records that contain the word ''Police''.
If you do not get any hits, enter the name of your STATE (IE: "Louisiana"). In Seconds, you will have hundreds of hits for this Search feature. The found frequencies appear in an Upper Grid Display. The "upper database" is sometimes referred to in our Help and Manual as the UPPER database. It is white in background color and has all of the frequencies that you found in a search of the Mr. Scanner CD.
Click on this link to see screen shot
IF you end up with a blank screen, The go back by pressing F5, and in the search box run a test by typing into the search box the two letters of the STATE you are looking in. This will always find a lot of frequencies, more than you want, but will help test that you are using the search functions correctly. Then once you have discovered what you want to search for, follow the instruction on the Search Box.
Basically, you have TWO main choices of how a search is performed
1. Find a keyword, or a collection of keywords where if ANY of the keywords are found you get a "hit"
2. Find a collection of keywords where ALL of the keywords must be found in a record in order to get a "hit"
There is a help box directly below the "service code" selection that scrolls and has detailed help on how to type in a search to get the desired result.
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You can APPEND To the Search Results ....... Additional Towns/Services ; BEFORE saving them to your radio.
SIMPLY Press your F5 Key and the APPEND Search Option Appears.
This way, you can Further Customize your Searches by APPENDING additional Area, Towns/Counties/Cities --- AS Well As by Types of Service within Each Area such as Fire, Police, etc. The result will be a Customized Scanning Selection which might include adjacent Towns and Emergency Services ONLY. The Options here are virtually Unlimited !
Once the frequencies are in the upper database, you can click on one or more frequencies to "select" them. Then use the COPY menu selections to copy/paste the selected frequencies from the Upper into the Lower "Personal file database", and then use the "Load / Read" menu options to store them into your radio.
If you don't have the Mr. Scanner FCC CD ROM,
================= Second Feature =====================
The latest New Feature in our Scancat-Lite-Plus (SCL) is the ability to search the Bearcat1.com free frequency website "on-line" from within SCL.
AND if you are a subscriber to the National Communications Magazine, then this new online search function enables you to search all Nat-Com's SUBCRIPTION sites and import them directly into SCL.
Try this
If you have SCL Version 1.3.1
At the "Program Radio" database screen
(SCREEN SHOT)
http://downloads.scancat.com/Scancat-Lite-Plus_FreeFrequencyWebSearch-1.jpg
If you have SCL Version 1.4.2
At the "Program Radio" database screen
CLICK on #1 option. This will open a New "Browser" Window, and place you at the Nat-Com Free Frequency Website
IF YOU WANT TO SEARCH the "Subscription site",
These instructions apply to "both free and subscription" sites.
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Once you get the website "up", then pick a state and county.
http://downloads.scancat.com/Scancat-Lite-Plus_FreeFrequencyWebSearch-2.jpg
Then when you see the frequencies on screen choose these menu options.
http://downloads.scancat.com/Scancat-Lite-Plus_FreeFrequencyWebSearch-3.jpg
They will load right into SCL's top database on the main database screen
http://downloads.scancat.com/Scancat-Lite-Plus_FreeFrequencyWebSearch-4.jpg
*** If the Top Database does not appear the first time you do this
Choose "Database View" and then "Open Top Database"
then you can simply select the ones you want, and copy them to the lower "working" database for programming into your radio.
http://downloads.scancat.com/Scancat-Lite-Plus_FreeFrequencyWebSearch-5.jpg
If you need more help, also refer to some other FAQ's on copying/cut/paste frequencies - these are available at www.scancat.com/faq
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____________________________
Computer Aided Technologies
- http://www.scancat.com -
Order Toll Free or Order On Line
(USA Orders Only ) 1-888-722-6228
(NON USA Orders ) 1-318-687-4444
(Tech Support ) 1-318-687-2555
( Fax Line ) 1-318-686-0449
