OK, I dl'd BC245INT and tried that, and I also found something called
"Softrol" that can work with BC245's. Both connect just fine, but don't
offer much in the way of useability or ease. Example: When searching, I
find WinScan's hit logging to be helpful, but neither of those two app's
will do it.
But the big thing is being able to upload, download, and export/import freq
files with alpha tags. With WinScan this is easy. BC245INT appears to be
able to import, but I haven't quite figured out the file format yet and I
don't have any user manual. All I get is a bunch of gobbledygook in the
alpha tags (the freq's dl from the scanner easily). I haven't been able to
decipher the method in Softrol yet for this (Softrol supports multiple
scanners so the UI is a little more basic).
So I'm left with WinScan again, which is good but lacks such basic
functionality as being able to edit the alpha tags (instead of deleting and
re-writing from the end). I tried about 20 times to dl SCANCAT Gold. I was
able to connect one time and saw a glimpse of what looked pretty good
(albeit pricey). As of now, though, I cannot make the connection. When I
ping scancat.com I get "TTL Expired in Transit" every time. I cannot find
another place to dl this demo.
If someone has a copy of the ScanCat demo and could email it to me or post
it here, I'd be much obliged (as would the author(s) of ScanCat, I should
think). Any other feedback would be appreciated, too. Maybe I'm being too
picky.
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Michael Kellogg
Diamond Bar, California, USA
www.kelloggs.org
"As greater numbers of citizens regard tax evasion as
acceptable, and even rational, behavior, the tax system
will place an increasingly unfair burden on the honest
remainder who continue to comply with the law."
- Principles of Taxation, p.42
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>try the freeware 245xlt interface - i have a link to it on my web page
>and scancat www.scancat.com - which is running my bc245 right now
>Jason Webb
>> I've been demo'ing Winscan for a week or so and, while it's got some
>pretty
>> basic flaws, I enjoy using it a bunch. I'm considering registering it.
>> I've also tried - briefly - RadioManager and FrequencyManager. I got
>> nowhere fast with either, and abandoned them after a few attempts.
>> Am I missing out on any other software that might be better than WinScan?
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