FreeSCAN Release Notes

Written by Assaf Shool - VA3PCI
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FreeSCAN is a freeware program for programming the Uniden BC246T,
SC230, BC330T, BCD396T, BCD996T UBC3500XLT, BC346XT, BCD396XT, BCD996XT, BC15XT, and BC15T scanners.

This version covers about 95% of the scanner's capabilities. If you find bugs log onto
http://scannow.org and report them as well as check for an updated version.

Usage Notes
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Each scanner has unique capabilities and quirks. As such, there may be options in the program
which are not applicable to your scanner.

500, 250 & 200 TGID Limit
- The 996T & 15 scanners have a TGID Limit of 250 TGIDs per trunk system. Be sure to respect this.
-The 246/330/396T scanner have a 200 TGID limit.
-Exceeding these limits will cause excess TGIDs to not be uploaded to the scanner.

Multi-Site Vs Single Site
- FreeSCAN supports the 996/15 feature of having multiple trunk sites in one system
- This isn't supported in the 246/330/396. If you attempt to upload a multi-site system to a single-site
only scanner, FreeSCAN will split the sites up into individual systems, duplicating TGID groups, and you may run out of memory.

Digital Systems And Analog Scanner
- FreeSCAN will not allow you to upload a fully digital MP25 system to an analog scanner since
these scanners have no chance of being able to track these systems.


Tips For Reliable Download
When you bring up the download window, it will preserve the system names of previous detected systems. If you have made any changes
whatsoever to your scanner's programming since last bringing up this list, you should reclick on Queue System List before downloading.
This is because the system index IDs will shift around inside the scanner's memory when you make changes, and if FreeSCAN doesn't get
an updates list then it will not be able to download the systems.

COM Port Trouble?

If you are using a USB-Serial adaptor, get the latest drivers for it. If your driver is made before 2008 it is too old and will lead to errors during upload and download. It is also recommended. It is also recommend that you open up your COM port settings in Device Manager, click on the Advanced button, and lower the UART threshold. Lower thresholds will improve communications reliability.

Control & Logging
Still not complete, but it will get better in future versions.



Minimum System Requirements:
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- Windows XP SP2/Vista or higher. Microsoft .net version 2.0
- Pentium 800Mhz or higher
- 512Mb RAM
- 6MB hard drive space
- Colour video card with 1024x768


SC230 Users
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-"Race" systems are unsupported, they are treated as conventional systems. Sorry but you have a cheap obsolete

Scanner that is barely worth supporting.


Version History
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.9N

-A new enhancement has been added to the RadioReference Web Import Service. As we all know,
these scanners have a limit of 20 groups per system. This can be an issue when importing certain
systems because they contain many subcategories that only have 1 frequency in the entire group
and some would consider entirely wasting space.
-A new feature has been added that lets you select the minimum number of channel that should
appear in their own group. For example, if you set it to 3, any group with less then 4 frequencies
will still be imported but its channels will all be placed in a Miscellaneous group.
-This is great for rural areas where you get these behemoth systems that have 30, 40, or 50 groups
with only one or two frequencies per group compressed down to one system with a Misc group that
contains all the respective frequencies.
Larger sized subcategories will continue to be imported as their own groups.
-To activate this feature, click on the Options tab in the RadioReference Conventional Import dialog.


Logging System Enhancements:
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*A new tab has been added to the Log Viewer called "Search".
You can use this to quickly query only log entries involving a specific item, such as a specific
channel or a specific frequency. You can also use the search feature by double-clicking on the
specific channel in the "Review" tab and all instances of that channel becoming active will
automatically by searched and displayed.
*You can save and load log files from the Log Viewer. This makes it easy to look up certain
days esp when used in conjunction with the search feature. You can reload saved log files either
from the Log Viewer after starting virtual control, or you can load them up directly from
the System Editor by selecting File * Open.
*Another new feature is Log Auto Save. If you have FreeSCAN logging/recording 24/7, Log Autosave
will automatically save the log file at midnight local time and start a brand new file.
Files are saved either to the My Documents folder or the last folder used to save log files.
The file name is autogenerated for you.

These new logging features are designed to work in conjunction with the built-in audio recording function.
Together, you can load up a log file and instantly look up any channel activity, that happened at any time
recording & logging was active with very little effort.

Other Bug Fixes & Changes
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-Fix issue with custom search enabled on/off being flipped around
-Fix an issue with defaulting to COM1 on some cases
-Fixes an issue with warning messages when creating a multi-site LTR system (now possible with XT scanners)
-Motorola P25 Sites have are now called "Mot P25/P25 Standard" to help clarify how these sites function
-Beartracker/POL functions on the BCT15(X) are now automatically disabled after doing a full erase
-Other bug fixes and improvements.

.9M

-Many changes

..9L

-Improved Record Audio Quality
-Added file playback & isolation. Double click on a log entry to hear it back, or highlight several, right click and select play to create a mini playlist.
-File isolation copies recordings of interest to a special directory.
-You can turn off automatic log scrolling
-Fixes an issue with setting the P25 NAC search option on P25 One Freq Trunk Systems
-Fixes an issue with setting P25 Wait Time on digital XT scanners
-Other bug fixes & improvements

.9K

What's New?
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-Audio Recording! No, your modem is not malfunctioning, I said Audio Recording!
-Record scanner audio in MP3 format with fully customizable file name and files organized into auto generated directories
-Virtual Control Improvements:
-Settings, such as to log or not, are now saved and recalled in your next session
-In the review tab, RSSI is now a calculated average value of all the hits
-Log data is now retained even after you close the log window and reopen it
-The UID if available is now also logged in the linear log
-You can now start virtual control from the command line. Enter FreeSCAN.exe /? for more information.
-***Additional changes***:
-Improved support for the UBC3500XLT
-A warning is now displayed if your regional settings are incorrect/non-American
-FreeSCAN preferences are now setup under are Edit * Preferences
-Fix for importing UASD files causing the Audio Type to not be set correctly with certain formats
-Other bug fixes and improvements


FreeSCAN on Twitter
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Be sure to be the first to know of the latest developments and news by subscribing to the FreeSCAN twitter feed.

http://twitter.com/FreeSCAN


More Notes About Audio Recording
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Before you can use this feature, you must set it up and tell FreeSCAN which sound card device to use.
If you make any changes in that dialog box, you need to click Apply for them to take effect.
The linear log will show the recorded file name. However in some cases this will be blank. When there are two
transmissions in quick succession, they can be optionally combined into one MP3 file to keep the number of files
built up to a minimum.  As a result, this line would be blank.

.9J

-Control channel mode is now forced off, but you can disable this in preferences
-Geocoding was apparently causing some issues on XP systems, should work better in this release
-Some minor beautification done to VC

.9I
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-New: The old logging system did not seem to receive a lot of love, I have redone the logging
system to be a bit more presentable & user friendly.
-New: Added "Blind Friendly" mode - displays an additional menu in the main editor that allows
keyboard access to certain function that were only available with the GUI.
-New: The GPS entry dialog has been changed to be easier to use. Only one text box to fill out for location,
and the Google maps viewer is now integrated into the form so you don't have to view the maps in a browser.
-Change: The function to lockout all systems/sites simultaneously has been changed to only do one system at once.
This is handy for multi site trunk systems because now you can lock/unlock all sites with one click.
-Fix: Problem logging NACs on 996XT
-Fix: UASD file import causes audio type to be set to Analog on some systems
-900Mhz systems on XTs now downloaded back as 900Mhz systems rather then 800/900 sites to help with cross
compatibility
-900Mhz systems uploaded to XTs will now upload back as 800/900 mhz systems rather then Custom
-Fix: Issue with importing certain rare counties using the RR web service that cause a hangup
-Fix: RR has apparently added a new country to their database. As a result, clicking on the American
flag in the RR import screen caused Uruguay to load up instead of United States.
-Fix: Geocoding functionality has been tweaked to be a bit more reliable.
-Other bug fixes and improvements

. 9H
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-New: Added state support for bct15/bct15x
-New: Added support for system-level TGID lockouts
-New: Systems that have been changed since last download are now automatically selected for upload
-New: "Skip Tags" When downloading channels using the RadioReference Web Service, you can select Skip Tags. Any channel with one of these tags (such as HAM) will be automatically skipped by FreeSCAN.
-Change: The size of the RR Web Import dialog boxes has been reduced to more easily fit on Netbook screens
-Change: Control Channel Only mode now on by default
-Fix: TGID Priority setting was not getting downloaded
-Fix: & character would crash Ez Grab
-Fix: Allow creation of multigroup LTR systems
-Fix: Channels pasting backwards
-Fix: Can't set FTO delay to infinite
-Fix: FTO ATT always gets turned on
-Other bug fixes & improvements

.9G
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-New: FreeSCAN will now load any file associated with it or specified in the command line on startup.
-New: You can now optionally turn off automatic download sorting if you would like to preserve your system order.
-New: Added a button to test communications to the COM Port setup dialog.
-New: Jump to frequency has been redone, also now compatible with XT scanners
-New: Turn on/off Radio ID through options
-New: Automatic Radio ID tracking has been added to logging.
-This trackers logs every radio ID found, associated TGID and system. It also provides a remark
field so you can jot down quick notes on new finds.
-New: You can now copy a log directly to the clipboard by selecting Log * Copy To Clipboard
-New: You can choose to show/hide the main window from within virtual control.
RR Web Service Changes:
-New: Site notes from the RR Web service are now imported along with the system. When you click on a site,
the associated note will appear under the site settings.
-New: Bandplans for trunk sites importing from RR are now handled on a per-site basis versus a per system basis.
This is to accommodate the new systems that have different bandplans for different towers.
-New: All RR Web service messages are now logged.
-Change: When printing a quick reference card, the columns now automatically resize to
account for different font sizes and prevent wrapped.
-Fix: When importing from RR and selecting to download only controls channels, on some systems
certain control channels get put in the wrong group.
-Fix: Issue with importing quick key from some file types.
-Fix: Problem with exporting logs
-Fix: Issue with downloading systems from RR that have more then 400 groups.
-Fix: Issue with negative AGC parameters causing an upload error on XT scanners.
-Other bug fixes and improvements.

.9F
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-RadioReference changes:
-0MHz trunking frequencies are now skipped on import
-Added a 'History' feature. Whenever you click on the Import button, the current state/county are saved in the history list.
-This lets you quickly access recent places without having to drill down each time. If you have your username and password
saved by default in FreeSCAN, you can just click on the History menu and then the state/county without having to click on
Connect first.
-Printing now prints in the same order as the tree is displayed in the main window.
-Fixes:
-Issue with GPS range loading as 0.5
-Upload/Download stats would sometimes contradict themselves
-Compatibility with some colour schemes
-FTO & AGC issues should be fixed with this version. However if you are using an old file you have have to edit settings again before they
upload properly.
-Other bug fixes & improvements

.9E
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-The 3 buttons to create a new system/site/group are back
-By popular demand, you can now have a custom upload sort order.
This is going to be the same order that the tree view is set to.
Note that this only works if you do a complete erase then upload.
-New: You can set the rows to an alternating colour backstyle
-New: Added button to clear the last used file list(goto Options * Set Scanner Options * Preferences )
-New: Improved serial port compatibility. This should help reduce download errors at the cost of about 10% of speed.
You can turn this option off in the serial port setup dialog.
-Fix: You can now set GPS ranges in 0.5 mile increments
-Fix: Some file import issues
-Fix: Issue with changing system types
-Fix: Setting AGC preferences on 996XT
-Fix: TGID Number Tags set to 0 by default (now set to NONE)
-Fix: Issue with importing GPS coordinating from RadioReference and conventional systems
-Fix: Issue with upload P25 One Freq Trunk systems to 996XT
-Fix: Wrong group imported when only one is selected in the Import from FreeSCAN function.
-Fix: 996T backlight colour always detected as red
-Other improvements and bug fixes.

.9D
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-Volume and squelch settings are now saved and restored after full scanner clear
-By special request, added experimental support for UBC800XLT
-Sorting behavior has changed. Since I got about 10,000 emails about this, you can know sort by trunk
system QK. This works by sorting the site with the lowest QK.
-Improved channel editor
-Visual improvements
-Changed: New look for Windows-style virtual control screen
-When connecting to the RadioReference web service, your subscription expiration date is now shown.
-Fix: RR Imported conventional groups can sometimes show incorrect GPS coordinates
-Fix: Unable to set backlight colour for 996XT
-Fix: Issue with uploading bandplan to BCT15X
-Other bug fixes & improvements

.9C
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- RR Import Changes
 * Added support for the new flags added to web service to identify splinter & rebanded systems
 * Error messages are now more clear as to what is wrong if you cannot connect to the service
 * Added support for site notes. Sites that have notes associated with them will have an asterisk
added to their name, hover the mouse over them to see the note.
 * System last updated date is now shown if it is available.
 * Changed the way Mot I/II Hybrid systems handle fleetmaps
- New improvements to tree readability. You can now sort by name, type, or quickkeys, without having to view only some.
- You can also highlight trunked systems.
- Added new option to printing: "Print Quick Key Summary". This is similar to the old "Print System Summary", but instead
ultra-condenses your system/site QKs so they can fit on a smaller sheet of paper or card.
- Added support for setting Priority ID Scan, for use with XT scanners and trunked systems
- Added support for editing scanner bandplan (XT scanners only
- Added "Conserve CPU" option to virtual control, to limit CPU usage
- Replaced the Motorola Reband/Custom bandplan grid with an easier to use one
- Audio type is now set to digital automatically if you specify a NAC
- EZ-Grab will also set the audio type to digital if it finds a valid NAC
- Fix issued with selecting Mot Type I Rebanded systems in the editor
- NAC logging may work
- Logging with the 396XT should work now
- Fix: issue with Automatic Scanner Optimizer picking up iCall IDs as invalid
- Fix: Issue with setting WX setting on XT scanners
- Fix: EZ-Grab did not pick up 94.8Hz tones
- Fix: Occasional error importing from RR conventional systems when certain fields are null
- Fix: Issue with downloading Mot Type I systems from XT scanners
- Fix: Groups showing up twice in Import From 996 File dialog box
- Fix: Some issues with picking up Euro scanners
- Fix: Issue with deleting/moving the very top TGID in a group
- Fix: Issue with setting Close Call override
- Fix: Can't set TGID Alert Tone level above 9
- Other bug fixes and improvements

.9B
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-Fix: can't print comment
-Fix: Virtual control issues with 996XT/BC1T15X
-Fix: Importing RR TGIDs on mixes Type I / Type II systems
-Fix: Downloading systems from 230/246/330/396T

.9A

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-Fixes issues with alert light colours

.9
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-EZ Grab now has improved detection for different field types
-Also made to be more compatible with IE, but for best results Firefox is still recommended
-Although it is not possible to assign quick keys to trunk systems, it is possible to assign QKs to trunk systems. By selecting this option,
FreeSCAN will assign the QK to all sites below the system.
-You can now drag'n'drop groups and sites around
-Improved statistics function
-Printing is back!
-Also supports printing to HTML, so you can download from your scanner, print to HTML, then simply copy & paste to your website.
-Added option to edit battery charge settings for XT scanners
-Added System Protect option
-Added ability to edit additional Service Search settings for XT scanners
-When you attempt to download/upload from/to the scanner and the scanner is in menu mode, FreeSCAN will now take it out of menu mode first, instead of the rude dialog box.
-Added P25 NAC option to Close Call
-You can now set the LCD brightness level on the 346XT
-Added band scope and tone out search option to service key assignment
-NAC logging may work
-Added experimental support for the BCD996XT & BC15XT. Looking forward to hearing some feedback from the beta testers. 15XT support may not work at all due to the fact that Uniden has not published the command protocol for it yet.
-Fix: an issue with modulation mode not being set under certain conditions
-Fix: an issue when uploading GPS range settings for conventional groups
-Fix: EZ-Grab would drop all data if you clicked on the window the wrong way
-Fix: A number "1" would appear in the comment field of RR import
-Fix: Audiotype not being set to analog when importing 396T UASD files
-Fix: Issues with settings priority mode on XTs
-Fix: Issues with setting display modes on XTs
-Fix: Issues with setting alert light behavior on the 346XT
-Fix: Trunk frequency Number Tags and volume offset was not being downloaded from EDACS SCAT systems
-Fix: Uploading some Close Call settings to XT scanners
-Fix: Delete warnings.
-Fix: Various issues with Fire Tone Out
-Fix: TGID Alert Colour not being downloaded from 396XT
-Fix: Can't download service search settings from certain scanner models
-FIx: Justifying multiple channel names may cause names to be overwritten
-Fix: FreeSCAN would not allow digital channels to be sent to an analog scanner
-Fix: When importing trunk sites from RR, they may be set to the wrong type
-Fix: DMS/DEG selection in preferences not being saves
-Fix: Downloading number tag and agc settings for custom search under 396xt
-Fix: Some close call settings not being downloaded from 396XT
-Other bug fixes & improvements

CAUTION ** DANGER WILL ROBINSON ** CAUTION **
-Before you wipe out your programming experimenting with System Protect, read the following:

Once System Protect is enabled and the system is uploaded to the scanner, System Protect cannot be turned off.

Protect will lock down the affected system to both the user and FreeSCAN.
This means that the user going through the front panel cannot delete or modify
a protected system other then locking out channels. If you try to access it through the programming menu,
the scanner will deny access.

Protected systems can't be downloaded back to software. It's a one way trip only.
If you try to download a protected system, all the scanner will send are blank channels.

You can still delete a protected system using FreeSCAN as you would a normal system. But it
cannot be deleted through the front panel.

0.8E
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-New: GPS support has being reworked.
-Now supports geocoding, Google maps integration, and setting of GPS coordinates
on TGID groups and conventional groups
-When available, coordinates from RR Web service are imported as well
-New: Added support for Global Frequency Exchange
-New: Everything and anything to do with NAC codes is now handled in hex
-New: Export CSV now includes QKs
-New: Negative delay option for conventional systems
-New: Upload a Motorola P25 system to an XT digital scanner and it will
now get changed to a P25 Standard system automatically and vice versa for a 996T.
-Different: Frequencies are now handled to 5 decimal places.
-Fix: Occasional unable to connect message on virtual control
-Fix: Problem with COM ports above 9
-Fix: Problem with importing LTR systems from certain file types
-Fix: System Quick keys would get set to all on if you accessed scanner setup
-Fix: 396T Backlight control issue
-Fix: APCO bandplan issues
-Fix: Uploading a site to a 396T would cause APCO threshold settings to be set incorrectly with some systems
-Fix: Existence of logging
-Other bug fixes and improvements

0.8D
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-NAC & Alert Light flash pattern should now work
-Added NAC field to logging

-Enter the NAC code in decimal. It will be converted to hex during upload.
-You can now apply changes to multiple channels at once (hold down Ctl)
-By special request, experimental support for the UBC3500XLT

.8B/C Fixes/Improvements
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RadioReference Web Service Import:
-New: Added All/None selection buttons
-New: Status bar keeps you informed of what the download is doing
-New: NAC Codes are now imported from RR
-New: Empty conventional groups automatically skipped on import
-Bug Fix: Some data would get saved before being properly sanitized & resulting in corrupt files.
-Bug Fix: Some mixed-mode analogue systems being set to P25

General Changes:
-New: You can set emergency light pattern on trunk systems
-New: Set P25 Wait Time on all systems (for 396XT)
-New: Enable/Disable P25 Low-Pass filter on 396XT
-New: Set control channel logging options on XT Scanners
-Bug Fix: NAC Code Uploading/Downloading now should work
-Bug Fix: Code search option in preferences screen wasn't saving
-Bug Fix: Close call Delay setting wasn't listing all available times
-Bug Fix: "Mode 3" display support for XT scanners now selectable
-Bug Fix: Alert light pattern was not getting uploaded/downloaded right
-Bug Fix: EZ Grab would sometimes insert an empty conventional channel
-Bug Fix: You can now set priority for TGID Channels
-Bug Fix: Can't clear global lockout frequencies
-Bug Fix: Find function now works more proper
-Bug Fix: Importing some types of FreeSCAN files could result in an error
-Bug Fix: Mode indication in virtual control would get covered up by other text
-Bug Fix: Audio type not set when downloading TGIDs from 396XT
-Bug Fix: Occasional "Critical Error" and no tone import from .mem/m96 files
-Other bug fixes and improvements

0.8A
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-New: You can now do  bulk import of UASD and MEM/M96 files
-New: New editor for Custom Searches
-Bug Fixes:
-Added support for negative delay times of new XT scanners
-TGIDs on 396T were always getting set to Priority on
-Signal Analysis in LCARS control was through dots off screen
-Cutting/Deleting channels would sometimes miss certain channels
-Startup key for service search could not be set to "None"
-Using the find feature, under some circumstances, could cause the program to hangup
-Upload/Download Preferences weren't being saved
-Large files could trigger the program to hang
-Other bug fixes and improvements

0.8
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-New channel editing system
-New platform (ms .net 2.0)
-RadioReference Web service has been upgraded to work with version 3.0 which will be needed after April 1, 2009.
-Visual Upgrades
-Improved XT Support
-Improved COM Port detection
-Faster operation
-Fix bug emergency alert on trunk sys not being set
-Upload behavior changed - single site now gets groups copied through out
-Fixed an occasional issue with Motorola Custom systems on 246/396T
-UASD Import now imports the LCN as well
-Added Always On Top and variable opacity options to virtual control.
-Other bug fixes and improvement

0.7F/G

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-New: Channel lockout manager
-New: Import most commonly used formats for .mem and .m96 files
-New: Channel capacity increased to 32,000 to handle the channel count on the XT scanners.
-BCD396XT support is now working.
-Added CC DND compatibility for the 246
-Other minor improvements and bug fixes

-Version G fixes a problem with importing trunked system from RR

0.7E

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-New: Combine multiple sites into one Control Channel Only site when importing from RR (more below)
-Improved support for the 996 & 15 in the Windows-style virtual control interface.
-New: You can now turn off DTR Enable in the COM Port setup. This may improve reliability with some serial-USB adapters.
-New: Rebanding support for the new 246 & 15 firmware.
-Online help now goes straight the the FreeSCAN wiki
-Bug Fixes:
-Audio type not always getting set correctly when download from a scanner that does not support this feature.
-Some conventional frequencies would be logged incorrectly with certain hand held scanners
-Duplicate TGID finder would sometimes pickup non-duplicate TGID in Type I systems.
-Other small bug fixes & improvements


The New Site Combiner
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This is a new feature that has just been added. Although it is very simple to use, explaining it is a bit more involved.

Systems on RR are often split into multiple sites. However, on Motorola systems, the only thing that matters to the scanner is getting the critical control channel frequency. As such, there is really no need to download all the extra voice frequencies in addition to the multiple sites that accompany them. This is even more true with scanners such as the 396T, which only have one site per system and would thus need multiple systems to handle just one system.

This new feature is designed to solve this classic problem. When you select a trunked Motorola system from RR's web import, FreeSCAN will automatically add its own site called "*Combined CC". This site will consists of only the control channels for all the other sites listed. You can then safely deselect all the other sites, and select the *Combined CC site exclusively to download.

An example of this is the Bell Fleetnet system, which is 4 regions split into dozens of sites per region/system. Attempting to download this conventionally and controlling it while underway would mean a great deal of button pushing, and/or with non multi-site scanners, a lot of scrolling and memory waste when you are traveling through the region and need to constantly change systems/sites. With the new *Combined CC site, you download the one single site, and can cover the entire region with just one button push.

If you can receive multiple CCs and each one carries different traffic, you cannot use this feature and hear all the traffic. In this case, you'll need to retain separate systems or sites.

0.7D

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-New duplicate TGID finder
-New: Export logs
-Bug Fix: TGIDs appearing in the wrong place
-Bug Fix: Decimal incorrectly handled when displayed frequencies in Virtual Control
-Bug Fix: Main window can be made to disappear forever while using Virtual Control
-Bug Fix: Importing of FreeSCAN files is now working again
-Change: Updated TGID over limit warning to suit new XT scanners
-Other minor bug fixes and improvements

.7B
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-NEW: This new version adds initial support for the BC346XT and the BCD396XT
-NEW: You can now add a background image to the Windows-type Virtual Control. This will be tied into the ESN of your scanner so each scanner can have its own image.
-NEW: System list is now sorted by system type and name in the upload and download dialog boxes
-NEW: You can now make the main window disappear in virtual control mode
-NEW: Rebanding support has been changed around so there is only one place to put in your band plan rather then 2.
In addition, a button has been added to automatically calculate the upper frequency as RR traditionaly only supplies the lower.
-NEW: More reliable I/O
-FIX: Changing the COM port settings in virtual control now updates that little indicator line
-FIX: UASD Import would add quotation marks to names
-FIX: Various issues with the way Motorola Type I and IIi Hybrid were downloaded from RR and uploaded to the scanner.
-FIX: Various issues with settings the fleetmap type
-FIX: FTO Support now supports all delay times.
-NEW/FIX: Many other small bug fixes and improvements.
-Changed: In order to support the many new features in the new scanners, the file format has been changed in .7B. You can still load all
of your old files, however, files saved with this version cannot be opened with previous versions.
-Changed: Virtual Control changed around a bit.


More Stuff About The New Scanners:
The new 396XT handles digital systems different. Where as the 396T and 996T with 3.0 firmware allow you to create a dedicated P25 site,
the 396XT handles this as a unique system ("P25 Trunk"). As a result, you may need to adjust your system types before uploading to respective scanners.
FreeSCAN won't attempt to upload a system type to a scanner that doesn't support it.

In addition, not all of the new features are supported yet, however many settings like channel colour will still get downloaded and preserved for upload,
just can't be edited at this time.

.7A
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-This new version is designed to take advantage of the new features available in FW 3.0.
-Logging has been redone and is very much improved.
-Rebanding support is now available. FreeSCAN supports the new site/system "Motorola Custom" along with the rebanding parameters.
-Back by popular demand and new firmware, P25 threshold adjustments
-You can now tweak the AGC settings by going to Scanner * Setup Scanner Options * Advanced
-FreeSCAN makes the digital dynamic range parameter available to adjust, however this is not fully supported by firmware yet, so the scanner will always reset it to 0.
-P25 Wait Time can now be tweaked (same place as the AGC)
-Digital End Code is now supported
-The new "Jump To" feature is now available in the LCARS interface and the "Windows" interface
-LCARS interface enhancements

Bug Fixes:
-Fixed Yes/No being swapped around in the Expand All Systems option
-Fixed comma symbol being removed when used for channel names
-Fixed RSSI bug that occurred with the 396
-Many other smaller bug fixes and improvements.

0.7

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-New: Automatic Scanner Optimizer.
This new feature analyses your scanner's programming, pointing out anything that may be making it scan less efficiently then it could. These things include duplicate frequencies, unsorted frequencies, long hold times, and other settings that are often overlooked but can degrade scanner performance. You can then have it automatically correct everything by clicking on a button.
-New: Recently Used File List
-New: You can now turn off channel deletion warnings
-Improved: The channel editor has been reworked to provide grid style editing, similar to Excel
-Improved: Revised dialog for creating new systems
-Improved: EZ-Grab for conventional systems has been enhanced with improved algorithems. It has also been expanded to 9 columns to handle the newer systems on RR.
-Improved: Automatic updater will now directly download the needed file for you, rather then clicking through the website
-Improved: RR Trunk Import screen now shows how many TGIDs have also not being selected for import
-Improved: Better file saving functionality
-Changed: Virtual Control Mode now uses the 2.x firmware RSSI indicator to give a more precise indication of signal strength.
-This scale is more accurate then the old way, however only extremely strong signals will pin the
signal strength indicater. It may not correlate with the indicator on the front panel.
-Bug Fix: modulation mode on conventional channels tricky to set
-Bug Fix: channels would get improperly copied to the clipboard depending on how they were selected.
-Bug Fix: Automatic frequency filler not setting audio type
-Bug Fix: Improper automatic naming of systems imported from RR
-Bug Fix: ID Search/Scan switched around when printing (Thanks Mike)
-Bug Fix: Virtual Control mode now automatically resets communications if there is a buffer overflow.
-Misc. improvements and bugfixes
-I didn't have enough time to work on Virtual Control, so its the same as in older versions, however there are a number of improvements coming in future versions, so sit tight!


More on the Automatic Scanner Optimizer:

* It will report how well your frequencies are sorted, since sorted frequencies scan faster. Its reported as a number between 0-100%, with 0-50% meaning your frequencies are basically unsorted. After clicking on Auto Sort, this figure will jump to 100%. If you then upload to your scanner, then redownload, it may drop slightly below 100% because of the way systems are sorted. This is normal and won't affect performance.

0.6E
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Lots of bugfixes as well as some new innovative features and inspired features to be found.

-Improved U/L and D/L dialog boxes with new error count, layout and skipped channel counter
-RadioReference Import Enhancements:
-NEW! You can now tell FreeSCAN to automatically skip importing digital or encrypted frequencies/TGIDs
-Increased RR Import timeout to 120 seconds, for increased reliability with a slow or dodgy Internet connection
-NEW! A new button has been added to view the currently selected system in your browser
-NEW! You can now save and recall a default home location.
-NEW! You can now tell FreeSCAN to automatically skip importing channels marked as digital or encrypted
-A new option has been added for the popup that comes when importing more then 20 groups: Cancel (sounds so obvious doesnt it?)
-Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause sites to be listed incorrectly, such as with Toronto Public Safety
-Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause huge systems (over 200 sites) to not get imported properly
-New option for Virtual Control "Use High Stability Mode"
-This is for people who are using USB-Serial adaptors and have trouble with the link going down
-Fixed spelling error in Virtual Scanner display (thanks ka3jjz)
-Other minor improvements and bugfixes

0.6D
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-Fixed a bug that caused currently loaded system to get wiped out when download from the scanner,
even if FreeSCAN is instructed to preserve memory.
-Improved channel name sorting (thanks srt1026)
-Added step size for inputting non-standard frequencies, applicable to the 246 and 230 only (thanks srt1026)
-You can now assign a default name when creating a new system
-New TGIDs are no longer assigned a default name
-NEW - Support for locking out trunk frequencies.
-NEW - A file name is automatically generated when downloading from the scanner with no file name set
-Many smaller improvements in the way channel editing works

-Improved RR Import Support: Automatic sorting makes it easier to find the systems you want.
-Other minor bugfixes

0.6C
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-Improved support for the UBCD996T and UBCT15 (thanks Fletch)

0.6B
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-Working SC230 Support (thanks Standby106)

0.6A
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-Improved COM Port auto detection support

0.6 - HARDER, FASTER, BETTER, STRONGER
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New
-SC230 Support! (ultra beta)
-New! LCARS interface option is now available for Virtual Control mode! Either check it out or turn in your geek license!!
-New! You can check if you have the most current version by selecting Tools*Check For Update... in the systems editor.
-New: Splash screen
-New: Revised UI. Eliminated the startup "wizard". Most functions are now performed in the System Editor
-New: Access frequent functions using the new toolbar
-New: Autodetect COM port settings
-You can now customize program preferences. These include turning off nag warnings, automatic checking for updates, and you can now turn off Canadian mode if you want.
-More tool tips to help blind users
-Upload and download screens now save your preferences
-You can now create a new system by left clicking on the tree


Changed
-Revised dialog box for creating a new system.
-With the new firmware, P25 levels are no longer adjustable. As a result P25 adjustment is not available anymore.
-Default audio type for a conventional channel is now All with CTCSS set to none. This is to permit P25 demodulation by default.
-New channels no longer get a default name, since what's the point?
-396 Users: Some of the upload/download code had to get updated. I dont have a 396 to test on, so you might encounter a problem. If you do, report it to scannow.org so it can be fixed.
-Data skip defaults to off for conventional systems
-You no longer have to have a system created in order to save a file.
-The Duplicate finder window is now resizable
-The iPod interface now centres everything, just like a real iPod
-There is a new feature coming that will let you associate images and colours with channels. These will display in Virtual Control mode.
-It doesn't work yet in 0.6 but will when .6A comes out.

Fixed
-Improved sorting of systems by QKs (Thanks ems170)
-(Hopefully) Fixed fire tone out problems with 330/396 (Agains thanks to ems170 for reporting this)
-Fixed bug that caused downloaded channels count to be slightly off (Thanks Jack)
-Fixed bug that could cause a hangup when uploading to a 15 (Thanks Ed)
-"Blank" entry from favourites is gone
-Fixed bug that caused all data to be lost if you closed down the problem and elected to choose "cancel"
when asked if you wanted to save changes.


.5D
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-Fixed a problem with the Import From FreeSCAN feature not working


0.5C
-New: You can now tell the program to skip uploading digital channels when talking to an analog scanner
-New: Uploading now displays live indicater of memory usage
-Virtual Control Enhancements:
-Added Software-based Negative Delay
-This will automatically cause the scanner to resume after holding on to a channel for a certain length of time.
-New: TGID Expander(beta). This allows you to exceed the 200/250 TGID limit on these scanners in the Virtual Control display
-This allows a virtually unlimited number of TGIDs to be used.
-Improved Virtual Control stability
-EZ Grab now allows you to select a carriage return as a delimiter. This is useful for when copying a single column of frequencies.
-Fixed an RR import bug that would on some rare occasions cause certain groups to not get displayed/imported
-Fixed a bug that would cause a hangup if you tried to move the position of a conventional channel without selecting one first
-Fixed some funkiness in moving TGID channels up and down
-You can now import more than 250 TGIDs from RR Trunk systems
-Smoother graphic redraws
-Fixed bug not setting audio type when download from 396/330/246
-Fixed bug that caused group and site names to be displayed incorrectley when previewing an .996 or .396 file for import
-Fixed bug causing ampersands to appear as underline in virtual control mode (Thanks Dewey)
-Fixed bug that caused CC Band on/off settings to get downloaded incorrectly from the 246
-EZ Grab no longer assigns a generic name to a frequency if a name column isn't selected. Rather it leaves the name blank,
the scanner will automatically display the frequency when scanning.

More About TGID Expansion:
To use this new feature, simply load up the system in FreeSCAN that contains the TGIDs and scan away.
When the scanner gets a TGID hit, FreeSCAN will look it up in memory and display the associated TGID name.

If it is not working, check he following:
-Scanner is in ID SEARCH mode, not ID SCAN
-The system name (not the site name) in FreeSCAN must match the system name in the scanner. I stress, not the site name.
-With certain systems, the scanner will mangle TGIDs when they are uploaded. As a result, what FreeSCAN has in memory and what the scanner has in memory won't match. To fix this, once you have uploaded redownload the system and save it.


0.5
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-This version now supports multiple scanners in one program.
-NEW - 0Mhz frequencies are automatically skipped on uploading.
-NEW - Fancy schamncy new tabbed editing for trunk sites.
-NEW - Added "AUTONUKE" option to Duplicate Channel Finder. This will automatically wipe out all duplicate channels less one.
-NEW - Added Control/Logging to the 996/15 (Beta)
-NEW - Clicking on a trunked system will bring up a counter indicating how many TGIDs are present.
-Fixed a bug that would on rare occasions cause an LCN to be mishandled. (Thanks w4krr)
-Fixed a bug that caused trunked groups to sometimes appear in the System Quick Key editor.
-Fixed bug preventing of copying trunk frequencies to the clipboard (Thanks Keith)
-Fixed bug that kept making active channel display mode get reset to off.
-Installing a newer version of freescan will no longer mean that your setting will be lost.
-Although depending on your specific system they may have to be reset one last time when you install this version.
-Error messages in the upload/download screens have been redesigned to make them more clear.
-Other minor improvements.

.3C (March 8,2008)
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- Improved support for BC15T
- Some minor bug fixes i've long forgotten about

.3A (February 28, 2008)
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-NEW! CSV Export
-NEW! System Quick Editor allows you to preview existing systems on your scanner prior to uploading or downloading, and nuking ones you don't want
-Duplicate Channel finder now allows you to exclude channels when they have unique PL tones.
-EZ-Grab can now use the "Kompressor" to automatically imported channel names to fit under 16 characters.
-Startup message text boxes now use a fixed font to resemble that used in the scanner.
-RR (RadioReference) Import has more flexible Quick Key site assignments. Now you can assign each site a regular QK, OR have the program automatically search for free QK and assign them to individual sites.
-Trunked sites are now sorted by alphabetical order in RR import screen
-Added new menu bar "Tools" to help simplify UI.
-Rewrote BCT15 support, it now shares the same program routines as the 996 code to improve stability.
-Improved Upload/Download (U/D) screens
-Faster U/D speeds under WINE
-More stable U/D than ever
-The trunked systems list in the RR import page is now sorted alphabetically.
-Fixed annoying "Saved group quick key x" message that kept cropping up.
-Fixed GPS Range being set incorrectly when uploading to BCT15
-Fixed a rare bug that would on occasion set site type incorrectly when downloading from RR
-Fixed another rare RR import bug that would cause conventional groups to appear in the wrong system
-Eliminated tree L/O highlighting option. Lockout highlighting is on permanently, after all why wouldn't you want this?
-Eliminated P25 threshold setting in general scanner options, it was useless and didn't affect squat.
-Other incremental improvements


.3 (February 10, 2008)
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- RadioReference Import! Hurrah!
- Selecting a CTCSS tone now forces the channel to Analog mode automatically
- Added a new function to automatically find a free quick key for systems/sites/groups
- Editing TGID group parameters is now instant, no more Apply button.
- Changed default delay time on conventional systems to 1 second for faster scanning.

.2H
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- UASD Import from 246/396/996/15 versions of UASD
- Easy reach justification buttons
- Fixed CTCSS Bug (incorrect frequency in the program)
- Fixed some problems with the automatic frequency filler
- Enhanced "Copy to Clipboard" Functionality
- Fixed a bug that made TGIDs almost impossible to edit
- Grids can now be double clicked and the respective field can be edited
- It is now optional to upload/download system quick key status
- Added refresh button to COM Port list
- Improved I/O code by making the program less likely to crash if you point it towards a non-existent COM port.

.2G
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- improved support for system/site and
group quick keys. You can now select which ones will be enabled on
upload, rather than just have everything enabled.
- adds a feature to automatically resume scanning after downloading and uploading.

.2F
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- Fixed some problems with startup keys not being handled correctly
- Fixed some other problem with tape out settings not being handled correctly

.2 (December 14, 2007)
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New & Improved Features:
- You can now print a Quick Summary of all systems, groups,
and quick keys. This will give you a handy quick reference that you can
hang on the wall.
- Multi-channel editing. You can now apply operations such as delete
to multiple channels at the same time.
- Instant changes. No more Apply buttons to forgot to click on.
- Automatic Frequency Filler allows you to create a list of frequencies
with a only a couple clicks.
- Channel name justifier can justify channel names to the left, center, or right.
- Importing now works. You can import both .996 and .396 data files.
- .996 files are now automatically associated with FreeSCAN so you can just double click
to edit.
- Bugs Fixed:
- Find function is less picky on how you enter in channel data.
- More stable than ever.
- Misc bug fixes.


.08 (December 1, 2007)
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- PLEASE NOTE: In this version FreeSCAN files have been renamed from
.afs to 996. This is to facilitate future improvements. If you have
.afs, simply renamed them to .996.
- Multi-channel deletion
- Redesigned menu for more consistent operation
- Added context menu to systems tree
- NEW! Bookmark frequently used systems and sites
- NEW! Duplicate channel finder
- Added quick buttons for creating objects
- NEW! Added comments
- Resizing behavior is improved
- Fixed COM speed incompatibility problems
- Redesigned and much better printing engine
- Printing: Systems are now in bold, fixed a weird graphic glitch,
and previews are now
- Printing: Fixed glitch that occurred when printing an APCO band plan
faster
- No longer crashes when trying to delete a trunked system
- Added PayPal donate button to about box (hint, hint)
- Fixed nasty bug when importing and having no existing
systems(thanks Tom)
- Optimized for faster overall operation
- Many smaller improvements and bugfixes


.07 (November 17, 2007)
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- NEW! Printing Support! (Beta!)
- NEW! Linux compatibility mode
- NEW! Improved About box!
- Many bugfixes


.06 (October 27, 2007)
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- NEW! Weather SAME Alert settings and fire Tone Out support
- NEW! Lockout or unlock all systems with one shot
- NEW! Locked out systems can now be showing in red
- Faster performance
- Many bug fixes

.05(HotFix)
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- Added EZ-Grab!, the easy way to pull frequency and other channel information from the web
- Added the option to replace existing systems on the scanner.


.04 (October 18,2007)
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- NEW! Sort feature
- NEW! Cut/copy/paste
- Editing trunk frequencies made easier
- NEW! Show quick keys and system/site types in the tree view
- NEW! Automatically highlight trunked groups or sites in different colours for easy identification
- Various bug fixes

.03 (october 13, 2007)
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- Added BC15 support
- Improved download speed
- Added Find function, although this will be improved upon in .04
- Fixed some bugs relating to working with large systems(thanks tomvanderpool)
- Added Broadcast Screen option
- Added Reset button for custom search ranges
- Added support for APCO band plans
- Added statistics function
- Added emergency alert support for trunked system
- Improved grammar in internal program comments
- Increased the maximum number of trunking channels that can be stored
to 4000.
- Many bugs fixed
- Due to added features and internal improvements, this version of
FreeSCAN is not compatible with files saved from previous versions.

.02 (October 9, 2007)
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- Some problems with downloading large systems
were fixed.
- Misc bug fixes.

.01 Initial Release (October 7, 2007)
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- Thank you for being my beta tester!