Channel import and export tool for the Uniden BC125AT, UBC125XLT and UBC126AT.
Introduction
bc125csv provides a simple command-line interface for importing andexporting the channels on your Uniden Bearcat scanner in CSV file format.
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This application is not intended to provide full control of all features onyour scanner; if you want to turn off the backlight in your scanner, just turnthe knob and press some buttons. This application does however aim to lessenthe amount of work needed for entering channels considerably, especially forthose on Linux or UNIX-like systems.
If you do feel the need to change the backlight setting on your scanner usingthe command-line, the shell action will allow you to do so (see Examples).
Other than as described in this manual could invalidate your warranty and void your FCC authorization to operate it. Thank you for purchasing a Uniden BC125AT Handheld Scanner. The scanner is versatile, compact, and easy to use. Pc Programming - you can download information into the. Scan125 Control Program for Uniden UBC125XLT/BC125AT/UBC126AT Scanners. The History file details program development features and bug fixes. All documentation, including the User Manual is included in this download. User Manual You can view the user manual here. Aug 06, 2018 Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Uniden Bearcat BC125AT Handheld Scanner. 500 Alpha-Tagged channels. Public Safety, Police, Fire, Emergency, Marine, Military Aircraft, and Auto Racing Scanner. Lightweight, Portable Design. At Amazon.com. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users.
Requirements
- Python 2.7+ or 3.4+
Both pyudev and pySerial will be automatically installed on installation.
You can use this application without a connected scanner by enabling the virtualscanner device using the --no-scanner option.
Installation
On most UNIX-like systems, you can install bc125csv by running one of thefollowing install commands with root privileges.
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Tests
This application aims to cover 100% of its code with tests, though someparts that require a physical device to be attached are skipped.
Uniden Scanners Manuals
To run the tests, you can run the following command:
Continuous integration is done by Travis.
Usage
Examples
Exporting banks 1, 2 and 3
Importing from csv file
Verify a csv file
Enable backlight using the shell
Export format
The export format is a comma separated values file with header,comments and empty lines to improve readability. Empty channelsare omitted by default, but can be included using the --include-emptyoption. Any 'no' and 'none' values in the CTCSS/DCS, Lockout andPriority columns can be omitted by using the --sparse option.
Import format
The import format is the same as the export format, but forgiving:
- CTCSS/DCS, Delay, Lockout and Priority values may be left empty,
- no, false, 0 and may be used interchangeably,
- yes, true and 1 may be used interchangeably,
- CTCSS tones may be written as 114.8, 114.8Hz, CTCSS 114.8 Hz, etc,
- DCS codes may be written as 26, 026, DCS026, DCS 026,
- lines beginning with a
#(comment line) or,(no channel) andthe first line (containing the header) are ignored, - additional columns are ignored,
- frequencies are automatically rounded down to 4 decimal places.
Shell
You can start an interactive shell to send commands to your scanner.See the BC125AT Operation Specification for all available commands.
You can also pipe commands into your scanner. The following example entersprogramming mode, enables the backlight, and then exits programming mode.
The wary reader might have noticed the Operation Specification dictates commandsbe terminated by a carriage return. This application automatically appends thecarriage return to each command it sends to the scanner. There's no need toinclude a carriage return yourself.
Compatibility
This application is compatible with the Uniden Bearcat models BC125AT, UBC125XLTand UBC126AT.
License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2016, Folkert de Vries bc125csv@fdev.nl
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copyof this software and associated documentation files (the 'Software'), to dealin the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rightsto use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sellcopies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software isfurnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in allcopies or substantial portions of the Software.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED 'AS IS', WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS ORIMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THEAUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHERLIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THESOFTWARE.
Disclaimer
Uniden® and Bearcat® are registered trademarks of Uniden America Corporation.This application and its author are not affiliated with or endorsed by Unidenin any way.
From The RadioReference Wiki
Features
- 500 Channels, 10 banks
- Frequency Coverage
- 25-54 MHz
- 108-174 MHz
- 225-380 MHz
- 400-512 MHz
- 10 Channel Storage Banks - You can store up to 50 frequencies into each bank for a total of 500 frequencies so you can more easily identify calls.
- Close Call RF Capture Technology - you can set the scanner so it detects and provides information about nearby radio transmissions
- Close Call Do-Not-Disturb - checks for Close Call activity in between channel reception so active channels are not interrupted.
- Close Call Temporary Store - temporarily stores and scans the last 10 Close Call hits in the 'Close Call Hits' system.
- PC Programming - you can download information into the scanner and control the scanner via your personal computer.
- CTCSS and DCS Squelch Modes - rapid search for CTCSS/DCS tones/codes used during a transmission. You can identify up to 50 CTCSS tones and 104 DCS codes.
- Direct Access - lets you directly access any channel.
- Lock-Out Function - lets you set your scanner to skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching.
- Temporary Lockout - makes it easy to temporarily lock out any channel or frequency. The lockout is cleared when you turn power off, then back on so you don’t have to remember to unlock the channels later.
- Triple-Conversion Circuitry - virtually eliminates any interference from IF (intermediate frequency) images, so you hear only the selected frequency.
- Text Tagging - you can name each channel, using up to 16 characters per name.
- Service Banks - frequencies are preset in 10 separate Police, Fire/Emergency, Ham, Marine, Railroad, Civil Air, Military Air, CB Radio, FRS/GMRS/MURS, and Racing banks to make it easy to locate specific types of calls and search any or all of these banks.
- Priority Scan with Do Not Disturb - lets you program one channel in each bank (10 in all) and then have the scanner check each channel every 2 seconds while it scans the banks so you don’t miss transmissions on those channels. Do-Not Disturb keeps the scanner from interrupting transmissions during receiving.
- Priority Plus Scan - you can set the scanner so it scans only the priority channels.
- Scan/Search Delay/Resume - controls whether the scanner pauses at the end of the transmission to wait for a reply. You can set the Delay time for each Channel, Close Call Search, Custom Search, and Service search. You can also set a negative delay where the scanner stops on transmissions for a set time then automatically resumes.
- Custom Search - lets you program up to 10 Custom Search Ranges and search any or all of these ranges.
- Quick Search - allows you to enter a frequency and start searching up or down from that frequency.
- Turbo Search - increases the search speed from 100 to 300 steps per second automatically for bands with 5 kHz steps.
- Search Lockouts - you can lock up to 200 search frequencies: 100 temporary frequencies and 100 permanent frequencies in Custom Search, Service Search, Close Call Search, or Quick Search Modes.
- Weather Alert Priority - the scanner scans active WX channels every 5 seconds to check for the presence of a 1050 Hz Weather Alert Tone.
- Weather Alert Standby - the scanner allows you to monitor for weather alerts broadcast on NOAA channels.
- Display Backlight - You can turn on/off the LCD backlight, set it operate on squelch only, keypress only, or both.
- Signal Strength Meter - shows the signal strength for more powerful transmissions.
- Flexible Antenna with BNC Connector - provides adequate reception in strong signal areas and is designed to help prevent antenna breakage. Or, you can connect an external antenna for better reception.
- Memory Backup - keeps the frequencies stored in memory for an extended time if the scanner loses power.
- Two Power Options - let you power the scanner using the included two AA rechargeable or alkaline batteries or the supplied USB cable.
- Built-In Charger - allows you to charge Ni-MH batteries in the scanner using a USB port on any computer and the supplied USB cable.
- Key Confirmation Tones - You can turn on/off a tone that sounds when you perform an operation correctly or if you make an error.
- Key Lock - lets you lock the scanner's keys to help prevent accidental changes to the scanner's programming.
- Battery Save - works when there is no transmission for 1 minute in Scan Hold Mode and any Search Hold Mode (without Priority Scan). This feature turns off RF power for 1 second and turns on it for 300ms to extend the battery life.
- Battery Low Alert - the icon will blink in the display and a tone warns you every 15 seconds when the battery power gets low
Owner's Manual
Firmware Updates
Hidden Menus & Features
- USA Band Plan - '1' + 'Power On'.
- Canada Band Plan - '2' + 'Power On'.
- Reset & Clear Memory - '2' + '9' + 'Hold' + 'Power On'.
- Reset & Clear Memory (same) - '8' + '9' + 'Hold' + 'Power On.'
- Load Test Data - '3' + '9' + 'Power On'. Overwrites channels with 144-146 VHF Amateur frequencies.
- Batt. Save Test - '1' + '7' + 'Power On'. Then 'Hold' to toggle.
- Batt. Charge Test - '2' + '7' + 'Power On. Then 'Hold' to toggle.
- Key Touch Test - '3' + '0' + 'Power On'.
- Display Contrast - '3' + 'Hold' + 'Power On'.
- Contrast & Key Test - '3' + 'Scan' + 'Power On'.
- Others? ...
Related Pages
- External Links
Reviews, etc
- This is a fantastic scanner for its class, similar in design and function to the BC72XLT, BC92XLT and BC95XLT series of scanners, with a vastly improved set of features and narrow-band support. This is your best buy for a non-digital, non-trunking scanner; Made in 2012. Owner for 1+ years.
- Critique: Incorrectly includes common U.S. Business Band itinerant frequencies in the FRS/GMRS/MURS service bank without mention in the manual. (Ch28: 'Red Dot' 151.6250 MHz, Ch29: 'Brown Dot' 464.5000 MHz, Ch30: 'Yellow Dot' 464.5500 MHz, Ch31: 'Silver Star' 467.8500 MHz, Ch32: 'Gold Star' 467.8750 MHz, Ch33: 'Red Star' 467.9000 MHz, Ch34: 'Blue Star' 467.9250 MHz)
- Critique: Adjusting squelch requires several button pushes and knob twists. Adjusting volume requires a button push and knob twist. Wish there were options to configure this. My only real complaint.
Supporting Software
- BC125AT SS (Uniden Programming Software) (freeware)
- Scan125 (Now supports UBC126AT) (freeware)
- ARC125 (costs $24.99)
Note: The BC125AT SS software saves a tab delimited file format that can be edited and managed in most text editors and spreadsheet software. Lines can be safely omitted or reordered.
