Uniden Update
Uniden's Upman stated that some firmware updates are coming. That was about 2 weeks ago, so they should be here any time. Of course no one knows exactly what has been fixed. I can only hope at this point the Analyze features have been updated so they actually are usable.
While we are on that subject, there are other rumblings that they finally have a permanent fix for the RTC Clock issue. Of course that is going to mean returning the units to Uniden to be repaired. No word on the screen dimming, or if there is even a permanent fix for that issue.
All is quiet on the Whistler Front
Everyone who bought the new 1095 scanners must be happy with them, as there has been very little posted about it.
Speaking of Whistler scanners (and their clones), if anyone has the ability to fix a Pro668 (My keyboard connector came off the circuit board), please contact me directly.
NJ Scanning News
There was an apparent issue with the NJICS system that went on for many months. If you were experiencing dead air, that issue may now be resolved. I can report that everything off the Montana Mountain tower is coming in great once again.
NJDOT must be ramping up for winter, over 100 new radio ID's have appeared over the last week. NJSP has been busy adding radios as well. Speaking of NJSP, for some reason they seemed to have moved the Met Life Stadium ops over to StateCom-2. Maybe to provide better inter-ops with other agencies.
Now that football season is almost here, Rutgers will be busy with their home games. They generally will be on one of the StateCom talkgroups and will NOT be encrypted so they can coordinate with Middlesex County and NJ Transit Police.
Look for another update once we hear from Uniden.
Update: After posting this, I came across this on Radio Reference from Uniden's Upman. Apparently we will have a back light fix for the x36HP radios...eventually:
The above is a little premature. While we are setting up a process for those of you who are experiencing this issue, the fix will require some parts that have a long lead time. We expect to be able to start the program in a couple of months. In the mean time, we appreciate your patience while we get everything in place. At this time, if you are experiencing either the display backlight fading or real-time clock battery issue, please do not send your scanner in for repair.
