ARC250 software for Uniden BC250/296/785/796 V1.20 - Jan. 2008

ARC785Basic
ARC785PRO

• ARC250 includes the most versatile memory editor available on the market.
• ARC250 supports all 4 Uniden digital scanners: BC250D / BC785D / BC296 / BC796.
• Radioreference.com Webservice (requires additional subscription)
• Program both conventional and trunk frequencies per bank.
• Program memory channel tags, bank tags, trunk id tags.
• Copy/Move/Swap memory banks / memory channels
• ARC250 is the only software that correctly supports 7.5 kHz steps in 150 MHz range.
• Support for new 6.25 kHz step ( 296/796 ONLY)
• Compatible with Windows XP/2000.  
• Virtual Control with 'intelli-button' interface and log option ( ARC250-PRO):
  • Virtual display has a real 'busy' indicator
  • Virtual Control is a near 100% copy of the scanner display
  • Virtual Control has seperate buttons for HOLD and MANUAL!
  • Trunk id tags are shown in trunk search mode!
  • Automatic refresh rate, guarantees lowest cpu load
  • Search Range extender > Add 200 CUSTOM programmable search ranges (PRO VERSION ONLY)
  • In search/scan mode virtual control has an auto resume option (PRO VERSION ONLY)
  • History log (PRO VERSION ONLY)
  • Log data to disk (PRO VERSION ONLY)
  • Log new frequencies, trunk id's and detected subtones (PRO VERSION ONLY)
  • Automatic digital WAV file recording (PRO VERSION ONLY)
   
• Easy user interface
• All updates are free for registered users
• All tags can be centered
• With ARC250 you can easily IMPORT trunk frequencies from ANY website into your BC250/785. For detailed step by step instructions click here.
• Create FREE custom files for your local area online.
• Setup your BC250 / BC785 Memory / Search / Trunk Data in a spreadsheet type interface.
• Setup Trunk Id's, Trunk tags, Trunk list tags.
• ARC250 converts and corrects Trunk ID's automatically.
• Setup Trunk systems parameters.
• Program tags in your memory channels banks and use over 15(!) additional characters not available when you use the BC250 / BC785 keyboard!
• Setup your own memory bank 'tags'.  
• Table tags are saved in memory files
• Table tags can be synchronized with BC250 / BC785 automatically
• Easy cut/copy/paste data between channels and banks.
• Extra cut/copy/paste buttons that selects entire channel data
• Move channels up and down with quick move buttons
• ARC250 is the ONLY software that can program 3 base/step/offset settings for a Motorola type 2 system!
• Import CSV data
• Import data from previous saved ARC780 mem files.
• Export CSV data
• Merge memory bank files when reading data from the 250/785.
• Program Mode and Step in every memory channel.
• Fill down option
• Fill series option
• Software shows you which banks are empty
• Full clipboard support for import/export data to/from other applications
• Insert/remove/delete/swap/sort channels with a few mouse clicks
• Move/Copy/Swap entire memory banks or memory channels in seconds
• Easy data toggle with mouse double click or space bar or keyboard shortcuts
• Sort frequencies per bank
• Sort a range of channels
• Remove duplicate frequencies
• Software has a build in bandplan that is simular to the BC250 / BC785
• Round option will automatically round frequencies simular to the BC250 / BC785 ( ARC250 is the only software that correctly implements 7.5 kHz steps.)  
• User adjustable frequency bandplan: type in a frequency and software will select right mode and step from your own custom bandplan.  
• Easy Fill for setting up new banks in a few seconds (enter a start frequency and a step, and easyfill will calculate and fill the selected bank) This way you can use a memory bank for searching.
• With EasyFill you can use memory banks as search banks because the 250/785 only has 10 user adjustable search banks.  
• Import frequencies directly from any website with the famous Webcatcher (integrated in ARC250-basic!).  
• Import frequencies from any wordprocessor / database / spreadsheet.
• Extra Dummy bank for storing temporary data while you are re-organising your memories.
• Print option
• And many more options.
• Please compare our software with other packages.
  Not sure what version you need? Check out our ARC250BASIC / ARC250PRO comparison sheet.

  Overview of EXTRA options in ARC250-PRO version ( $69.95 / 79.95 Euro ):

• ARC250 supports the BC250D / BC785D / BC296D / BC796D.
• Extended Search > Add 200 (!) custom search ranges to your BC250 (unlike other software these extended ranges are USER programmable).
• History log in virtual control ( the most reliable log available compared with Trunkstar , Winscan and Scancat for 780 and 250/785 .
• Log frequencies, trunk id's
• Log new identified subtones
• Audio recording in WAV file > ARC250PRO software automatically records audio when squelch opens in conventional AND trunk mode. The filename contains: frequency, trunk id, start time and date, end time and date.
• Every transmission is recorded and stored in a seperate file. Use windows mediaplayer for easy playback of the wav files.
• Audio recoring is 'busy' triggered.
• Audio recording requires a soundcard with line input and a connection from scanner audio output to you sound card line input.
• Custom color and font settings for Virtual Control display.
• Auto resume on encrypted APCO 25 signals!