Control Freq Jr
 
a radio scanner software project by Tracy Justus 


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Last Updated February 17, 2002
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What it is  Control Freq Jr is a software program that quickly and easily programs your Uniden BC245XLT or BC780XLT using standard files types like Excel spreadsheets, DBase files and comma delimited text files.

What it isn't  Control Freq Jr is not a full blown scanner control program even though it does have some functions found in scanner control programs.

Background  The Control Freq Jr project began as a side project for a scanner control software program called Control Freq. The Control Freqproject took a back seat to all my other projects simply because the need was no longer there with so many other scanner control programs being released. Control Freq Jr, then known as the BC245eXLT project, was put aside as well since the initial goal was for it to become a part of the larger scanner control software. Because of popular demand the Control Freq Jr project has been resurrected and is now in continued development.

The Authors Background  Tracy Justus is the author of Control Freq Jr and the host of the FreqOfNature.com web site. While Tracy's educational background is in software engineering he does very little programming in his position as a Network Administrator.

The software projects you find on the Freq Of Nature web site are simply programs that Tracy has written to assist him in his radio monitoring hobby.

Minor updates  Since this is a work in progress there will be occasional updates to the software. Minor updates do not dramatically change the basic machinery of the software so they do not require all the extra files that come with a fully installable software program. Minor updates will normally consist of just the main executable program which you would download and unpack to the program folder (Normally that folder would be "c:\Program Files\Control Freq Jr").

Major updates  On rare occasions a major update will be released. Major updates to the software are needed if the basic mechanics of the program have been changed. Since the very basics of the programs inner workings have changed the program must be complied complete with an installation program.

Software Protocol  If you would like to play around with the software commands or write your own software to control your scanner I've made available a programmers reference to the Uniden Remote Scanner Control Protocol.

Downloads 
Minor update v2.2.17 (77k)
This update fixes a bug in v2.1.25 that was turning off trunk programming mode after the first frequency was programmed. Sorry about that.
Note: If you currently have the BC245eXLT software installed then you will need to rename the file from cfj.exe to BC245eXLT.exe

Control Freq Jr 9x v2.1.25 (3,958k) Windows 95/98/Me
Control Freq Jr nt v2.1.25 (3,969k)
Windows NT/2000/XP

Instructions This is a tutorial on the Control Freq Jr™ software.
Note: These instructions were created for version 2.1.24. Since this is an on going project these instructions might not cover the latest features. These instructions will be updated as future updates are released.

afs.xls (19k) This is an Excel spreadsheet that converts EDACS talkgroups (Thanks to tvsjr@sprynet.com)


January 23rd, 2002
Control Freq AKA BC245eXLT project

The BC245eXLT project has been renamed Control Freq Jr. Along with the renaming of the project a new minor release is available. New features in this minor update are support for up to six different Excel Sheets and the talk group programming was slowed down to prevent lost talk groups.
 


DISCLAIMER: This software is provided for your convenience. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR ANY WARRANTY OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF ANY PROPOSAL, SPECIFICATION OR SAMPLE. This software is furnished under license and may only be used or copied in accordance with the terms of the license. The software is subject to change without notice. Tracy Justus D.B.A. Just Us Sales & Service /  Freq Of Nature assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, incompatibility issues, inoperability or inaccuracies that may appear in this software.

Control Freq™ and Control Freq Jr™ are trade marks of Just Us Sales & Service.
Uniden™, BC245XLT™ and BC780XLT™ are trademarks of Uniden America Corporation.