Version History
Current Version 4.02 released 2/26/2001.

Updated to work with Trunk Manager 2001 for Windows

Minor Bug Fixes including…

Fixed BC245XLT/BC895XLT Virtual Keypad Close button bug

Fixed Lockout All 0.00 channels from main window

Fixed BC245XLT Signal Strength Meter, Strength wasn't being displayed.

Fixed 010-00 ID uploads (first zero wasn't being written)

Fixed Save Bank Names in Upload Trunked System dialog

Fixed BC895XLT CTCSS Set Tone 100.0 bug

Version 4.01 Released 8/23/99.

Enhancements

Added Upload Trunk System option to BC245XLT/BC895XLT Virtual Key Pad window based on your Trunk Manager files. Requires Trunk Manager 1.20 or Higher.

Improved Trunked System Uploading from the main window's TOOLS|UPLOAD area. Now if you are programming the BC245XLT, you can choose the type of trunked system (E1, E2-800, E2-900, E2-UHF, E2-Hi, and Edacs), and if it's Type I, you can even set the Size Codes for each Block.

Bug Fixes

Fixed Download ID bug where IDs over 32767 were not being downloaded correctly.

Version 4.00 released 8/6/99.

Added Uniden BC245XLT Support

Added Color option to Alias/Channel Name, based on Class to BC895XLT VKPD & BC245XLT VKPD windows based in Trunk Manager's classes database.

Enhancements

Added RecAll-PRO .WAV File Recording Annotation Feature (RecAll-PRO required)

Added TOOLS|SCAN/SEARCH COMBO (Automatically Alternates between Scan and Search Mode) for a user defined number of seconds.

Added features to the PCR1000 Virtual Keypad windows including: DSP Support, Automatic Filter Selection, and Squelch Monitor function

Added PCR1000 modes FM1 & FM3 with 3K & 50K filters respectively

Added PCR1000 AM 108-138, 26.965-27.405 Custom Default Filter Width in the Configuration area

Version 3.910 released 2/10/99.

Added OptoElectronics OptoCom support! You can upload, download, and clear memories, control Volume, Squelch, and more.

Bug Fixes

Fixed FILE|NEW Create AR8200/AR8000 Bank File problems

Fixed AR8000 Search Range bogus modes being added

Fixed a problem that was causing some channels to be duplicated depending on when you saved and how you sorted under the EDIT|CHANNEL dialog box

Fixed a GPF causing problem if you switched from a bank file with channels to one without any channels while in Scanning mode.

Version 3.900 released 1/24/99.

Added AOR AR8200 Support

The AR8200 is a pretty cool radio with lots of features and options. It can be used for interactive scanning control, but is fairly slow compared to some other options like the OptoElectronics OptoScan and Radio Shack combinations. Radio Manager supports AR8200 uploading and downloading of Channels, Bank Names, Search Ranges, Search and Scan Bank Links, Dup (OffSets), Select Status, Lockout Status, Attenuation, Frequency, Mode, Step, selected user settings, and more!

Enhancements

Added Alpha Tags to Edit Channel Dialog listbox

Added Tone field to Edit Channel Dialog

Added Delete Bank option before Uploading Check box to Upload Dialog Box for AR8000

Added Select Status Writing to AR8000

Changes to AR8000/AR2700/AR8200 reading/writing routines

Added Tuning Delay Setting to Configuration Dialog Box for AR2700, 8000, & 8000

Fixed File SAVE AS with Overwrite problem previous .CDX files caused data duplication appearance.

Added Hide Main Window Checkbox to PCR1000 Virtual Key Pad

Bug Fixes

Fixed CTCSS Tone Upload for BC895

Fixed AutoContinue Signal Detection problem with BC895XLT

Fixed Bug that occurred when there were not any channels in a bank file

Fixed AutoSaving problem with Hit List

Version 3.899 released 11/18/98

Added Icom PCR-1000 Support

Version 3.898 released 10/19/98.

Mostly minor bug fixes and a few enhancements.

Enhancements

Added Select Scan

Added Auto Birdie option for use while searching.

Added SEARCH|ADD CURRENT FREQUENCY TO BIRDIES

Added Save Hit List Function to BC895XLT VKPD

ScanList Names to Prg. Button in BC895XLT VKPD

Added Upload ALL Option to BC895VKPD

Added Download Scan List to BC895VKPD

Bug Fixes

Fixed AutoSave Hit List Problem where "not included" was being written incorrectly.

Fixed LookUp Unknown Problems while searching.

Fixed a problem with Birdie Lockouts

Fixed RM Ranges Button in AR8000 Search Banks Dialog Box

Fixed Flickering Hit List Problem

Fixed reversed Tone and StepSize fields in Import function

Fixed problem where signal detection method was being changed after Prompt to Save Files.

Fixed Search Range Initialization Problem

Fixed BC895XLT VKPD Hit List problem

Version 3.896 released 1/1/98.

Lots of BC895XLT Enhancements

BC895XLT TrunkTracking Mode General Enhancements

Added Lockout Upload/Download Features

Added Manual Entry Area to Size Code Helper

Added TOOLS|SETTINGS Start in BC895XLT Virtual Key Pad and Remember Trunk Bank for easier Starting of Radio Manager

Added TOOLS|SETTINGS Close Button Quits Radio Manager for easier quitting of Radio Manager

Added TOOLS|SETTINGS Alarms to set alarms to sound (3 Levels).

Added Filter Scanning Features to Skip Talkgroups IDs not in Current Filter

Added Lock Out + Feature to Automatically Lock Out Talkgroup IDs marked as such in the current look-up database.

Added Talkgroup ID and Channel Name when minimized

Added Status bar to Trunk Manager Look-up database panel

BC895XLT Virtual Key Pad Hit List Related

Added Hit List Hit Count and Time Stamp

Added Fixed Font Option

Added Delete Currently Selected Hit

Added TOOLS|AUTO CONTINUE (Automatically continues searching after a talkgroup is active for more than a user determined amount of time.

Added Show Frequency in TrunkTracker Mode - Displayed above Hit List.

Fixed Hit List double-click - now Edits Hit in database or offers option to add.

General Enhancements

Added Import Text file from EDIT|CHANNELS then FILE|VIEW/IMPORT/APPEND

Added Choose Font menus to Frequency and Service Fields on main window. Right-Click the Frequency and Service fields in the main window to choose the font of your choice for easier across the room viewing.

Several Bug Fixes

Improved Memory Management. In Windows 3.11 and below, System Resources where being depleted. Ami and Gregg, Thanks for catching this!!! They were rewarded with free registrations, because they took the time to report a very serious bug.

Added code to stop signal detection prior to AR2700/AR8000 upload/download, Search Banks, Scan Banks, System Editor, and Password Areas. The software signal detection was interfering with several other features. A hardware signal detection method is still strongly recommended for interactive control of the AR8000.

Added code to force manual mode when going into TOOLS|DOWNLOAD. Was getting lots of errors if scanning during download.

FACE="Arial">Version 3.895 released 11/23/97.

New Support for the Uniden Bearcat BC895XLT featuring…

Virtual BC895 Key Pad

Hit List for quickly returning to an ID

Lockout List for displaying all Locked Out IDs in a trunk bank.

Channel Names in TrunkTracking Mode

Upload TrunkTracking ScanLists

Size Code Helper to help nail down Fleet Maps.

Search Range - Automatically Skips over TrunkTracking IDs not within the range you define.

Upload Channels(Including Trunk Programming Mode)

Download Channels

Other New Features and Bug Fixes

New Sort Channels on Frequency in Descending Order in the EDIT|CHANNELS dialog box.

Fixed problem where Manual, Scan, and Search Buttons were not being displayed correctly after switching back to Radio Manager from other programs.

Fixed problem where certain frequencies would not upload to the Pro-64 and Pro-2041.

Fixed problem where some deleted channels were not being handled correctly.

Version 3.06 released 7/4/97.

OptoElectronics DC442 Decoder Support

Version 3.05 released 5/12/97.

NEW Radio Shack Pro-64 and Pro-2041 Support!

These new 400 channel handheld and base/mobile scanners are pretty neat. They use a simple and inexpensive interface that plugs into the earphone jack for really fast uploads. Uploading is the only computer controllable feature of the scanners.

Version 3.04 released 5/1/97.

Hit List Improvements

(There are Several new Options under TOOLS|CONFIGURATION for the Hit List)

Added Reset to Default Size & Position to Hit List System Menu

Added Delimiter and Text Qualifier options to saving Hit List

Added AutoSaving to Hit List

Added option to Log Hits by number of hits or duration

Added Date & Time and Time Only options to Hit List Logging

Added Optional Prompt to Save Hit List Data if any exists before exiting.

Increased Hit List Max setting in Configuration from 150 to 999

Added AutoContinue

New Features

Added Lock Out Zero (0.0) Frequencies in This Bank option

Added Set to Current Channel to Priority buttons

Added Priority Beep option to INI file (You must add Priority Beep=1 to your RM.INI file under the [General] section.)

Added Copy from UFDBF to Scratch Pad Listbox

Added Attenuate Function to Icoms

Added Mode to Mass Change dialog box

Choose to show either the Frequency or the Service field when minimized. (See TOOLS|CONFIGURATION for details)

Bug Fixes and General Enhancements

Added Several New Keyboard Shortcuts (Hot Keys)

Added AUT mode to SEARCH AR8000 Dialog Box

Fixed bug in EDIT|CHANNELS where "Cannot focus invisible window" message was being displayed

Added prompting to save changes when Priority Channels have been changed.

Fixed SEARCH|LOOKUPUNKNOWNS being checked when no FM file was available

Fixed problem with EDIT|CHANNELS - it wasn't saving Alpha Tags on drag and drops.

Fixed UFDBF Import, was not getting last record

Version 3.03 released 1/6/97.

Lots of Feature Enhancements, Changes, and bug fixes

A special thanks goes to James F. Boehner, MD N2ZZ for encouraging me and getting others to encourage me to add and improve AR2700 support, and also helping me test the AR2700 functions. I don't have the 2700, so I could not have done a lot of the programming without his help. I'd also like to thank Bill Ezell. Who posted a lot of helpful information on his 2700 website at http://www.mv.com/users/wje/aor.html.

'73

Main Window

Added Right-Click menu items to Large Step Size spin edit control for automatically setting and quickly setting to common repeater offsets. This is a handy feature for quickly tuning in the input or output side of a repeater transmission when you already have one of the two tuned in.

• Added System Menu commands for easier access when RM is minimized.
• Added automatic window size and position saving for main window and Hit List so when you restart Radio Manager they look the same. Also added option on System Menu to reset to default size and position.
• Changed Enter Button function to show the first channel that matches the frequency entered.
• Made Insert Channel use the current bank, even if manual entry.
• Added Cancel option to Yes | No prompt to when exiting or going to certain areas of the program.
• Fixed "List Index Out of Bounds" problem closing the EDIT|CHANNELS dialog box.

Edit Channels dialog box (EDIT|CHANNELS) (Major and lots of improvements and fixes)

• Added Scratch Pad Listbox (I think this is the best addition in this version.)
• Changed top row of buttons to menus to make room for new features.
• Added Print & Export to File. It's not to the printer, but you will be able to do that easily with NOTEPAD.EXE or your favorite word processor. Printing in Windows is a pretty complicated function to add. This is just a short term solution. Printing directly from Radio Manager is still on my to-do list. You can also Export to Comma Delimited text files and the AutoProgrammer File (*.APF) format used to program the CE-232 scanner controller.
• Added channel sorting within a bank by Frequency, Class, Service, or just renumbering channels.
• Fixed Step Size not being saved problem.
• Added Empty and Status Displays to help you avoid banks without any channels that can cause some problems.

Searching Related

• Added New Bank button to AutoStore Dialog box so you can save found frequencies to a new bank instead of just an existing bank.
• Now Remembers SEARCH|LOOKUP UNKOWNS setting from the last time you ran RM.
• Fixed problem where Search Range delay setting was being ignored.
• Fixed problem where Small Step Number was not being set to Search Step Number, even it was selected to do so under the TOOLS|CONFIGURATION menu.
• Fixed Search Dialog box "List Index out of Bounds" problem that occurred when no range was selected.
• Fixed problem of entering too many characters when describing a search range.
• Fixed duplicated birdies problem.

AR8000/AR2700

• Added AR2700 Band Plan Editing by popular demand. You can now edit your band plan!
• Added Save to RM button in AR8000 Search Dialog box so you can save a range you have in your radio into the Radio Manager search range list.
• Added AR8000 Search Step Offset. I overlooked it before.
• Fixed AR8000/2700 Search Bank Downloading where it would get garbage characters depending on how radio was configured.
• Fixed lowest signal strength range on AR8000 Signal Strength to -127
• Made Frequency edit first focus in Band Plan Insert dialog.
• Fixed AR2700 Downloading channels
• Added Print Band Plan button to AR8000 System Area Editor to print to a text file for easier viewing.
• Added fix to automatically add at least one channel to AR8000 download which prevents many problems caused by empty banks.
• Changed AR8000 Complete Download to use existing banks rather than creating new and duplicate banks in some cases.
• Fixed/Changed 'Match Radio-All Channels' from "Match Radio Bank" in AR800DL to fix minor problem.

OptoScan456/535

• Improved DTMF decoding for OptoScans. You should not get a bunch of 55555555555555555s or 88888888888888s in the Hit List anymore, or at least as often.

Miscellaneous

• Added Avoid Duplicates checkbox to UFDBF Import dialog box to prevent getting duplicate frequencies from a PerCon Spectrum UFDBF export.
• Added Copy Call Sign checkbox to UFDBF Import dialog box to copy the Call Sign from the UFDBF file into the Radio Manager Bank File's Channel Label field.
• Changed loading file with first channel that is 0.0 to be set to the lowest frequency the radio supports to avoid an error message in some instances.
• Fixed problem with Lowest Frequency and Highest Frequency not being save in Configuration dialog box.
• Added AMW, AM2, AM3 Modes to support Icom R7100 wider band widths. Untested by me. I don't have an R7100, but some folks requested it.

Version 3.02 released 10/20/96

• Added OptoElectronics Xplorer Support including the ability to download Xplorer memories to a bank file or text file. The text file option allows ALL Xplorer fields to be downloaded.
• Fixed AR8000 search range problem when writing to empty search bank in radio. Thanks for the bug report Steve!
• Fixed the UFDBF Import and Append, so it will get the last record
• Fixed the Step Size combobox in the EDIT|CHANNELS dialog box so it includes Step Sizes you have already defined.
• Added "Match Bank File's Channels Checkbox in Upload Dialog Box.
• Fix saving banks when using empty channels.
• Added Program Button and mode for easier programming of channels. Thanks Michael!
• Added AR8000 Password Dialog Box
• Added "RM Ranges" button in the AR8000 Search Banks dialog box, so you can use the search ranges you have defined in Radio Manager to program your AR8000.
• Fixed Look Up button problem. Look ups weren't always starting from beginning. Also fixed same for EDIT|FM RECORD dialog box, when the two were used together.
• Fixed cause of "list index out of bounds" error message when going to EDIT|CHANNELS from a manually entered frequency.
• Fixed Easy Add problem that was changed in 3.01.
  

Version 3.01 released 7/11/96.

• Mostly bugs fixes, especially under the EDIT|CHANNELS menu. You can now change a bank number more easily, and view the frequency next to the channel number.
• Added support for the AR8000's Auto Mode, so Radio Manager uses the information in the AR8000's Band Plan to set the mode accordingly.
• Added Write Delay to fix uploading channels to AR8000.
• New database engine .DLLS fix some bugs in someone else's code.
  Fixed problem with accessing Frequency Manager databases within Radio Manager.