Programming a Uniden scanner from your browser

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

Your current browser may not be supported. If using Chrome on Linux or Android, see “Detaching USB kernel drivers” below.

Importing BC125AT SS and Chirp CSV files

You can download frequency lists to import from places like Jacob C. Mann’s site.

Note: This is definitely alpha-quality importing. It may not import all the settings available in the files. It also will only work for BC125AT until I get around to making it more general.

Create “Delete channel” commands for empty channels when importing
Import all scanner settings

Commands and responses

Commands to send

You can also press Control+Return or Command+Return (macOS) in the edit control to send the commands.

Scanner communication

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Scanner communication

This communicates with Uniden scanners like the BC125AT or BCD325P2 using WebUSB and requires no special drivers. It might be useful for users who do not use Windows or might want to program their scanner using an Android device. (Not all scanners. I contacted Uniden support about the BCD160DN in December 2024, but they replied, “Regrettably, Uniden does not currently offer a protocol for the BCD160DN.”)

GPS (only useful for some scanners)

(no GPS info)

Browser support

(As of April 2023, this is only supported by a limited few browsers such as Chrome and Edge.) I’ve tested it most recently on the following:

Chrome 143.0.7499.193 on a MacBook Pro 16" (2023) running Tahoe 26.2
Chrome Beta 134.0.6998.24 on a Pixel 9 Pro XL running Android 15 with “Automatically detach USB kernel drivers” enabled (see below)

Detaching USB kernel drivers

If you are trying to use this on Linux or Android and it connects but does not communicate, it could be because of underlying USB kernel drivers. You might try enabling the “Automatically detach USB kernel drivers” flag in the latest versions of Chrome. On my Pixel 9 Pro XL, I needed to do that in Chrome to get it to work with the BCD325P2.

One way to do this is to put chrome://flags/#automatic-usb-detach in the Chrome address bar, press Enter, enable the option, and restart your browser.