ID Tracker /
ID Tracker II
Freeware
Updated:
04/25/08
ID Tracker II Web Import Programmer's Disease
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Introduction
ID Tracker's main purpose in life is to help find and identify new trunk system IDs. One important item, the program is not designed to be a complete control program. It will not download IDs or frequencies to or from the scanner. There are programs available that already serve that purpose.
The ID Tracker is designed to be used in conjunction with the Uniden TrunkTracker scanners to find and identify new trunk system IDs and was inspired by A. Giammarino's DOS based program (780TMON). My basic design criteria was that the program must be small (as small as a VB6 program can be) and have a small footprint on the screen. I originally designed the program so that no DLLs or special controls were required with the exception of the main VB6 runtime DLL (MSVBVM60.dll). However, in order to easily provide certain functions, the program now uses one other file which is the MS FlexGrid control (MSFLXGRD.ocx).
I will update the program as I find bugs or add items that I think will be useful. Suggestions for improvements will be considered (e-mail me).
The program is freeware. I designed it for my personal use and thought others may get some use from the program. Therefore, use these programs at your own risk (please see notes on Programmer's Disease). I do not guarantee the functionality of this program and that it will be supported. If you experience any problems and send me the complete error message or description of the problem and I may attempt to help. Also, before sending email, please read the help page and make sure the answer is not already here.
For more information on trunking see Lindsay Blanton's web site. A great resource for trunked radio systems.
ID Tracker
Current Version: V3.11.0
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Features
Supports the BC245XLT, BC780XLT, BC250D, BC785D, BC296D, BC796D, BC898T, BC3300 and BCT8 scanners. Limited support for the PRO-2052.
Supports Motorola Type I, Type II, Type IIi, EDACS and LTR trunked systems.
Unlimited IDs/Frequencies in search modes.
Supports monitoring multiple banks.
Supports recording of scanner audio to WAV files with no gaps. Audio is time and date stamped.
Provides a method of performing ID limit searches.
Tracks frequencies used during Trunk Tracking.
Can be used to expand the number of tags tracked on a system. Virtually unlimited ID tags.
Efficient code requiring minimal processor usage. Normal conditions on a 1 GHz Pentium III running Windows XP Professional requires less than 1% CPU usage. A 300 MHz Pentium II running Windows 98 requires 3 to 4% CPU usage.
Multiple copies can be installed to support multiple scanners.
Limited control of the scanner while in remote mode.
Complete Setup Kit (about 1.7 MB, zipped): This is required if you do not have any VB6 programs previously installed. Download
Executable and Help File Only (about 260 KB, zipped): Can be used if you have already installed the complete setup kit or have installed other VB6 programs. If you are updating ID Tracker, you may wish to save or rename the previous version of the executable (IDTrack.exe) in case you experience problems with the new version. Download
ID Tracker II
Current Version: V1.17.3
ID Tracker II Help File Version History Known Issues Downloads
Features
Supports the BCT15, BR330T, BCD396T and BCD996T scanners.
Supports Motorola Type I, Type II, Type IIi, EDACS, EDACS SCAT, LTR and Motorola P25 trunked systems.
Unlimited IDs/Frequencies in search modes.
Supports monitoring multiple systems.
Supports recording of scanner audio to WAV files with no gaps. Audio is time stamped.
Provides a method of performing ID limit searches.
Provides unlimited lockouts.
Can be used to expand the number of tags.
Efficient code requiring minimal processor usage under normal monitoring conditions.
Multiple copies can be installed to support multiple scanners.
Supports importing trunk IDs directly from the RadioReference Database. This requires the ID Tracker Web Import add-in.
Notes: ID Tracker II functions much the same as the original ID Tracker with some exceptions.
Since the newer scanners use "systems" instead of "banks", it is necessary that system names loaded in the scanner be unique so that ID Tracker II can identify each system correctly.
The system indicators on the ID Tracker II main screen represent systems assigned to Quick Keys 0 through 99.
The quick reference has been updated to list the new keyboard definitions.
Complete Setup Kit (about 1.7 MB, zipped): This is required if you do not have any VB6 programs previously installed. Download
Executable and Help File Only (about 260 KB, zipped): Can be used if you have already installed the complete setup kit or have installed other VB6 programs. If you are updating ID Tracker II, you may wish to save or rename the previous version of the executable (IDTrack2.exe) in case you experience problems with the new version. Download
ID Tracker Web Import
Current Version: V1.1.0
ID Tracker Web Import is is an add-in for ID Tracker II which allows the importing of data from the internet. If installed, ID Tracker II will prompt to perform a web import when attempting to import or merge new trunk IDs.
Notes:
Current supports only imports from www.RadioReference.com. You must be a registered Radio Reference user.
Setup Kit (about 1.4 MB, zipped): Download
ID Tracker was written in Visual Basic 6. ID Tracker Source ID Tracker II Source
I have recently been informed that I have programmer's disease. At first I was in denial, but after some time I have come to realize that it is true. The ailment apparently manifests itself as a mental block that prevents me from anticipating every possible system combination that can ever be conceived and every possible thing that a user might attempt with my software. This results in imperfect software.
Users who do not understand my condition might think I am trying to ruin their lives, but it is not so. Due to my condition I am simply incapable of being omnipotent.
With that said, please understand, if the software is not perfect or fails to work with your system or scanner, it's not my fault. It's programmer's disease.
Here are some possible future enhancements:
Ideas as suggested by users.
Special thanks to A. Giammarino for the program that got this started and Doug Fisher for help testing the software and suggesting the name ID Tracker. Also thanks to those who reported problems, beta tested and helped make this a better program.