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Scanner Manager

A desktop companion for the Uniden BearTracker 885. Browse and edit the SD card's HPD files, import channels from RadioReference, preview what the scanner will scan at a given ZIP/GPS, and keep a full audit trail of every change.

Unofficial, community-built. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Uniden. See DISCLAIMER.md in the repo root.

Feature tour

• HPD editor. Full tree view (System → Group → Entry) with filters, bulk operations at every level, and a revertable change log.
• ZIP / GPS simulation. See exactly what your scanner will scan when you key a ZIP code or accept a GPS fix, complete with nearest-systems ranking and per-group coverage tags.
• Coverage tools. Pure-Tk heatmap, optional tile-server map (tkintermapview), CSV export of the effective scan set.
• RadioReference import. Conventional and trunked systems, with both HTML scraping and the SOAP API. Each import is one revertable event.
• Workspaces / Virtual SD card. Clone the card, edit while it's detached, reconcile both ways on return.
• CityTable customization. Add your own locations and export a patched CityTable the scanner will load.
• Uniden Tools integration. Detects Sentinel and BT885 Update Manager; orchestrates a push → update → pull cycle.

Start here

1. Install
2. Quickstart
3. Pick what's next from the sidebar:
   • ZIP & GPS Simulation
   • Coverage Tools
   • RadioReference Import
   • Workspaces & Sync
   • Uniden Tools Integration
   • Channel List Management
   • CityTable & Custom Locations
   • Scanner Button Service Types
   • Alerts & Discovery

For contributors

• Architecture - MetaStore event log, batching, revert semantics.
• Troubleshooting - crash logs, session snapshots, and how to recover a mangled card.
• Glossary - all the acronyms.