Uniden's Extreme Software Upgrade for the HomePatrol HP-1 and HP-2 radio is the ultimate toolkit for the serious scanner hobbyist and communication professional.

The Extreme Upgrade allows the radio to not only perform all the regular scanner functions, but also analyze trunking systems in great detail, find new talkgroups and frequencies, perform direction finding analysis, and much more. Using Extreme is like using a whole suite of custom radio research scanner apps. The software is informative, exciting, and entertaining. With Extreme, Uniden has taken scanning to new heights.

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You must retrieve the ESN and SUM codes from the scanner by pressing: Menu > Settings > See Scanner Information > Firmware Version.

Copy them EXACTLY into the dropdowns above. BOTH codes are required. We are not responsible if you provide incorrect scanner information.

Upgrade Keys will be sent to the customer via email. It is not a code, so do not confuse the product code with the upgrade keys.

A separate email will arrive after your order confirmation with the keys. Please provide a valid email address and check your spam or junk folder, as these emails are sometimes incorrectly flagged.

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HomePatrol Extreme Update Return Policy

Extreme Update Service and other labor fees are non-refundable.

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What’s Included with the Uniden HomePatrol Extreme Update?

Complete front-panel programmability lets you edit existing systems in favorites lists or create new systems from scratch. You are no longer limited to database-only programming while away from your PC.

Trunked System Load / Reception Status Tool

Current Trunked System Activity

Trunked LCN Monitor

Monitor activity over time.

Trunked Activity Logging

Includes log files for detailed review.

Talkgroup Converter

Switch between Decimal and Hex channel representation.

LCN Finder

Helps determine Logical Channel Numbers for EDACS and LTR trunked systems.

Band Scope

Plots RSSI versus frequency across a selected frequency range.

RF Power Plot

Plots RSSI versus time for a single frequency to help locate transmission sources, monitor antenna performance, and identify interference.

Limit Search

Trunking System Discovery

Makes it easier to discover new channels on trunked radio systems. The HomePatrol continuously monitors the selected system and compares received channel grants to known channels in your area.

When a new Talk Group is discovered, it records up to 3 minutes of audio so you can later review and identify the agency using the channel.

Conventional Discovery

Helps you find active frequencies in your area that are not yet in the database. When activity is detected, the HomePatrol compares the frequency and subtone settings against known channels.

If the information is not already in the database, the scanner records up to 3 minutes of audio so you can later review and identify the agency using the frequency.

HP1 Extreme

The first paid update for the HP1 is called the HomePatrol 1 v2 Extreme Edition, or more simply just the HP1 Extreme or HP1E. It is intended more for the advanced scanner user than the novice. The HP1E adds to the “regular” HP1 things that are attractive to the advanced scanner listener, who want advanced features that may not be needed by most novice users. It costs $100 from www.uniden.com. Some features in the v2 firmware and Sentinel update are free.

Some of the features of the HP1E include the ability to make it work somewhat more like conventional scanners, with delays set per channel, volume offsets, limit and Service Type Searches, and a graphic bandscope similar to a spectrum analyzer. The Conventional Discovery mode allows you to search a range of frequencies from end to end to find previously unknown users and record them. While some of these features may seem to make it appear that you may be better off with a more conventional scanner like the BCD996XT, you can use the HP1E with both the novice and advanced feature set.

More advanced users will like the ability to decode data streams from trunked systems and the LCN finder for EDACS and LTR systems (This is needed for proper programming of scanners). The Trunking Discovery feature allows you to find new talkgroups in a system and even records voice traffic found with these new talkgroups so you can decipher the users of them. The HP1E also allows you to view and use Radio ID’s on some trunked systems. Once identified you can assign them names and alerts as well. For example, if you identified Radio 12345 as Deputy Fife you can add that name to the radio so his name is displayed when he talks on his radio.

Users of some software applications can connect the HP1E to the computer and use it as a source of data for analysis using a built-in dataslicer. You can even use it as an audio source for live scanner streaming over the Internet, either to share with others (such as a feed on RadioReference or other sites) or for your own private use.

After you purchase and install the upgrade to your radio and the Sentinel program the radio will display a new choice when connected to the computer. “Mass Storage” mode allows you to do the various upgrades for routine use as you would have before the upgrade. “Serial” mode is to be used for future features and the various streaming and data applications.

The HP1E allows you to create new Systems, either trunked or conventional, via the Favorites mode, either from the radio or Sentinel. Within the Favorites you can select to create a new Favorite and then create new Systems. Following the instructions and prompts you can create the Systems you want regardless of whether the information is in the RRDB.

If you are familiar with the Uniden DMA scanners, such as the BCD996XT or BCT15X, then you will know what “Systems”, “Sites”, “Groups” and “Channels” are. The HP1E allows you to create new Systems in much the same fashion, but effectively “Departments” on the HP1E equals “Groups” on DMA scanners.

You can even set a Location for one of these user-created Systems to allow the radio to automatically monitor the System based on your location.

This allows you to have just about all the features of a conventional scanner plus all the cool stuff the HP1 does. None of the HP1 features are disabled by upgrading to the HP1E, and if you don’t want or need the HP1E, the HP1 will still provide all the features you got with the radio. The HP1E truly gives you the best of both worlds for a little extra cash.