I have a Radio Shack Pro96 scanner, along with a programming cable. I bought it new about 10 years ago and used it only briefly before putting it in a box and leaving it alone. It was just too complicated to program channels. I don't know if it was a poorly written manual, poorly designed menus or what, but the manual programming process was so complicated that I would have to refer to the manual every time.
I recently got back into radio and I want to be able to monitor many frequencies at once. But this particular scanner seems daunting. To compare, the little Baofeng uv5r radios have a reputation for being difficult to program manually but I have no trouble with those at all.
I don't have any programming software for the scanner. I couldn't find any for free from radio shack or anywhere else. I want to be able to program this radio via computer, but I don't want to spend more money on a 10 year old scanner.
Should I just look into a new digital trunk tracking scanner altogether? Do new ones come with programming software and cables? Are they easy to program manually?
I recently got back into radio and I want to be able to monitor many frequencies at once. But this particular scanner seems daunting. To compare, the little Baofeng uv5r radios have a reputation for being difficult to program manually but I have no trouble with those at all.
I don't have any programming software for the scanner. I couldn't find any for free from radio shack or anywhere else. I want to be able to program this radio via computer, but I don't want to spend more money on a 10 year old scanner.
Should I just look into a new digital trunk tracking scanner altogether? Do new ones come with programming software and cables? Are they easy to program manually?