Can I transfer frequencies from pro 106 to pro 97?

[dondi3]

I have a RS pro 106 with Madison, WI in one of the virtual scanners. Can I transfer this programming
to my RS Pro 97. If so, how do I do it? The 106 works great, but I've tried manually entering freqs
for Madison manually and it doesn't work.

thanks,
Scanjunkie

 

[OsloViking1975]

I have a RS pro 106 with Madison, WI in one of the virtual scanners. Can I transfer this programming
to my RS Pro 97. If so, how do I do it? The 106 works great, but I've tried manually entering freqs
for Madison manually and it doesn't work.

thanks,
Scanjunkie

I believe most radio shack scanners are compatible with each other. To transfer the frequencies you would have to get PC/IF cable to do that to connect the scanners together and it should clone the frequencies to the Pro 97.

 

[SCPD]

No it wouldn't work. Pro 106 is digital, Pro 97 isn't.

 

[OsloViking1975]

No it wouldn't work. Pro 106 is digital, Pro 97 isn't.

DOH I forgot about that

 

[ka3jjz]

In addition, the 106 uses a completely different memory structure than the 97. The best you could probably do, in theory at least, is to use a program to dump the 106's contents to a .csv file then reimport into the 97 using another program once the freqs and other things have been rearranged. 73 Mike

 

[raisindot]

In addition, the 106 uses a completely different memory structure than the 97. The best you could probably do, in theory at least, is to use a program to dump the 106's contents to a .csv file then reimport into the 97 using another program once the freqs and other things have been rearranged. 73 Mike

That's what I was thinking. Download the free version of Win500 from starrsoft.com, upload the frequencies from the 106 into it. I believe that it can save as a CSV file. If not, simply 'cut' the frequencies from the WIn500, paste into an Excel table and perhaps save that as a CSV file.

Then get Win97 from starrsoft, arrange the columns in the legacy 106 CSV to reflect those of the Win97 interface, and resave as CSV and see if it imports. If not, simply cut and paste the "rows" of the 106 CSV spreadsheet into the Win97 interface. I used this system to get all the freqs from my Pro-95 into my PSR 500 and from my PSR 500 system into my Pro-160. It's more about adjusting the Excel files (and getting rid of digital channels and incompativel settings) than anything else.

I should all that while you can use the Starrsoft programs for free on a trial basis, you really SHOULD pay for them it you plan on continuing to use them.



Jeff in Boston

 

[dondi3]

thanks for the replies

thanks for the replies!

It looks like the only suggestion is a pretty difficult one, especially for this relatively
un-savvy scanner-owner. The RS guy offered to "try to manually" program it for
Madison. I live out of town and don't get to test it very often in Madison. May check
around for local scanner people. As I recall, last time I manually programmed in the 4 Madison
freqs I have, it just went to the control channel and wouldn't scan...dunno why. Maybe I was
using the wrong freqs.

Scanjunkie

 

[ka3jjz]

That's what I was thinking. Download the free version of Win500 from starrsoft.com, upload the frequencies from the 106 into it. I believe that it can save as a CSV file. If not, simply 'cut' the frequencies from the WIn500, paste into an Excel table and perhaps save that as a CSV file.

Then get Win97 from starrsoft, arrange the columns in the legacy 106 CSV to reflect those of the Win97 interface, and resave as CSV and see if it imports. If not, simply cut and paste the "rows" of the 106 CSV spreadsheet into the Win97 interface. I used this system to get all the freqs from my Pro-95 into my PSR 500 and from my PSR 500 system into my Pro-160. It's more about adjusting the Excel files (and getting rid of digital channels and incompativel settings) than anything else.

I should all that while you can use the Starrsoft programs for free on a trial basis, you really SHOULD pay for them it you plan on continuing to use them.

Jeff in Boston

There might be a slightly less cumbersome (but not by much) way to go about this. If ARC500 can dump the scanner contents into a .csv file, ARC300 has an 'enhanced CSV mapper' that should, in theory, make it a little easier to map the contents into a PRO-97. It doesn't eliminate having to set up banks vs. TSYS of course- that's something you would still need to do - but it's one less step, and potentially one less place for something to get hosed up.

73 Mike

 

[KT4HX]

If you want to program your Pro-97 manually, I would take a look at this: Easier to Read Pro-97/2055 Scanner Manual

You need to make certain you have the control freqs entered correctly, set the mode, do your talkgroups, etc. Since you don't have the ability to check the Madison settings regularly to make certain they are correct before you go there, is there another system local to you that you can practice on with the Pro-97 that is similar in structure to Madison? That would help you gain some experience in programming Motorola systems manually so you have a better understanding of the keystrokes involved.

 

[fmon]

I have a RS pro 106 with Madison, WI in one of the virtual scanners. Can I transfer this programming
to my RS Pro 97. If so, how do I do it? The 106 works great, but I've tried manually entering freqs
for Madison manually and it doesn't work.

thanks,
Scanjunkie

Using Win500 or PSREdit software you can load a 97 to the 106 through the software but not the reverse to 97.

However, using either of those or Butel ARC 500 software one can copy/paste to Win97 using following steps.
1. Open above software(s) and select a TSYS
2. Highlight TGRPS, right click and select Copy
3. Paste into Excel (or spreadsheet)
4. Organize sheet by deleting all columns except alpha tags and TGID numbers.
5. Highlight and copy up to 30 alpha tags and TGID's
6. Open Win97 to channels and desired bank
7. Set Type pulldown to system type
8. Paste into talkgroup section
9. Go to spreadsheet and get 30 more and paste into same section by checking the bullet next to 1 in Win97...etc
10. Open the system frequency of the TSYS, highlight and use ctrl c to copy
11. In Win97 paste in same bank starting with correct freq block--i.e. LCN order for ED or LTR systems

Win97, Win500 and PSREdit offer thirty day fully functional operations for trial, so this can be accomplished free if desired.

 

[dondi3]

Got it figured out yesterday. I ended up manually entering the trunked freqs and the non-trunked ones as well, along with the talk group text tags. Took a couple of hours, but it's all done!

thanks for all your help and suggestions!

Scanjunkie