Man Am I in Trouble

[pokerbandit118]

I bought a Radio shack pro 163 and Dont have a damn clue about any of it I had a pro 136 Non trunking so I upgraded with my income tax return and bought it Just dont have a clue on what to do i was able to program the old freqs from the other scanner and do have some freqs that work but not all NBot sure how this talk group thing works or any of that if anyone has some time to help me out I would greatly apericate it alot

I wouldnt classify myself as a beginner to scanners just to the whole digtial Trunking thing

Thanks

 

[KC5EIB]

Ok, need a little help.

What town do you live in, including state?

Who do you want to listen to?

Do you have a computer with a USB port that you can use to program the scanner with?

Do you have the USB programing cable?

Do you have a program like WIN97 to load the scanner with?

 

[pokerbandit118]

Thanks

I am in Oaklyn NJ
I want to listen to Everything lol
Everything Trunking since my old scanner doesnt have it

No USB cable
Nuttin I can conntect my computer to my scanner with Unfortunley

 

[pokerbandit118]

I dont know what win97 is Unless that windows 97 I have a laptop and I think its wondows 8

 

[nursepen]

poker look in wiki section under there pro 163 it'll explain alot. If you look in frount of your scanner there is jack,pc/if that's where you can connect your computer,radioshack has the cable.

 

[KC5EIB]

I dont know what win97 is Unless that windows 97 I have a laptop and I think its wondows 8

Win97 is a program from Software for RadioShack PRO-series (PRO-92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 163, 164, 106, 197) and GRE PSR-series (PSR-500, 600, 300, 400, 310, 410) scanners for managing the data in the Pro-163/Pro-164 scanners and the older Pro-97/Pro-2055 anlong with the GRE models. It would make it alot easier to set the scanner up and make changes at a later date.

There is also a easier to understand scanner at Mark's Scanners

 

[N8IAA]

I wouldnt classify myself as a beginner to scanners just to the whole digtial Trunking thing Thanks

Hope you're not disappointed, but the 163/164 are analog trunking scanners. The 106/197 are digital trunking scanners. Good suggestion to inform yourself about the scanner.
Larry

 

[KC5EIB]

Looking a little deeper into the systems used in your area, you should get a digital scanner like the Pro-106/Pro-197 as there is a digital system being tested for that area.