PSR-500 Which software?

[ButchGone]

Which software, ARC500 or Win500, do you prefer to program PSR500? Is one more user friendly over the other? Does one have more options/functions that the other? I'm new to the whole GRE side of things, but want software that will simplify programming yet still alow full functionality of the radio.
Thanx,
BG..

 

[scannerfreak]

Moved to the scanner software forum.

 

[ScanWI]

ARC500 All the WAY!

I have tried several different programs but my favorite is ARC for the PSR-600/500

 

[mikey60]

Which software, ARC500 or Win500, do you prefer to program PSR500? Is one more user friendly over the other? Does one have more options/functions that the other? I'm new to the whole GRE side of things, but want software that will simplify programming yet still alow full functionality of the radio.
Thanx,
BG..

They all provide free trial periods. My suggestion would be to download them and try them and decide for yourself. What we all like may or may not be what you like or are comfortable. All of the programs are listed in the WIKI.

Mike

 

[dougr1252]

One thing that WIN500 does that I don't think ARC allows is manipulation of object IDs. This is the only way I know to get objects to appear in a specific order in each scan list. You can also renumber objects in batches which is very cool.

 

[trap5858]

Win500 gets my vote. As others have said, all of the software providers offer a 30 day free trial. Give them all a spin and see what you like best. All have some unique functions and all do pretty much the same job so it is individual preferrence. I have used other product from Don Starr and found the learning curve to be a little less steep.

 

[Ghstwolf62]

It all comes down to which one you like best. I tried all three and one I never could get how to use while a second did not have true multi-site trunking capability which was a very important concern for me as I was traveling a great deal and needed to enter simply multiple sites.

I finally picked PSR Edit 500 as it does do multi-site trunking fully and it's a great program all around. Easy to use and Mike has been right on top of addressing any issues which have cropped up which I should add have been extremely few.

I've been using it for over a year now and highly recommend it to anyone looking for an easy to use fully featured program.

 

[someone2000]

PSREdit500 was my choice

I just plunked down the $35 for PSREdit500 to control my PSR-600 scanner. I've been trying it out, along with Win500, over the last months to see which feels the most comfortable. PSREdit500 won me over. However, I'm using this WIndows software on Linux under WINE, and I'm doing some wacky stuff with forwarding my scanner's serial connection over my LAN, so I'm kind of a funky type of user.

I really like the smooth RR import functions, the Scanlist management, and the V-Scanner folder and file management. The Monitor function *within* PSREdit500.exe doesn't work for me, but that's okay, as I just use PSRCtrl500.exe to monitor. Do note that it appears that, at least in my funky setup, running both PSREdit500 and PSRCtrl500 at the same time doesn't work so well; I don't think that each program can tell if another is using the same serial connection.

This is totally subjective, but PSREdit seemed to crash less under WINE than Win500, and there are less odd interface flickers/partially painted buttons/interface glitches. I didn't *mind* Win500, mind you, it is just that I had to pick one... It does appear that PSREdit500 gets less chatter here, but I'm thinking that's because it mostly Just Works(tm)?

Good luck.

P.S. ARC was a no-go for me, as the interface glitches were just unbearable under WINE. YMMV.