Which is better?
win500 or the Butel
win500 or the Butel
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Lots of reports of customers who buy Win500 not getting keys since the creator vanished a little while ago. But I love Win500 and Don Starr did a lot for the hobby and with his software.
Sorry.
I meant the arc500.
I meant the arc500.
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The best software out there for your PRO651 is the one that works best for you. Only your opinion matters, because you are the one that will be paying for it and using it. They all will accomplish basically the same thing, just a matter of which one is the most appealing fit for you.
The 3 software packages for your scanner..... Butel's ARC500, PSREdit, and WIN500 all have 30 day free trials that are fully functional. That way you can see which one works best and easiest for you.
As mentioned, there has been a problem for some users getting the registration keys for Win500 after they submitted payment, those problems may have been when using the Paypal payment system, rather than direct credit card payments. A search of the forum will bring up those threads for you to look at.
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tvengr
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I like Butel ARC500. As stated above, you can download all of them for a free trial period to find which works best for you. Which scanner are you using?
PRO 651
I have been having trouble getting the 30 day free trial on win500
was able to install the ARC500 free trial.
Also,I'm new to using this software. I'm just learning. Always just had someone else program the scanner.
tvengr
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What is your location (city, county, state)?
Greer, Greenville, SC
There is a user guide for ARC500 in the Wiki
ARC500 User Guide - The RadioReference Wiki
Looking for help with WIN500. No issues generally. Except when I try to use the Monitor/Control function. It used to work without a hitch. But lately it seems to not log all the freqs it stops on. It works on trunked systems flawlessly. But just plain old FM analog freqs its hit and miss. I can control the radio fine. Just the logging. Yes, the bullets are on and have a good working file folder. Have not reloaded the software yet. That's the only thing I haven't tried. Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Robert
Thanks, Robert
PSREdit500 is another option with a free trial.
I'll give that a whirl. Thanks Sir.
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I tried all 3 and any of them will do the job. I liked Win500 best at the time so that's what I bought. That was well before Mr. Starr dropped out of sight though. And the differences were in fractions of a degree rather than anything glaring; it took a lot of thought to pick that one out for myself. All are great products. So just try them all and buy whichever one is most to your liking.
I tried PSREdit. Not bad. After a few, I went back to WIN500. And now the Monitor list is populating! See how long that lasts. I guess it woke up something somewhere. Next time it stops working, I'll copy new WIN500 files to the folder and see if that does anything. Thanks.
UPDATE: WIN500 has been working fine for two days now. Have not made any solicited changes to the PC. Device manager shows the same ports in use ...
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My Win 500 notes field stopped working the second time I used it. As I write this, it still isn't working and I made no changes to the software. This isn't any help, but though I would post. Kathi > N0FKA
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