New 396XT

[Ghost4658]

What is the best programing software for 396XT?
Been useing win500 for my gre scanners for years, now I got this 396xt and it is about to make me hit it with a BIG hammer trying to program it.
It is like daylight & dark from gre scanners

[captclint]

Originally Posted by Ghost4658

What is the best programing software for 396XT?

Best is in the eye of the beholder. There is a free program, which is very good, and then there are a couple of commercial progs. I happen to like the features of ARCXT , but I suspect you will be happy with FreeScan (free) . . ProScan is an other one, but I haven't tried it. ARCXT and Proscan have a full featured demo so you can decide for yourself

[Ghost4658]

been trying to use FreeScan

[VE3CRO]

I acquired a 396XT and 996XT earlier this year. I had never owned a scanner before. After giving Mark's Easier To Read ( Easier to Read BCD396XT Digital Scanner Manual ) manual a quick read, downloading FreeScan ( http://www.sixspotsoftware.com/products/freescanand ) and subscribing to this site I had both programmed and running well in a couple of hour. Perhaps my lack of experience with other brands was an advantage as I had no expectations.

[Rt169Radio]

I use FreeScan and it works good, also take a look at the link below, that might help you too.

Mark's Scanners

[lep]

I use both ARC XT and ProcScan. I program with ARC XT but prefer the graphic display of ProScan on the screen of my PC to log with. While ARC XT works well I find the graphic representation of a scanner crude compared to ProScan and actually to Free Scan as well. Again you will get all kinds of opinions try them and decide for your self.

[Ghost4658]

Thanks for the replys!

[Blackink]

Originally Posted by VE3CRO

I acquired a 396XT and 996XT earlier this year. I had never owned a scanner before. After giving Mark's Easier To Read ( Easier to Read BCD396XT Digital Scanner Manual ) manual a quick read, downloading FreeScan ( http://www.sixspotsoftware.com/products/freescanand ) and subscribing to this site I had both programmed and running well in a couple of hour. Perhaps my lack of experience with other brands was an advantage as I had no expectations.

Except for my scanner being a BCT15X, I too, could repeat the above message word for word.

But maybe what got my attention was this: Perhaps my lack of experience with other brands was an advantage as I had no expectations. I had no expectations or scanner experience whatsoever.
I was rather surprised at how well the complete set-up actually went once I got started, and to the time I was finished.

The one thing I would disagree on (lol) is the "quick read" done on the easier to read manual. I read mine a couple of times and still refer back to it now and then.