psr-500

I purchased a supposed used in excellent condition PSR-500. It had minor battery leakage damage inside the battery compartment in the middle-upper left side (on the black printed warning inside the compartment. Looks like the previous owner scratched some of the leakage corrosion away. I am...

Other than design and programming, What are some advantages and/or disadvantages you've found between these units? I would like to hear your opinions on them.

I am using Win500 to program a GRE PSR-500 scanner with data pulled directly from the RR DB via the Web download feature on Win500. I realize that the GRE PSR-500 is an older scanner, and that simulcast is likely the main issue with reception of the Milwaukee County OASIS (P25) system. That...

I just bought ARC500 from Butel to replace the Win500 that doesn't work well with Win10. This program is so hard to use and not anywhere close to how Win500 which was the best software i ever used. I tried creating new objects but it only puts then at the end of the list. so i cut and paste...

For several years, I offered a programming service online for all sorts of scanners, including the BCD396T, BCD396XT, BCD996XT, Pro-106, Pro-197, GRE PSR-500, GRE PSR-600, WS1040, and a few others using older software. The fee was $30 and included several counties in your area along with some...

I was wondering if anyone has found the optimum settings for a GRE PSR-500, for monitoring the RWC & TOPAZ RWC? I program by hand, as I don't have a useable computer, so if you can translate software settings to manual settings, it'd be appreciated. I also need to update the firmware for my...

Hi, i'm trying to program this system: RSP Montreal Trunking System, Montreal-Metro, Quebec - Scanner Frequencies Here is my problem; the country is pretty big and using only one control channel is not enough. When i program using computer it says that edacs can only use 1 contre channel. What...

My go to scanner for monitoring CHP has been the PSR-310. Especially when mobile, I monitor CHP above most else. Because they are on low band VHF, and the re-use of frequencies throughout the state of CA, I always program CTCSS codes. ALL of my scanners handle them well except for the...

Ok, so I sold this PSR-500 on Ebay to a seemingly competent person in West Virginia. (maybe that was my mistake??) She receives it, says it is scanning, but a few days later says it is not working. I'm like "whatever", and I tell her to send it back. When it arrives back, it's wet... greasy...

I have this unit updated to latest firmware. 1. In manual its saying FN + SEL opens help menu for almost every page, i never had this working for any page. 2. When press SRCH button it scans different preset ranges like HAM, Aviation, Railroads etc sometimes i get into mode where i have to...

Still very new to scanners, and the RR Integration in the software may have made it too easy to setup, so I might just be missing something simple... VERY often I'll get half a conversation, meaning, someone will key up and talk and I'll hear them, then someone will key up and respond, but I...

I'm posting this story because I was unable to find a solution online for a problem I had this week. But now that I figured it out myself (after much hairpulling), I thought I would add this to the forum, in hopes that it might help someone else down the road. --- Ok, so I bought a used...

Please bear with me as I am new to this: Has anybody else had reoccuring issues with the MSP trunked freq going dark? I executed the firmwhere update and am now able to pick up MA Environmental PD, but MSP is still lacking. I have gone so far as create an entire new profile using the Win500...

Hi All, I'm having a bit of an issue with my PSR-500 (I use Win500 to program, monitor, and record). As best I can diagnose the problem, it seems to be two-fold. Sorry to re-post -- some in the past have had similar issues. However, I think I have a bit more info to add, and most of the...

Hey guys, I just bought a GRE PSR-500 and on some of my digital station it comes in very garbled and I hardly can hear them talking.. On my Michigan State Police station it comes in perfectly clear... It has the same trunking as my Allegan County station (Garbled one). Is this a Signal issue...

Hello Radio Reference'rs, I am somewhat new to the DIGITAL scanning world but not the old. I have been looking at the GRE PSR-500 and I was sold until I noticed the PSR-800 for just a few more bucks. Even the PSR-900 is coming soon but well skip that for now.. Now besides the obvious cosmetic...

So I've decided to put some refund money to good use and get a digital scanner. My choices have boiled down to the BCD396XT and PSR-500. Leaning more to the 396XT even though I am a big fan of the GRE scanners of the past (2004, 2006, 43). From the research I have done it seems to me that...

If you have no patience ... Move along! I guess I can't really call myself a 'newbie'. I've been scanning for my entire life (and i'm old enough to remember the 70's!) I've even owned 'trunking' scanners, but i've never gotten full use of them because for some reason I just can't grasp the...

Several scanners now have an LED or programmable backlight. These models include PSR-500, PSR-600, PRO-106 & PRO-197. I know some Uniden models have something similar, but I am not sure of the programmability or models. How do you have your LED programmed? What I have seen done is something...

I have a PRO-197 scanner, programmed for a Motorola II 800MHz TRS, that scans just fine. It works great on conventional frequencies, but when it stops on a TG of the TRS there is NO audio. Any ideas?