After reading the rave reviews about this software, I'm convinced it isn't much better than entering the data manually. The main reason I bought the software was to MAKE PROGRAMMING EASIER. So far it's just been a frustrating experience (hours!)
1. I can't download MOST of the county information -- no systems are present. We're talking about counties with 200k+ people in them!
2. Am I supposed to be mining the PDFs/HTML charts for frequencies and other needed information? Heck, the headings in the files don't match the ARC software column headings. What the heck am I missing?
In ARC I have:
Frequency | Name | L/Out | CTCSS/DCS | Tone L/Out | ATT | Alert | Alert Level | Mode | Priority | Comment
The chart has:
Frequency | License | Type | Tone | CH | Description | Mode
I have no clue how to translate this data, and I'm not sure why the heck I have to translate it. I thought the whole idea behind purchasing the software, and a subscription to radioreference.com, was to be able to download data into ARC, organize it and then write it to the scanner !? AT BEST the whole thing is kludgy and cumbersome for the counties that DO have data in my state, and down right MYSTIFYING for anything else.
I've read the scanner (396T) manual twice. I've dug through the forums and help. I'm a software engineer for chrissakes!
HELP!
1. I can't download MOST of the county information -- no systems are present. We're talking about counties with 200k+ people in them!
2. Am I supposed to be mining the PDFs/HTML charts for frequencies and other needed information? Heck, the headings in the files don't match the ARC software column headings. What the heck am I missing?
In ARC I have:
Frequency | Name | L/Out | CTCSS/DCS | Tone L/Out | ATT | Alert | Alert Level | Mode | Priority | Comment
The chart has:
Frequency | License | Type | Tone | CH | Description | Mode
I have no clue how to translate this data, and I'm not sure why the heck I have to translate it. I thought the whole idea behind purchasing the software, and a subscription to radioreference.com, was to be able to download data into ARC, organize it and then write it to the scanner !? AT BEST the whole thing is kludgy and cumbersome for the counties that DO have data in my state, and down right MYSTIFYING for anything else.
I've read the scanner (396T) manual twice. I've dug through the forums and help. I'm a software engineer for chrissakes!
HELP!