Can you point me in the right direction to update my 106?

[beamin]

I know I need to resubscribe to this site to get the freqs for maryland PD's, But which software do I use?

I did a search and found conflicting info.

 

[W8RMH]

There is a lot of information available on the PRO-106 Wiki page.

 

[w2xq]

Q, What software is best for programming the GRE500/600/RS PRO-106/197?

A. The software for programming the receivers have 30-day trials. I really recommend you try the "big three" software packages.

ARC500/ARC500PRO Butel Software
PSREdit500 PSREdit - Configuration Editors for the new GRE line of scanners
Win500 Software for RadioShack PRO-series (PRO-92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 163, 164, 106, 197) and GRE PSR-series (PSR-500, 600, 300, 400, 310, 410) scanners

Remember that you must run the software in (Windows 7/Vista) Administrator Mode. Further, if the computer fails to communicate with the scanner, open the Windows' Device Manager and ensure that the appropriate COM port is selected.

All software programs the memories, but there are other factors to consider too. Whereas Win500 is very quick on communicating with the radio, it can't speak CSV. If you want to muck about with data in a text editor or a spreadsheet, ARC500/ARC500PRO imports and exports CSV-formatted files. Both jEdit and LibreOffice's spreadsheet work well. Spliting and merging data files, reorganizing, global edits, and global search-and-replace are so much easier in a CSV file where all data can be seen at once. PSREdit500 will import CSV files, but will not export data to CSV files.

I assume you are running Windows and have the programming cable as specified for the PRO-106.

If your scanner is more than a year old, you may want to update the ROM with the latest file from RadioShack.com.

HTH.

 

[gewecke]

I know I need to resubscribe to this site to get the freqs for maryland PD's, But which software do I use?

I did a search and found conflicting info.

You can use the 30 day software trials, OR you can program it by using the keypad, which will teach you more about it's features.

73,
n9zas

 

[DickH]

I know I need to resubscribe to this site to get the freqs for maryland PD's, But which software do I use?

I did a search and found conflicting info.

You don't need to subscribe to get the freqs. You can simply copy and paste them from the database, then enter them manually.
You DO need to subscribe to be able to download them into a program to put them into your scanner. It saves a lot of work.

 

[ka3jjz]

And just as a point of reference, our Maryland DB is pretty good...

Maryland Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Be more specific about what you're looking for, instead of 'Maryland PDs'

Mike

 

[marine_hm]

It's all a matter of preference. I used the ARC500 and love it.

 

[beamin]

And just as a point of reference, our Maryland DB is pretty good...

Maryland Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

Be more specific about what you're looking for, instead of 'Maryland PDs'

Mike

Balt City Balt County and Howard County. Specifically.