englishchannel
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- Oct 27, 2008
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Hi Folks,
I just bought a clearance RS Pro-197. This is not my first scanner, but first trunking and digital scanner.
I am looking for advice on the best strategy for programming this scanner using the RR Databases.
I got the cable, and software (TRIAL - limited use) from RS with the scanner.
I have a lot to learn about the scanner, so will likely hook it up AFTER using the radio with the preprogrammed data. I suspect that I will probably always manually program some things in addition to using the RR Databases (manually adding a few new objects to scan may be easier).
And I prefer NOT learning several different software user interfaces to find the best one (for me).
I would really like to pull the preprogrammed data from the scanner to look at it on my computer, however, because the software is considered a TRIAL license, you get 7 days of use. I have not activated it yet.
Q1- Can I link to the computer to see this data w/o using the TRIAL RS Software? [I realize I would need to install the device driver, but suspect this would require activating the license for the software]
Q2- Any idea how old the preprogrammed data is in the radio?
Q3- What update strategies do you employ with this radio? Meaning:
How frequently do you update?
What prompts your updates?
What percent of your programming is done manually vs. software & download database?
I really appreciate the work of all who contribute to this site.
Thanks!
I just bought a clearance RS Pro-197. This is not my first scanner, but first trunking and digital scanner.
I am looking for advice on the best strategy for programming this scanner using the RR Databases.
I got the cable, and software (TRIAL - limited use) from RS with the scanner.
I have a lot to learn about the scanner, so will likely hook it up AFTER using the radio with the preprogrammed data. I suspect that I will probably always manually program some things in addition to using the RR Databases (manually adding a few new objects to scan may be easier).
And I prefer NOT learning several different software user interfaces to find the best one (for me).
I would really like to pull the preprogrammed data from the scanner to look at it on my computer, however, because the software is considered a TRIAL license, you get 7 days of use. I have not activated it yet.
Q1- Can I link to the computer to see this data w/o using the TRIAL RS Software? [I realize I would need to install the device driver, but suspect this would require activating the license for the software]
Q2- Any idea how old the preprogrammed data is in the radio?
Q3- What update strategies do you employ with this radio? Meaning:
How frequently do you update?
What prompts your updates?
What percent of your programming is done manually vs. software & download database?
I really appreciate the work of all who contribute to this site.
Thanks!