well i have a radioshack pro 164 trunking base scanner an i program it by hand..an its a pain the *** an i used the free trial thing to program it. i got the usb cable but i thought u it cost more then 15.00 to do the programing? no?
I think you would enjoy, if nothing else, buying the programming (WIN or ARC) It will save you hours, and you'll have a back-up in case something happens and your scanner gets erased.
BUY THE SOFTWARE AND UPGRADE YOUR RR SUBSCRIPTION....
(ok, I feel better now)
I mean, what is your time worth??? The software makes it so much easier up front, and allows you to try all kinds of different set-ups in minutes if you want to tweak.....