Hello all, I just got a new scanner, (Radio Shack pro 106), and I have no idea what I'm doing. I am now aware of the software that makes this a lot easier but I didn't buy the cable to connect to the computer and for now I would just like to scan a few local objects. I thought I programmed it correctly but after pressing scan I can't get it to pick up anything. I'm in Gregg County TX and I programmed the Gregg county sheriffs dept and the City of Longview, (which is a trunking system). I just can't get it to pick up anything after letting it scan for several hours. Please help a newbie out. Thank you.
Hi Ritter, welcome to the site
As Mike has already indicated, you can program the Pro-106 by hand, but it will go much faster and smoother via software, which, of course, requires the cable as well. One of the biggest advantages to software, especially for a new user, is that you can "see" more of how the system is programmed, all at one time, rather than the one line at a time that's visible from the display on the scanner itself.
I know there are several members in the Longview/Gregg County area with either Pro-106, Pro-197, PSR-500, or PSR-600. All of these are made by GRE (GRE makes the 106 & 197 for Radio Shack), and all program exactly the same way, using the same software. You might drop down to the Texas Forum & introduce yourself, see if you can hook up with somebody in the area who can get you going with a shared file.