Pro-164 inbound from Florida - Programming guidance requested

[PittsburghPoPo]

I just picked up a Pro-135 off Ebay for $50 NIB. It was just meant to be a small pocket scanner to go. When I contacted the seller he had a NIB Pro-164. I was actually looking at buying that or the GRE-300. So when he said NIB Pro-164 for another $60 - I gobbled that bad boy up!!!

I'm in Pittsburgh, PA where we primarily have old-school conventional systems. I'm primarily concerned with programming basic non-trunked channels. Soooooo.... since I've never used a computer to program a scanner, I thought I would ask the Shack experts! Can II just use a free program or do I need something like ARC. Again the programming is very basic. I'd just like to try the computer thing. Really interested in programming the Pro-164, but I'll take any help on both!

Thank you in advance for any help you will be able to provide!

 

[SCPD]

look here under supporting Software Pro-164 - The RadioReference Wiki

 

[TrenchFeeder]

Like I told the other guy, programming the 164 is easier done by hand, if you have the time

 

[kf4uuz]

Actually once you comprehend the basics, the 106 is also no problem to program by hand. IMHO

 

[N8IAA]

Actually once you comprehend the basics, the 106 is also no problem to program by hand. IMHO

I believe the question was about the 164? It is a very easy scanner to program by hand. I have the 163 (base/mobile) version. Putting in conventional and trunked frequencies are pretty much intuitive. Check out the easy to program help in the Wiki.
Larry