Programming Your GRE Scanner
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How do I program my (insert model number) scanner?
The method of programming is confusing. Are there any shortcuts to make this task easier?
The manual is very hard to read/confusing/worthless. Are there any better ones?
Welcome to the Programming Your GRE Scanner article. At some point, we all end up scratching our heads, and wishing there were an easier way
to program our scanners, particularly when there is a new memory management method involved. Those that were involved with banked scanning for
years often find the new Object Oriented scanners particularly difficult. Note that some of this material also applies to the MFJ distributed clones.
The links below will be a big help in getting over the hurdle. The Easier to Read Guides for the PSR model radios are linked below. In addition we have user's guides for both ARC500 and Win500, 2 packages popular with programming the PSR-500 and PSR-600.
Most newer PCs have no serial ports, so you need to make the connection between the scanner and PC via an USB device.Please see our Connecting scanners via USB article for more information and tips on how to set this up properly.
FAQs and Shortcuts
- Easier to Read manuals homepage
- The Easier to Read Guides for many GRE / Whistler scanners are available here
- Printed manuals from Scanner Master for these radios are available as links from here
- FAQs - Note: These also apply to Whistler scanners - see the article for the specific model(s) involved.
- Getting Started with your GRE/RS Object Oriented Scanner
- GRE/RS Object Oriented Scanners FAQ
- GRE/RS PC Object Oriented FAQ Applies to scanners which utilize a pre-loaded version of the RRDB
- PSR-300, PSR-400, Pro-163 and Pro-164 Related
- See section 7 of the Rebanding article for information on how this affects the GRE Radios.
Software
- Radio Shack Scanner Programming Software Licensing
- Radio Shack Programming Software Free Trial
- See the Radio Shack Scanner Programming Software Support article for instructions on installation and registering the software
- Nota Bene: For years, GRE made scanners for Radio Shack with the Realistic or Radio Shack or Patrolman names on them. Only occasionally would RS stray and get a model from Uniden (e.g., Pro-2050). In 2013, GRE stopped producing scanners under their own brand or for Radio Shack. In 2014, Whistler purchased and started production on scanners using GRE's intellectual property. For now, they are the same as the previous GRE models, just with Whistler labels.
- To add to the confusion, RS re-issued some of their scanners with new model numbers. You can use this table to cross reference the various model numbers and distributors
| GRE Model | Old RS Model | New RS Model | Whistler Model | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSR-100 | Pro-404 | Pro-649 | WS1010 | Includes MFJ-8310 |
| PSR-200 | Pro-405 | Pro-650 | WS1025 | Includes PSR-200U |
| PSR-300 | Pro-164 | Also applies to the Pro-97 | ||
| PSR-400 | Pro-163 | Also applies to the Pro-2055 | ||
| PSR-500 | Pro-106 | Pro-651 | WS1040 | |
| PSR-600 | Pro-197 | Pro-652 | WS1065 | |
| PSR-800 | N/A | Pro-668 | WS1080 |
- Object Oriented Scanners
- Other GRE Scanners