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Those packages that have this ability are shown in '''bold'''. If no other packages exist to support this scanner, there will be no entry. Be sure to read the notes at the bottom of each section.  
 
Those packages that have this ability are shown in '''bold'''. If no other packages exist to support this scanner, there will be no entry. Be sure to read the notes at the bottom of each section.  
 
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==Radio Shack==  
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Note that with the exception of the PRO-2052, PRO-106, PRO-197, PRO-651 and PRO-652, virtual control, logging and audio recording during scanning is not possible due to firmware limitations. Only up/download operations are supported.
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There are no Mac-native solutions for programming. See this [http://www.scannermaster.com/Mac_Users_of_Police_Scanner_Radios_s/575.htm article] from Scanner Master for alternatives.
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==Handhelds==
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="vertical-align:top;BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" colspan="2"     
 
{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="vertical-align:top;BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" colspan="2"     
 
! Scanner   
 
! Scanner   
 
! Software   
 
! Software   
|-  
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|Pro-64 
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|[[Pro-18]]<sup>5</sup>
|[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink]   
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|-   
 
|Pro-76 
 
|[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink] 
 
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|-   
 
|Pro-79 
 
|[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink] 
 
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|-   
 
|[[Pro-82]]  
 
|[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink] 
 
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|-     
 
|-     
 
|[[Pro-83]]   
 
|[[Pro-83]]   
|'''[http://members.cox.net/crazycalifornian/Pro83Mgr/Pro83Mgr.html Pro83 Manager]'''
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|'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com ARC83]'''
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc83/arc83.html ARC83]''' <sup>3</sup>
|[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PRO-83/ Load83]
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|Load83
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|-   
 
|-   
 
|[[Pro-84]]   
 
|[[Pro-84]]   
|'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com ARC83] '''  
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|'''[http://www.fiftyonefiftysystems.com/Pro83Mgr/Pro83Mgr.html Pro83 Manager]'''
|[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PRO-83/ Load83]  
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc83/arc83.html ARC83]''' <sup>3</sup>
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|Load83
 
|-     
 
|-     
 
|Pro-89   
 
|Pro-89   
|[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink]   
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|[https://www.antistatic.org/ ProLink]   
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|-   
 
|-   
|[[Pro-92]]   
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|[[Pro-92]]<sup>7</sup>    
|[http://www.starrsoft.com/freeware/win92/default.asp Win92]   
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|Win92
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|-     
 
|-     
|[[Pro-93]]  
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|[[Pro-93]]<sup>7</sup> 
|[http://www.starrsoft.com/freeware/win93/default.asp Win93
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|Win93
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|-  
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|-  
|[[Pro-94]]  
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|[[Pro-94]]<sup>4</sup>
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|-  
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|-  
|[[Pro-95]]  
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|[[Pro-95]]<sup>7</sup> 
|[http://www.starrsoft.com/freeware/win95/default.asp Win95]    
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|Win95   
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|-     
 
|-     
 
|[[Pro-96]]   
 
|[[Pro-96]]   
 
|'''[[Win96]]'''     
 
|'''[[Win96]]'''     
|'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com ARC96]'''  
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|'''[[ARC96]]'''<sup>3</sup>
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|-  
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|-
|[[Pro-97]]
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|[[Pro-97]]<sup>1</sup>
|'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com ARC300] '''
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|'''[http://www.psredit.com/psredit300/index.html PSREdit300]'''
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|-
|'''[http://www.starrsoft.com/software/win97/default.asp Win97]''' 
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|[[Pro-99]]
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|Win99
|-  
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|[[Pro-99]]  
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|-
|[http://www.starrsoft.com/software/win99/default.asp Win99]   
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|[[Pro-106]]<sup>2</sup>
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|-  
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|-
|[[Pro-106]]  
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|[[Pro-107]]<sup>5</sup>
|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc500/arc500.html ARC500]'''
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc500/arc500.html ARC500PRO]'''
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|-
|'''[http://www.starrsoft.com/software/win500/default.asp Win500]'''   
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|[[Pro-135]]
|'''[http://www.psredit.com/psredit500/index.html PSREdit500]'''
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc135/arc135.html ARC135]'''<sup>3</sup>
|[http://www.scannersoft.com Scan Control]
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|[http://bellsouthpwp.net/k/d/kd5eis/IDTracker/IDTracker.htm ID Tracker]
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|-
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|Pro-136
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc135/arc135.html ARC135]'''<sup>3</sup>
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|-
 
|-
|[[Pro-107]]  
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|[[Pro-137]]
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc137/arc137.html ARC137]'''<sup>3</sup>
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|-
 
|-
|[[Pro-135]]  
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|[[Pro-164]]<sup>1</sup>
|'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com ARC135]'''
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|-
 
|-
|Pro-136 
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|[[Pro-404]]
|'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com ARC135]'''
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc404/arc404.html ARC404]'''<sup>3</sup>   
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|'''[http://www.psredit.com/psredit100/index.html PSREdit100]'''
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|-
 
|-
|[[Pro-137]]   
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|[[Pro-528]]   
|'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com ARC137]'''
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc433/arc433.html ARC433]'''<sup>3</sup> 
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|-
 
|-
|[[Pro-160]]  
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|[[Pro-649]]  
|'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com ARC160]'''
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc404/arc404.html ARC404]'''<sup>3</sup>   
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|'''[http://www.psredit.com/psredit100/index.html PSREdit100]'''
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|-
 
|-
|[[Pro-162]]  
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|[[Pro-651]]<sup>2</sup>
|'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com ARC160]'''
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|[[Pro-163]]
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|}
|'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com ARC300]''' 
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|'''[http://www.psredit.com/psredit300/index.html PSREdit300]'''  
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==Base/Mobiles==
|'''[http://www.starrsoft.com/software/win97/default.asp Win97]'''
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{| border="1" cellpadding="3" style="vertical-align:top;BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" colspan="2"   
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! Scanner 
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! Software 
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|- 
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|[[Pro-160]]
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc160/arc160.html ARC160]'''<sup>3</sup> 
 
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|-
 
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|[[Pro-164]]
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|[[Pro-162]]
|'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com ARC300]'''
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc160/arc160.html ARC160]'''<sup>3</sup> 
|'''[http://www.starrsoft.com/software/win97/default.asp Win97]'''  
 
|'''[http://www.psredit.com/psredit300/index.html PSREdit300]'''
 
 
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|-   
 
|[[Pro-197]] 
 
|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc500/arc500.html ARC500]'''
 
|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc500/arc500.html ARC500PRO]'''
 
|'''[http://www.starrsoft.com/software/win500/default.asp Win500]'''   
 
|'''[http://www.psredit.com/psredit500/index.html PSREdit500]'''
 
|[http://www.scannersoft.com Scan Control]
 
|[http://bellsouthpwp.net/k/d/kd5eis/IDTracker/IDTracker.htm ID Tracker]
 
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Pro-404]]  
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|[[Pro-163]]<sup>1</sup>
|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc404/arc404.html ARC404]'''   
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|'''[http://www.psredit.com/psredit100/index.html PSREdit100]'''
 
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|-
 
|-
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|[[Pro-197]]<sup>2</sup>
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|-
 
|[[Pro-405]]   
 
|[[Pro-405]]   
|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc404/arc404.html ARC404]'''
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc404/arc404.html ARC404]'''<sup>3</sup>
|'''[http://www.psredit.com/psredit100/index.html PSREdit100]'''  
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|'''[http://www.psredit.com/psredit100/index.html PSREdit100]'''
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|-
 
|-
 
|[[Pro-433]]   
 
|[[Pro-433]]   
|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc433/arc433.html ARC433]'''     
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc433/arc433.html ARC433]'''<sup>3</sup>    
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|-
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|[[Pro-650]] 
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc404/arc404.html ARC404]'''<sup>3</sup>
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|'''[http://www.psredit.com/psredit100/index.html PSREdit100]''' 
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|-
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|[[Pro-652]]<sup>2</sup>
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|-
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|[[Pro-2051]] 
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|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc433/arc433.html ARC433]'''<sup>3</sup> 
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|-
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|[[Pro-2052]]<sup>7</sup>
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|[http://www.scannersoft.com Scan Control] 
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|[http://www.ovscan.com/idtmirror/IDTracker.htm IDTracker]<sup>6</sup>
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|[http://www.scancat.com/scg-win2.html Scancat Gold for Windows]
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|-
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|[[Pro-2053]]<sup>7</sup> 
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|Win93   
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|-
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|Pro-2054
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|-
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|[[Pro-2055]]<sup>1</sup>
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|-
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|[[Pro-2067]]<sup>7</sup> 
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|Win92 
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|-
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|[[Pro-2096]] 
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|'''[[Win96]]'''   
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|'''[[ARC96]]'''<sup>3</sup>
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|}
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===Notes===
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# See the [[PSR-300/400 Software and USB Support]] article for these scanners.
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# See the [[Object Oriented Scanner Software]] article for more information.
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# BuTel (ARCxxx) software can be purchased through a [http://www.radioreference.com/radioshack/?a=order Special RadioReference/RS Licensing] agreement.
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##See the [[Radio Shack Programming Software Free Trial]] article for RRDB Download instructions during the trial period.
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##See the [[Radio Shack Scanner Programming Software Support]] article for instructions on installation and registering the software
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# Only the B version of the PRO-94 can be programmed. The only package known to support this radio is Scancat Lite Plus
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# See the [[GRE/RS PC Object Oriented FAQ]] article for more information for more information on these scanners. The software they use is proprietary.
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# Only the original version of IDTracker supports this radio. Support is limited.
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# No app for using the RadioReference web import exists. Winxx Data Converter will allow you to feed data into the Pro-9x series; the Excel app should work regardless of the radio used.
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##[[Excel Copy/Paste Special to Software]]
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##Winxx Data Converter
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##'''Note:''' The Starrsoft [http://www.starrsoft.com/ website] has been up and down numerous times in the last year. The status of the author/owner (Don Starr) is unknown
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==ScanStar Products==
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The following packages support the Pro-92, 93, 95. 96, 2053, 2067, 2096 and PRO-2052. Note that any audio recorded with these products '''cannot be played''' back by a standard .wav player <br>
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* [http://www.scanstar.com/products/commander.htm Spectrum Commander IX IX]
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* [http://www.scanstar.com/products/manager.htm Spectrum Manager]
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* [http://www.scanstar.com/products/tsxlt.htm Trunkstar XLT]
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* [http://www.scanstar.com/products/trunkstarpro.htm Trunkstar Pro]
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* [http://www.scanstar.com/products/ts9235.htm Trunkstar 9235] (Discontinued)
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==Handheld/Base Cross Reference==
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{| class="wikitable
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!Handheld
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!Base/Mobile
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|-
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|Pro-64
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|Pro-2041
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|-
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|Pro-76
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|Pro-2016
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|-
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|Pro-79
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|Pro-2017
 
|-
 
|-
|[[Pro-528]]  
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|[[Pro-82]]
|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc433/arc433.html ARC433]''' 
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|Pro-2018
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|-
 
|-
|Pro-2017 
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|[[Pro-92]]
|[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink]  
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|[[Pro-2067]]
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|-
 
|-
|Pro-2018 
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|[[Pro-93]]<sup>1</sup>
|[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink]  
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|[[Pro-2053]]
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|-
 
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|Pro-2019 
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|[[Pro-95]]
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|[[Pro-2053]]
 
|-
 
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|Pro-2041 
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|[[Pro-96]]
|[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink]  
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|[[Pro-2096]]
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|-
 
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|[[Pro-2051]]  
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|[[Pro-97]]
|'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc433/arc433.html ARC433]''' 
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|[[Pro-2055]]
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|-
 
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|[[Pro-2052]]  
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|[[Pro-162]]
|[http://www.scannersoft.com Scan Control]
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|[[Pro-160]]
|[http://bellsouthpwp.net/k/d/kd5eis/IDTracker/IDTracker.htm IDTracker]
 
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|-
 
|-
|[[Pro-2053]]  
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|[[Pro-164]]
|[http://www.starrsoft.com/freeware/win93/default.asp Win93]   
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|[[Pro-163]]
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|-|
 
|[[Pro-2054]]  
 
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|-
 
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|[[Pro-2055]]  
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|[[Pro-528]]
|'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com ARC300]'''
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|[[Pro-433]]
|'''[http://www.psredit.com/psredit300/index.html PSREdit300]'''
 
|'''[http://www.starrsoft.com/software/win97/default.asp Win97]'''   
 
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|-
 
|-
|[[Pro-2067]]  
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|[[Pro-404]]
|[http://www.starrsoft.com/freeware/win92/default.asp Win92]  
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|[[Pro-405]]
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|-
 
|-
|[[Pro-2096]]  
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|[[Pro-106]]
|'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com ARC96]'''
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|[[Pro-197]]
|'''[[Win96]]''' 
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|}
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|} 
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; Notes
===Notes===
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#The Pro-93 uses the same protocol as the Pro-2053 but has only 300 channels
* BuTel products are qualified for [http://www.radioreference.com/radioshack/?a=order Special RadioReference/RS Licensing]
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* PRO-83 and PRO-137 are conventional only 
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==Mailing Lists, Threads and Social==
* Only the B version of the PRO-94 is PC programmable
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* Support for ProScan, ARCxx (BuTel software) and others can be found [https://forums.radioreference.com/forums/scanner-programming-software.89/ here]
* PRO-97 and 2055 support available in ARC300 from version 1.05
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* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/273230576919284 Free Scanner Software (Facebook)]  
* ARCxxx products are available from the [http://www.butelsoftware.com BuTel] homepage. BuTel software is available from [http://www.scannermaster.com/Software_s/83.htm Scanner Master].
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* For the Pro-107, please see the [[IScan Installation and Tips]] article
 
  
[[Category:Software Applications]]
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[[Category:Software for Radio Shack Scanners]]

Latest revision as of 07:46, 14 June 2021

When you are a newcomer, and want to use software to program and/or back up the contents of your scanner, the natural question is 'which is the best'? While it's always true that the 'best' software is in the eye of the user, generally speaking there are some packages that are much more popular than others.

Scancat Lite Plus has been visible for awhile now, and it's used in some RS stores to program scanners they sell. However, as documented on several occasions in the various RR forums, it's not the best choice, in most cases. This article lists the most popular packages, by scanner, in use by RR members. In general, the most popular choices tend to support connecting to the RadioReference database and downloading data directly. To enable this function you must have a premium subscription which you can read about in the link.

Those packages that have this ability are shown in bold. If no other packages exist to support this scanner, there will be no entry. Be sure to read the notes at the bottom of each section.

Note that with the exception of the PRO-2052, PRO-106, PRO-197, PRO-651 and PRO-652, virtual control, logging and audio recording during scanning is not possible due to firmware limitations. Only up/download operations are supported.


There are no Mac-native solutions for programming. See this article from Scanner Master for alternatives.


Handhelds

Scanner Software
Pro-185
Pro-83 ARC83 3 Load83
Pro-84 Pro83 Manager ARC83 3 Load83
Pro-89 ProLink
Pro-927 Win92
Pro-937 Win93
Pro-944
Pro-957 Win95
Pro-96 Win96 ARC963
Pro-971
Pro-99 Win99
Pro-1062
Pro-1075
Pro-135 ARC1353
Pro-136 ARC1353
Pro-137 ARC1373
Pro-1641
Pro-404 ARC4043 PSREdit100
Pro-528 ARC4333
Pro-649 ARC4043 PSREdit100
Pro-6512

Base/Mobiles

Scanner Software
Pro-160 ARC1603
Pro-162 ARC1603
Pro-1631
Pro-1972
Pro-405 ARC4043 PSREdit100
Pro-433 ARC4333
Pro-650 ARC4043 PSREdit100
Pro-6522
Pro-2051 ARC4333
Pro-20527 Scan Control IDTracker6 Scancat Gold for Windows
Pro-20537 Win93
Pro-2054
Pro-20551
Pro-20677 Win92
Pro-2096 Win96 ARC963

Notes

  1. See the PSR-300/400 Software and USB Support article for these scanners.
  2. See the Object Oriented Scanner Software article for more information.
  3. BuTel (ARCxxx) software can be purchased through a Special RadioReference/RS Licensing agreement.
    1. See the Radio Shack Programming Software Free Trial article for RRDB Download instructions during the trial period.
    2. See the Radio Shack Scanner Programming Software Support article for instructions on installation and registering the software
  4. Only the B version of the PRO-94 can be programmed. The only package known to support this radio is Scancat Lite Plus
  5. See the GRE/RS PC Object Oriented FAQ article for more information for more information on these scanners. The software they use is proprietary.
  6. Only the original version of IDTracker supports this radio. Support is limited.
  7. No app for using the RadioReference web import exists. Winxx Data Converter will allow you to feed data into the Pro-9x series; the Excel app should work regardless of the radio used.
    1. Excel Copy/Paste Special to Software
    2. Winxx Data Converter
    3. Note: The Starrsoft website has been up and down numerous times in the last year. The status of the author/owner (Don Starr) is unknown

ScanStar Products

The following packages support the Pro-92, 93, 95. 96, 2053, 2067, 2096 and PRO-2052. Note that any audio recorded with these products cannot be played back by a standard .wav player

Handheld/Base Cross Reference

Handheld Base/Mobile
Pro-64 Pro-2041
Pro-76 Pro-2016
Pro-79 Pro-2017
Pro-82 Pro-2018
Pro-92 Pro-2067
Pro-931 Pro-2053
Pro-95 Pro-2053
Pro-96 Pro-2096
Pro-97 Pro-2055
Pro-162 Pro-160
Pro-164 Pro-163
Pro-528 Pro-433
Pro-404 Pro-405
Pro-106 Pro-197
Notes
  1. The Pro-93 uses the same protocol as the Pro-2053 but has only 300 channels

Mailing Lists, Threads and Social