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| − | 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.
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| − | [http://www.scancat.com/scancat-lite-plus.html 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 [[Subscription|premium subscription]] which you can read about in the link.
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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.
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| − | ==Radio Shack==
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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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| − | |Pro-64
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| − | |[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink]
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| − | |Pro-76
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| − | |[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink]
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| − | |-
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| − | |Pro-79
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| − | |[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink]
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| − | |[[Pro-82]]
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| − | |[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink]
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| − | |[[Pro-83]]
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| − | |'''ARC83'''
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| − | |[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PRO-83/ Load83]
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| − | |[[Pro-84]]
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| − | |'''ARC83'''
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| − | |[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PRO-83/ Load83]
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| − | |-
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| − | |Pro-89
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| − | |[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink]
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| − | |[[Pro-92]]
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| − | |[http://www.starrsoft.com/freeware/win92/default.asp Win92]
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| − | |[[Pro-93]]
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| − | |[http://www.starrsoft.com/freeware/win93/default.asp Win93]
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| − | |-
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| − | |[[Pro-94]]
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| − | |[[Pro-95]]
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| − | |[http://www.starrsoft.com/freeware/win95/default.asp Win95]
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| − | |[[Pro-96]]
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| − | |'''[[Win96]]'''
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| − | |[[Pro-97]]
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| − | |[http://www.starrsoft.com/software/win97/default.asp Win97]
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| − | |[[Pro-99]]
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| − | |[http://www.starrsoft.com/software/win99/default.asp Win99]
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| − | |[[Pro-433]]
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| − | |'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc433/arc433.html ARC433]'''
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| − | |[[Pro-528]]
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| − | |'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc433/arc433.html ARC433]'''
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| − | |Pro-2017
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| − | |[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink]
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| − | |Pro-2019
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| − | |Pro-2041
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| − | |[http://www.antistatic.org/prolink/ ProLink]
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| − | |[[Pro-2051]]
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| − | |'''[http://www.butel.nl/products/arc433/arc433.html ARC433]'''
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| − | |[[Pro-2052]]
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| − | |[http://www.scannersoft.com Scan Control]
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| − | |[[Pro-2053]]
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| − | |[http://www.starrsoft.com/freeware/win93/default.asp Win93]
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| − | |[[Pro-2054]]
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| − | |[[Pro-2055]]
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| − | |[http://www.starrsoft.com/software/win97/default.asp Win97]
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| − | |[[Pro-2067]]
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| − | |[http://www.starrsoft.com/freeware/win92/default.asp Win92]
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| − | |[[Pro-2096]]
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| − | |'''[[Win96]]'''
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| − | ===Notes===
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| − | * For the PRO-94 listing - only the B version is PC programmable
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| − | * ARC83 is 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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| − | ==Uniden==
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| − | ; Non [[DMA]] Scanners
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| − | ! Scanner
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| − | ! Software
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| − | |BC95XLT
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| − | |'''ARC95'''
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| − | |[[BC245XLT]]
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| − | |[http://www.scannersoft.com Scan Control]
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| − | |[[BC250D]]
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| − | |'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com/bc785/bc250index.html ARC250]'''
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| − | |[http://www.proscan.org/index.htm ProScan]
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| − | |[[BC296D]]
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| − | |'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com/bc785/bc250index.html ARC250]'''
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| − | |[http://www.proscan.org/index.htm ProScan]
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| − | |[[BC780XLT]]
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| − | |ARC780
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| − | |[http://www.proscan.org/index.htm ProScan]
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| − | |[[BC785D]]
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| − | |'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com/bc785/bc250index.html ARC250]'''
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| − | |[http://www.proscan.org/index.htm ProScan]
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| − | |[[BC796D]]
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| − | |'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com/bc785/bc250index.html ARC250]'''
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| − | |[http://www.proscan.org/index.htm ProScan]
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| − | |[[BC895XLT]]
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| − | |[http://www.scannersoft.com Scan Control]
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| − | |[[BC898T]]
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| − | |[http://www.butelsoftware.com/bc898/bc898.html ARC898]
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| − | |[[BCT8]]
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| − | |[http://www.butelsoftware.com/bct8/bct8_software1.html ARC8]
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| − | ; [[DMA]] Scanners
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| − | ! Scanner
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| − | ! Software
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| − | |[[BC246T]]
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| − | |'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com/bc246t/bc246t_software.html ARC246]'''
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| − | | [[BcTool]]
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| − | | [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freescan/ Freescan]
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| − | |[[BCD396T]]
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| − | |'''[http://www.butelsoftware.com/bc396/bcd396t.html ARC396]'''
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| − | |[[BcTool]]
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| − | |[[BCD996T]]
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| − | |'''ARC996'''
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| − | |[[BcTool]]
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| − | |[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freescan/ Freescan]
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| − | |[[BCT15]]
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| − | |'''ARC15'''
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| − | |[[BcTool]]
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| − | |[http://groups.yahoo.com/group/freescan/ Freescan]
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| − | |[[BR330T]]
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| − | |'''ARC330'''
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| − | |[[BcTool]]
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| − | |[[SC230]]
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| − | |'''ARC Sport'''
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| − | |[[BcTool]]
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| − | |UBC3500
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| − | |'''ARC3500'''
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| − | |[[BcTool]]
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| − | ===Notes===
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| − | * Most DMA scanners are supported by the Uniden UASD or Uniden Advanced System Director. This is available from the Uniden [http://www.uniden.com/my/Index.cfm?accessdenied=%2Fmy%2Fdownloads%2Ecfm downloads] area.
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| − | * ARC software with no link is available from the BuTel [http://www.butelsoftware.com homepage]. BuTel software is available from [http://www.scannermaster.com/Software_s/83.htm Scanner Master].
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| − | * [http://www.scannersoft.com Scan Control] works with all Uniden scanners except the 3500 and BC95XLT
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| − | * The SC230 is a non trunking scanner-only conventional data is supported
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