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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.
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.
Contents
Radio Shack
- Pro-64 ProLink
- Pro-76 ProLink
- Pro-79 ProLink
- Pro-82 ProLink
- Pro-83 ARC83, Load83
- Pro-84 ARC83, Load83
- Pro-89 ProLink
- Pro-92 Win92
- Pro-93 Win93
- Pro-94
- Pro-95 Win95
- Pro-96 Win96
- Pro-97 Win97
- Pro-99 Win99
- Pro-433 ARC433
- Pro-528 ARC433
- Pro-2017 ProLink
- Pro-2019
- Pro-2041 ProLink
- Pro-2051 ARC433
- Pro-2052 Scan Control
- Pro-2053 Win93
- Pro-2054
- Pro-2055 Win97
- Pro-2067 Win92
- Pro-2096 Win96
Notes
- For the PRO-94 listing - only the B version is PC programmable
- ARC83 is available from the BuTel homepage. BuTel software is available from Scanner Master.
Uniden
- Non DMA Scanners
| Scanner | Software | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BC95XLT | ARC95 | ||
| BC245XLT | Scan Control | ||
| BC250D | ARC250 | ProScan | |
| BC296D | ARC250 | ProScan | |
| BC780XLT | ARC780 | ProScan | |
| BC785D | ARC250 | ProScan | |
| BC796D | ARC250 | ProScan | |
| BC895XLT | Scan Control | ||
| BC898T | ARC898 | ||
| BCT8 | ARC8 |
- DMA Scanners
| Scanner | Software | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| BC246T | ARC246 | BcTool | Freescan |
| BCD396T | ARC396 | BcTool | |
| BCD996T | ARC996 | BcTool | Freescan |
| BCT15 | ARC15 | BcTool | Freescan |
| BR330T | ARC330 | BcTool | |
| SC230 | ARC Sport | BcTool | |
| UBC3500 | ARC3500 | BcTool |
Notes
- Most DMA scanners are supported by the Uniden UASD or Uniden Advanced System Director. This is available from the Uniden downloads area.
- ARC software with no link is available from the BuTel homepage. BuTel software is available from Scanner Master.
- Scan Control works with all Uniden scanners except the 3500 and BC95XLT
- The SC230 is a non trunking scanner-only conventional data is supported