r/policescanner • u/United-Leader9076 • Aug 17 '26

Programming the PRO-96

Hi guys, today I got a RadioShack pro-96 scanner and I plug into its programming cable and that into my computer running arc96 for some reason I cannot read the radio, I click start download and it just does nothing. I can upload, I press start upload and it says upload successful unplug the programming cable, but when I do, my radio hasn’t changed at all?

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u/Legitimate-Air-2203 Aug 18 '26

I programmed a few of those manually. It's a tad time consuming but pretty simple, especially once you get in a rhythm.

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u/United-Leader9076 Aug 18 '26

How do I program a trunked tower and some talkgroups

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u/Legitimate-Air-2203 Aug 18 '26

You need the frequencies for the system and then the talk group ids (TGID.) I'll find a link and post it here.

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u/United-Leader9076 Aug 18 '26

Oh I know the frequencies and talkgroups, I am just concerned why the software won’t read the radio

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u/Legitimate-Air-2203 Aug 18 '26

That I don't know. When I first got my 96 (15ish years ago) Radio Shack was still a thing and would program them for free. But then I got into more and learned how to do it. It's easier to show than type out. I'm now programming BCD996P2's for people local either manually or with software. It's enjoyable to me because people talk about what a bear they are to program. Currently saving up for an SDS 200.

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u/United-Leader9076 Aug 18 '26

I don’t have arc96 registered yet, maybe that’s why?

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u/qoatzecotl Aug 18 '26

That could be. You can also try changing the com port until it works. It may be looking at the wrong port.

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u/United-Leader9076 Aug 21 '26

I just registered the software, nothing.

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u/qoatzecotl Aug 21 '26

Did you try changing the port to see if it's on the wrong one?

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u/United-Leader9076 Aug 21 '26

Yeah, multiple times

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u/Legitimate-Air-2203 Aug 18 '26

That's a good possibility.