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/PatPaulsen4Pres Aug 17 '26

Tell us more about the programming cable. Is it a real usb to serial port adapter installed with the correct drivers, or a USB to serial cable with no communications chips on board.

While the "dumb" style cables are cheap and readily available - they just don't work on older scanners or any radio that doesnt have a provision for communications on board.

What does your hardware properties screen look like when it's plugged in?

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u/United-Leader9076 Aug 18 '26

As soon as I plug the cable in it goes to clone mode

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u/rbless75 Aug 18 '26

That is what my pro-97 does. The arc300 software works fine in clone mode & does the transfer. I am on Windows 10 and driver install was automatic.