Thanks John, you may be on something, this Freescan seems to be alot closer to the starrsoft programs I was using and still do with my pro-92, 95, 96 and 97...
Put the frequency in and search the tones. I use it in Illinois, and the function works great Sent from my iPhone ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
Two thoughts: <br/>1- check the Radio Reference wiki for your county. Sometimes they have some or all of the tones on there. <br/>2- (this is how I got them)...
I am waiting for my 396XT to arrive, I am new to scanners and will be looking for resources for help. I do not have a PC (only a MAC) and understand thee is no...
I'd buy a cheap used windows laptop that meets the bare minimum requirements for the programming software of your choice. I believe it will be money well...
You could use virtual box (free) or Parallels and buy windows and then you could run all PC programs. To do it legal it would set u back some but might be...
Yes. 1). Download Virtualbox (free) and install Virtualbox for OSX on your Mac. https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads 2). Grap a Windows XP CD and create...
As someone else advised, try to obtain a used PC. And go here for a better manual. http://marksscanners.com/396XT/396xt.shtml Also, I'm not sure if the...
to keep things simple, Â try to get a used pc with a serial interface.. USB is nice, but can be a real pain to interface with scanner , without having to buy a...
Firmware updates are applied from within a Windows environment be it virtual or from an old laptop. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
If u have tons and tons of time and patience you could technical program your scanner with only the keyboard. But boy o boy u will have to seriously devote a...
vmware and win7 (64bit) works perfectly for me. no need to dig ditches with a shovel when a backhoe is parked right in your backyard. i used a mac because it's...
... I use an old Dell laptop with a real serial port, because it's there and convenient, and I don't have a generic USB to serial dongle. However, I have used...
TigerDirect has great deals on computers that are perfect for scanners. Many of their "off lease" computers have actual serial ports as well as numerous USB...
Kudos John for being environmentally conscious about old legacy machines, I feel the same way, and when I run across them, I flush them with zero's and find ...
Hi Richard, Do yourself and the list a favor. I don’t know where you live, I live in Massachusetts. If you live in the area you can contact me. Get someone...
Got another one dropped off here to-day, 800mhz, Windows 2000 Pro, 10 gig HD,, its too slow and limited to be of any good, or waste time on, about the...
Would a netbook with 1 GB of memory work? Funny, but I gave a PC laptop to my son and one to my ex before I moved to Oregon. I only have a macbook and now I...
It would, but netbooks have small screens and looking at a matrix of several options does not work well on small screens. For the money, I would look at a used...
They work. I have used one the past Coue of years. I do however use a seperate screen at home. I have it connected to a 20" LCD tv that has all kinds of inputs...
I recently bought this scanner from ScannerMaster and they programmed it for me. It is running firmware 1.10. I must have changed a setting but am unsure....
For the price of a Netbook, you can run a virtual machine on your Mac. There are several VM's available, some free. Install Windows on your Mac. I use Win7 and...
Yes, you could have inadvertently changed something. That's why all users should at least, make an effort to learn how to use and program their scanner...
