It does handle CQPSK, but I don't think it does as good a job as it could
be.  I don't live too far from one of Detroit's CQPSK cites, and I'm not
impressed.  How about everyone else with regard to this and CQPSK?





On Mon, 22 Oct 2007, Kenneth Lee wrote:

> Hi Jeff, I thought the Pro-96 handled cqpsk since dsp
> version v1.2?  I subscribe to the Pro-96 yahoo group
> and there are several
> references to improved cqpsk support with dsp 1.3 vs
> v1.2.
>
> I agree that Don Starr's software is very hard to use
> and I have mentioned it to him before, but I guess we
> are stuck with it.  It
> hasn't been a super big problem as I can easily use
> the Win96 RadioReference import feature.  Also when I
> moved to another state and
> needed help programming the scanner for my new
> location, I just posted to the pro-96 group and within
> a few hours I received several
> .P96 files from users living near me and with all the
> banks programmed for my area.
>
> I have been reading the PSR-500 rumor messages for a
> few weeks and just downloaded the manual from the fcc
> web site.  I searched the
> manual for cqpsk and didn't find anything.  I plan on
> dropping into RS today and see if they have the new
> scanner yet.
>
> 73, Ken -N5SWR
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Jeff Kenyon
> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 9:15 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: off topic the new Radio Shack Scanner that is
> out there
>
>
> Hi everyone, I just  found out today that Radio Shack
> has come out with a
> new trunking scanner, the PSR-500.  You can find more
> info on this at
> http://www.radioreference.com under the wiki section
> of the page.I'm just
> wondering if anyone has  gotten one yet, and if so how
> user friendly is
> it?  The software for it is made by the same person
> who made the
> programming software for the Pro-96 and with his track
> record that
> software didn't work well with JAWS and I would assume
> the case would be
> the same with this unit as well.What I'm looking for
> is something that is
> not only user friendly, but something that handles
> CQPSK P-25 modulation,
> which is a special type used for simulcast P-25
> systems.
>
>
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