GRE PSR500 Digital APCO-25 Triple-Trunking Handheld Scanner

Product Review

Handheld Scanner; Object Oriented User Interface-40,744 Objects; Wide Band Reception; Multi-System Analog ; Digital Trunking-Including Motorola, Edacs Standard, Edacs Narrow, Ltr & Apco Project 25; Expanded V-Scanner Capacity; Stores Multiple Setups In 21 V-Scanner Folders; Exclusive Multicolor Alert Led; Sub-Audible Squelch Decoder; High-Contrast Lcd Display; Same Weather Alert; User Upgradeable Cpu & Dsp Firmware

Product Features

Intuitive "Object Oriented" User Interface: Designed for ease of use, yet powerful enough for experts. Common data entry, browsing and control methods are used for non-trunked conventional channels, trunking talkgroups, and Spectrum Sweeper setups.
Powerful and Flexible Scan List Functionality: Allows you to arrange, group and scan objects according to your preference, with no limit to the number or types of objects in a Scan List, no limit to the number of Scan Lists an object can be a member of.
Menu Driven Programming with Context Sensitive Help - Each menu item provides a few lines of help text that provide assistance with programming and using the scanner.
Upgradeable CPU and DSP Firmware - You can easily keep your radio current with software enhancements as they become available with free upgrades from our website!
Remote Control Capability - Can be used with third party application software to remotely control the scanner from a personal computer.

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review

(4 customer reviews)

39 of 42 people found the following review helpful

Fantastic!, February 10, 2010

R. Cummings - See all my reviews

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This review is from: GRE PSR500 Digital APCO-25 Triple-Trunking Handheld Scanner (Electronics)

This is an expensive scanner, but worth every penny. I highly recommend buying the Win500 software, which really simplifies programming.

Very sensitive receiver, pretty good filtering also. GRE has a long history of top rated scanners, this one is their best to date.

Read the specs, does almost everything. I'm using it on conventional, EDACS, Motorola, and digital trunked frequencies. Nothing but grins.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Grrrreat, March 14, 2012

Michelle N. Buckley - See all my reviews

This review is from: GRE PSR500 Digital APCO-25 Triple-Trunking Handheld Scanner (Electronics)

Great item. Fast delivery as usual. Had to take it to someone to get it programmed which was kind of a hassle but now works great.

FANTASTIC WHEN PROGRAMMED CORRECTLY, May 8, 2012

Jerry H. Bond - See all my reviews

This review is from: GRE PSR500 Digital APCO-25 Triple-Trunking Handheld Scanner (Electronics)

This is a fantastic scanner. When programmed correctly, it has more bells and whistles than a circus train and leaves nothing to be desired in the way of a scanner. The specs are on the money and correct to a T.

The most difficult part is the programming.

If you wish to do it yourself, WIN500 from Radio Reference or Starrsoft is highly recommended but it is a PC based program. It will not work on Mac.

Radio Shack and others sell Butel software, Netherlands, which means you'll have to register in a foreign country. It is also PC based.

Here's a WARNING based on my experience.

Since I didn't know anyone who could program the scanner for me, I ordered from an online retailer that offered pre-programming for my local area for $70.00. It would be great to have the scanner working right out of the box. Was I ever wrong. This was a huge mistake.

Here's what happened next:

The scanner did not work. The LED...Read more