WS1065: No Signal Bars

cpetraglia · Apr 3, 2016

I have lost all signal bars but scanner is still receiving just fine. Checked NOAA which always gives me 5 bars. No bars, great signal. Has anyone had this happen and if so is there an easy fix? I have already reset the scanner. No luck.

Thanks,

mikey60 · Apr 3, 2016

The hardware changed so the signal values need to be changed in the programming. PSREdit500 has a button to set the correct values on the Weather/Advanced Settings tab. Here are the values that are default in the newer models:

Bar 1: 190
Bar 2: 230
Bar 3: 260
Bar 4: 290
Bar 5: 320

Mike

sjgostovich · Apr 3, 2016

This always seems to happen to me when I try to clone radios (specifically a handheld/WS1040 to base/WS1065). It's easy to correct as stated above with software programming or you can do it the hard way by hand.

cpetraglia · Apr 4, 2016

mikey60 said:
The hardware changed so the signal values need to be changed in the programming. PSREdit500 has a button to set the correct values on the Weather/Advanced Settings tab. Here are the values that are default in the newer models:

Bar 1: 190
Bar 2: 230
Bar 3: 260
Bar 4: 290
Bar 5: 320

Mike

I've had it for at least a year. What could have changed the hardware?

Chuck

TAbirdman · Apr 4, 2016

cpetraglia said:
I've had it for at least a year. What could have changed the hardware?

Chuck

did you update the firmware or clone from another radio? This will cause the signal strength numbers to change.

cpetraglia · Apr 5, 2016

TAbirdman said:
did you update the firmware or clone from another radio? This will cause the signal strength numbers to change.

It may have been that. Thanks to all, its fixed.

Chuck

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