Just wanting to scan for Columbus Police (ohio) Zone 4

[jbanks74]

is there a simple way to program my Whistler WS1065 to just scan and listen to Zone 4 talkgroup 57272 for the Columbus Police Department in Ohio? It's really all I listen to.

 

[Spitfire8520]

Note that I do not live in the area and am working off the information found in the database.

Program a system with only the Columbus City (1-010) site. Program talkgroup 57272 under that system. I would probably not program other sites as Columbus Police is not guaranteed to be heard on them. If they are coming in garbled, then you might want to take a look at the wiki article on simulcast distortion.

I assume that you don't have software, so the below instructions are step-by-step guide on programming by hand. You might want to take a look at the Easier to Read Manual to truly understand the scanner.

Here is a step-by-step guide to program your scanner by hand.

1. PGM > F2 (NEW) > F1 (TGRP)
2. Scan Lists: > Assign the TGRP to any scan list
   • SEL/ENT to toggle whether it is assigned or not.
   • Left/Right arrow to change Scan Lists
   • * (asterisk) indicates that it is assigned to the list.
3. TSYS: NEW > SEL/ENT
4. Type: P25 AUTO using the Left/Right arrows
5. Tag: > SEL/ENT to edit
   • This is the tag that you will see for your Trunked System.
   • See ETRM: Text Tagging and Qtext
   • FUNC > CL to clear
   • Some examples: To get to the letter 'C', press 2 (ABC), and then press 3 (C is the 3rd letter). To get 'Z', press 9 (WXYZ), and then press 4 (Z is the 4th letter).
   • Numbers can be accessed by pressing 1 and then the corresponding number.
   • Symbols can be accessed by pressing 0 and then the corresponding position.
   • FUNC can be used to change between lower and upper case or between the different symbols.
6. F1 (Done)/SEL/ENT to save the tag
7. Frequencies: > SEL/ENT
   1. Enter your primary (red, c) and alternate (blue, a) control channels for site you want to program, in this case Columbus City (1-010).
      • 859.2125 is the primary control channel. 851.4125, 851.6625, and 853.0375 are the alternate control channels.
   2. F1 (Save) the frequencies
8. F1 (Save) the TSYS
9. ID: > Use the keypad to enter a DEC ID for a talkgroup
   • 57272: Columbus Police Zone 4 (Northwest) Dispatch
10. F1 (Save) the ID
11. Tag: > SEL/ENT to edit
    • This is the tag that you will see for your Talkgroup.
12. F1 (Done)/SEL/ENT to save the tag
13. F1 (Save) to save the TGRP

Now the hardest part is over, adding additional talkgroups only requires the following:

1. PGM > F2 (NEW) > F1 (TGRP)
2. Scan Lists: > Assign the TGRP to any scan list
3. TSYS: > Use the Left/Right arrows to select your existing TSYS you just programmed
4. ID: > Use the keypad to enter a DEC ID for another talkgroup
5. F1 (Save) the ID
6. Tag: > SEL/ENT to edit
7. F1 (Done)/SEL/ENT to save the tag
8. F1 (Save) to save the TGRP

Now to scan:

1. SCAN
2. Use numbers on keypad to toggle scan lists 1-10 on and off
3. FUNC and numbers on keypad to toggle scan lists 11-20 on and off

 

[W8RMH]

Expect simulcast distortion issues.

 

[jbanks74]

Thank you very much. It works. Was able to listen to my zone last night.

 

[W8RMH]

Thank you very much. It works. Was able to listen to my zone last night.

Good to hear.