Thanks for your reply. I am a completely lost. This is all new to me. Do I set it up as conventional, the directions that come with it aren’t very clear, is there somewhere I can get better direction on how to program, or is there somewhere I can take it to get it programmed for her.
No,
MPSCS is a Project 25 digital trunked system. Were you putting in their old VHF/UHF conventional analog frequencies? They don't use them any more, so delete them.
If the WS 1040 manual is the same as my Pro 106's (it's the same scanner with a different model number and maker) setting up a trunked system is explained on pages 33-35. First enter the system and select the type as P25, enter the control frequencies, then make a new object for each talkgroup you want to hear.
After setting the system type to P25, put in the red and blue frequencies (control channels); ignore the others, the scanner doesn't need them. The Wayne Co simulcast control frequencies are 853.825 and 853.3. There's several other separate towers for the area, so if your reception is crappy, switch the control frequencies to theirs instead.
Here's the Dearborn talkgroups:
22245 Dearborn Police: Dispatch
22246 Dearborn Police: Car-to-Car
22337 Dearborn Fire: Dispatch
22338 Dearborn Fire: Fireground 1
22339 Dearborn Fire: Fireground 2