Hi All!
My stepdad is elderly and has always enjoyed sitting and listening to the local activities on his scanner. The scanner he had no longer works so he now has a Whistler WS1010 handheld radio scanner and asked me for help in programming it. A few things to note...
1) He is now legally blind and can't see enough to show me what the buttons or settings on the scanner are for.
2) I know nothing about scanners. His brother searched and purchased the Whistler online and then handed him the box without helping him program it or help him learn to use it (since he can't see it).
3) During a recent visit, I read the instructions and programmed a few of the frequencies that he wanted but I'm not sure it's correct.
4) He and my mother live in another state and are 100% technology free and have NO capability, knowledge or understanding of how to operate anything other than their microwave, TVs, and landline phones...nor do they have the desire to.
5) All he wants to do is listen to the local channels for the fire/ambulance dispatch, city/county workers (public works), airports, and sheriff's department. He doesn't want to get into anything beyond listening.
My question for the group here is:
Is the Whistler WS1010 a good scanner for what he wants to use it for? If not, can you suggest a basic, simple, as close to a ready-to-use scanner as can be that would be a better fit for just listening?
I appreciate your input!
Thanks!
Amy
My stepdad is elderly and has always enjoyed sitting and listening to the local activities on his scanner. The scanner he had no longer works so he now has a Whistler WS1010 handheld radio scanner and asked me for help in programming it. A few things to note...
1) He is now legally blind and can't see enough to show me what the buttons or settings on the scanner are for.
2) I know nothing about scanners. His brother searched and purchased the Whistler online and then handed him the box without helping him program it or help him learn to use it (since he can't see it).
3) During a recent visit, I read the instructions and programmed a few of the frequencies that he wanted but I'm not sure it's correct.
4) He and my mother live in another state and are 100% technology free and have NO capability, knowledge or understanding of how to operate anything other than their microwave, TVs, and landline phones...nor do they have the desire to.
5) All he wants to do is listen to the local channels for the fire/ambulance dispatch, city/county workers (public works), airports, and sheriff's department. He doesn't want to get into anything beyond listening.
My question for the group here is:
Is the Whistler WS1010 a good scanner for what he wants to use it for? If not, can you suggest a basic, simple, as close to a ready-to-use scanner as can be that would be a better fit for just listening?
I appreciate your input!
Thanks!
Amy