First of all thank you.
I signed up for radio reference pro.
Panama City, Fl
Whistler 1040, WS 1040
What I understand I need to download a scanner program down to my scanner to be able to listen to it.
I would like to listen to the PD, Fire, etc.
Okay good, thank you. Panama City, is in Bay Co and uses the Bay Co Public Services P25 system (link below) as is a link to more info on the scanner programming software. You will need to purchase programming software from a third party to program the scanner.
Now for the bad news, the Bay County system is a simulcast system that most scanners have a problem properly decoding. The actual results will depend on your location, but the majority of users have issues. See this article for more info;
wiki.radioreference.com
And more bad news, the system is listed as P25 Phase 2 which your scanner can not receive, but
not all talkgroups use Phase 2. In the link below for the system look at the mode column, a D means it is still Phase 1, a T is Phase 2. You should be able to listen to Panama City (except for the simulcast issue), but not county sheriff. But keep in mind they are moving to phase 2 for all units so it is only a matter of time.
wiki.radioreference.com
Bay County Public Services (P25) Trunking System Profile
www.radioreference.com
Sorry I can't give you better news.