WS1040: How do I program talkgroups into WS 1040

Spaceace56

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I have a WS 1040 I bought the wife for our anniversary. We live in Missouri in Livingston county. I know how to manually program the frequencies, but not the talkgroups. Can someone explain to me how to do this please?
 

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It's been a while since I programmed one manually. It is far faster and easier to use programming software. I use Butel ARC500 Basic. Since you are a premium subscriber, you will be able to download programming directly from the Radio Reference database using the software. Doing it manually, first you need to program a P25 Auto trunked system. A trunked system needs at least one site. For you, the best site is Avalon in Livingston County.
5 (5)010 (A)AvalonLivingston, MO154.665c154.9275155.385169.775c170.5125c

The Sheriff has a couple of talkgroups on the MOSWIN statewide trunked system: Missouri Statewide Wireless Interoperable Network (MOSWIN) Trunking System, Statewide, Multi-State You will need to scroll down to Livingston County.

Livingston County

Livingston County Database Page

DEC HEX Mode Alpha TagDescriptionTag
284016ef1DLivingston AllAll (Sheriff - some use)Multi-Dispatch
284026ef2DLivCo TravelTravelMulti-Dispatch
284036ef3DLivCo Shrf 403Sheriff: Ops (some use)Law Dispatch
284086ef8DLivCo SheriffSheriff: DispatchLaw Dispatch

The MOSWIN system has the Highway Patrol and Interop talkgroups as well as other statewide and local agencies. You will need troops A, B, and H for Livingston and the surrounding counties. Likewise, you will need the statewide, A, B, and H regional interops.
 
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