How to Program Whistler WS1040 and WS1065

[tvengr]

Bingham county, Blackfoot Idaho

Thank you! I will get to work on the system. Please give me a little time. I will attach the file here when completed.

 

[tvengr]

I am working on the ARC500 file. Which programming cable do you have for the scanner? Did you install the driver? If you have the Whistler cable, save the attached driver installer file to your computer and extract. Run the extracted Setup.exe file to install the driver.

 

[tvengr]

Please see my previous post about installing the cable driver. Here is your ARC500 file. It is set up to select sites by scan list. Your local site is ICAWIN Blackfoot in scan list 1. You are able to toggle sites on and off by pressing their scan list numbers (1 thru 4) on the scanner keypad. Turning off all 4 sites will turn off the ICAWIN trunked system. A trunked system must have at least one site enabled to function. Conventional frequencies are in scan list 5. All 5 scan lists will be enabled when you first upload the file to the scanner. You will want to adjust the squelch using scan list 5 with the conventional frequencies. While scanning the frequencies, turn the squelch knob counterclockwise until you hear noise. Slowly turn the knob clockwise until the noise just disappears. That will be your optimal setting. I added the Pocatello site in Bannock county to give you good coverage of the Fort Hall tribal police. You also have all of the Bannock County talkgroups. Some abbreviations: BC & Bing=Bingham County. Ban=Bannock County. Chub=Chubbuck. Poc=Pocatello. Ink/McC/Arim=Inkom/McCammon/Arimo. SO=Sheriff's Office. ISP=Idaho State Police. I also included all of the statewide interop talkgroups for any major events in your area. Save the attached zipped file to your computer and extract. Open the extracted file with ARC500. If your programming cable has a mono adapter on the end, remove it. The scanner requires a stereo plug. Connect the programming cable between your computer and the PC/IF jack of your scanner and turn the scanner on. Go to the Scanner tab in ARC500 and click on Upload to Scanner. Please let me know if you have any questions. Scan lists as follows:

SCAN LISTS:
1. ICAWIN Blackfoot
2. ICAWIN ShelleyBt
3. ICAWIN EastButte
4. ICAWIN Pocatello
5. Bingham Co Conv

 

[gjackman96]

I believe I have one downloaded now I will have to install the other and see if things work. Thank you.

 

[gjackman96]

Was able to get everything downloaded and the scanner working I have heard fire and Pocatello some are broken up and can't understand very well do you suggest an antenna for them? Thank you so much for your help! I was about to give up.

 

[tvengr]

Was able to get everything downloaded and the scanner working I have heard fire and Pocatello some are broken up and can't understand very well

If you turn off scan list 5, do you still hear broken transmissions.

 

[gjackman96]

I'm not sure how to turn scan list 5 off?

 

[tvengr]

I'm not sure how to turn scan list 5 off?

Press 5 on the scanner keypad while scanning. Pressing the scan list number on the keypad will toggle the scan list on and off. For scan lists 11 thru 20, press FUNC and then the scan list number (Single digit 1 thru 0). Example: Scan list 11 = FUNC and then 1. 0 = scan list 10. FUNC and then 0 = scan list 20.

 

[PeabodyMac]

Whistler 1040 model.... do these require updated downloads on occasion?

 

[tvengr]

Whistler 1040 model.... do these require updated downloads on occasion?

Yes, as there are changes in conventional frequencies and trunked systems in your area. You can use ARC500 or PSREdit500 software to program it. I use Butel ARC500 Basic to program my Radio Shack PRO-106, the older brother of your scanner. Both use the same software. You can program the scanner manually, but it takes a lot of time. Looking at the database, the Clay County Sheriff and West Point PD are DMR. The MSWIN statewide trunked system, which is used by Clay County, is P25 Phase 2. The WS1040 cannot receive DMR and is capable of P25 Phase 1 only. It is the wrong scanner for your location.

 

[PeabodyMac]

Yes, as there are changes in conventional frequencies and trunked systems in your area. You can use ARC500 or PSREdit500 software to program it. I use Butel ARC500 Basic to program my Radio Shack PRO-106, the older brother of your scanner. Both use the same software. You can program the scanner manually, but it takes a lot of time. Looking at the database, the Clay County Sheriff and West Point PD are DMR. The MSWIN statewide trunked system, which is used by Clay County, is P25 Phase 2. The WS1040 cannot receive DMR and is capable of P25 Phase 1 only. It is the wrong scanner for your location.

Thank you!! It worked for about a year, went spotty, and then went silent. I’ll have to start looking for a new scanner.

 

[rhodester]

Thank you!! It worked for about a year, went spotty, and then went silent. I’ll have to start looking for a new scanner.

Mississippi Wireless Information Network (MSWIN) is p25 phase 2.WS1040 is p25 phase 1 only.

 

[bowserbob]

ahhh several nasty words i cant type here come to mind im trying to upload all my trunking channels on my ws 1065 using the win 500 software the software was the easy part then the scanner is asking so many questions i dont have a clue im an old tube and teransistor tech this digital world shorts my circuits

 

[fxdscon]

then the scanner is asking so many questions i dont have a clue

Perhaps you could tell us what questions you are being asked..... we can't see what you're looking at.

 

[bowserbob]

the win 500 software loaded into my ws 1065 fine rebooted now its asking me to press new to create objects

 

[bowserbob]

if i press new it sends me places i dont know anything about at the moment

 

[fxdscon]

the win 500 software loaded into my ws 1065 fine rebooted now its asking me to press new to create objects

The Win500 software does not load into your WS1065, it loads into your PC computer. Do you have the scanner connected to your computer with the proper cable?

Are you asking about what you're seeing on your scanner screen, or are you asking about what you're seeing on your computer screen?

For any kind of meaningful help, you will need to be much more accurate and detailed with your questions.

 

[bowserbob]

greetings ok so yes the software loaded fine onto my laptop i got my key to work i found all my trunking stuff for here in yellowstone county my ws 1065 is hooked up via proper usb cable i hit the button that says upload to scanner i did that the scanner rebooted i hit the enter key it than prompted me to hit the new button f 1 now it says talkgroup on top scan list right below blinking then tsys right below that and this is where im lost

 

[bowserbob]

well so much for finding help here

 

[rhodester]

well so much for finding help here

If your trying to enter the following don't bother because the T means it is P25 phase 2.The ws1065 only does P25 phase 1.The TE talk groups are fully encrypted.

Yellowstone County
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DEC	HEX	Mode	Alpha Tag	Description	Tag
12315	301b	T	Yellowstone SO	Sheriff	Law Dispatch
12373	3055	T	Billings PW	Billings Public Works	Public Works
12401	3071	TE	Billings PD Disp	Billings Police Main Dispatch	Law Dispatch
12403	3073	TE	Billings PD Enc	Billings Police Encrypted	Law Talk
12405	3075	TE	Billings PD Enc	Billings Police Encrypted	Law Talk
12408	3078	T	Billings A/C	Billings Animal Control	Law Talk
12417	3081	T	Billings FD Main	Billings Fire Main	Fire Dispatch
12419	3083	T	Billings FD Ops	Billings Fire Ops 15	Fire-Talk
12424	3088	T	Billings FD Tac1	Billings Fire Tac 1	Fire-Tac
12425	3089	T	Billings FD Tac2	Billings Fire Tac 2	Fire-Tac
12426	308a	T	Billings FD Tac3	Billings Fire Tac 3	Fire-Tac
12427	308b	T	Billings FD Tac4	Billings Fire Tac 4	Fire-Tac
12428	308c	T	Billings FD Tac5	Billings Fire Tac 5	Fire-Tac
12429	308d	T	Billings FD Tac6	Billings Fire Tac 6	Fire-Tac
12430	308e	T	Billings FD Tac7	Billings Fire Tac 7	Fire-Tac
12431	308f	T	Billings FD Tac8	Billings Fire Tac 8	Fire-Tac
12432	3090	T	Billings FD Tac9	Billings Fire Tac 9	Fire-Tac
12433	3091	T	Billings FD Tc10	Billings Fire Tac 10	Fire-Tac
12434	3092	T	Billings FD Tc11	Billings Fire Tac 11	Fire-Tac
12435	3093	T	Billings FD Tc12	Billings Fire Tac 12	Fire-Tac
12436	3094	T	Billings FD Disp	Billings Fire Dispatch	Fire Dispatch
12450	30a2	T	Billings Air PD	Billings Airport Police	Law Talk
12452	30a4	T	Billings Air FD	Billings Airport Fire	Fire-Talk
12460	30ac	T	Billings Bus 1	Billings Met Bus Ch1	Transportation
12461	30ad	T	Billings Bus 2	Billings Met Bus Ch2	Transportation
12462	30ae	T	Billings Bus 3	Billings Met Bus Ch3	Transportation
12490	30ca	T	Billings Air Ops	Billings Clinic Air Operations	EMS-Talk