Whistler 1040

kamccullers

Newbie
Joined
Mar 30, 2023
Messages
2
My dept just went to a 700 trunked system in Prattville Alabama using the Montgomery Metro CCD as the backbone. My Batt chief's parents bought a whistler scanner to listen to us. I was going to program it for them. Where is the software on this site and how do you program it?

Thanks
Andrew
 

RaleighGuy

Member
Premium Subscriber
Joined
Jul 15, 2014
Messages
13,131
Location
Raleigh, NC
My dept just went to a 700 trunked system in Prattville Alabama using the Montgomery Metro CCD as the backbone. My Batt chief's parents bought a whistler scanner to listen to us. I was going to program it for them. Where is the software on this site and how do you program it?

Thanks
Andrew
 

tvengr

Well Known Member
Joined
Feb 10, 2019
Messages
9,178
Location
Baltimore County, MD
The T in the Mode column for Prattville Dispatch means it is P25 Phase 2 which the WS1040 cannot decode. The Prattville Ops talkgroups are fully encrypted which no scanner can receive. The WS1040 can decode Autauga VFD.Dispatch which is P25 Phase 1 (D in Mode column).
7152cbTPrattvll FD DispPrattville Fire DispatchFire Dispatch
7162ccTEPrattvll FD 716Prattville Fire OperationsFire-Tac
7192cfTEPrattvll FD 719Prattville Fire OperationsFire-Tac
7362e0DAutauga VFDVolunteer Fire DepartmentFire Dispatch
 

kamccullers

Newbie
Joined
Mar 30, 2023
Messages
2
The T in the Mode column for Prattville Dispatch means it is P25 Phase 2 which the WS1040 cannot decode. The Prattville Ops talkgroups are fully encrypted which no scanner can receive. The WS1040 can decode Autauga VFD.Dispatch which is P25 Phase 1 (D in Mode column).
7152cbTPrattvll FD DispPrattville Fire DispatchFire Dispatch
7162ccTEPrattvll FD 716Prattville Fire OperationsFire-Tac
7192cfTEPrattvll FD 719Prattville Fire OperationsFire-Tac
7362e0DAutauga VFDVolunteer Fire DepartmentFire Dispatch
Thank you. They bought it without research.
 

Whiskey3JMC

DXpeditioner
Premium Subscriber
Joined
Jul 16, 2006
Messages
6,722
Location
40.0417240450727, -75.23614582932653

TAbirdman

Member
Joined
Oct 10, 2014
Messages
763
Location
MO
At the minimum a P25 Phase-II capable scanner will be needed to bring this system in. Simulcast distortion doesn't appear to be a factor on the Prattville site so any scanner listed below should do

Scanner Support for TDMA

The following scanners can decode P25 Phase I, Phase II, and Motorola X2-TDMA systems.
I believe the Pro-18 is Phase I only. It can't decode Phase II unless it has the DMR upgrade from Whistler.
 

tvengr

Well Known Member
Joined
Feb 10, 2019
Messages
9,178
Location
Baltimore County, MD
arc500 is free and great for programing in freq and trunked will need the cable to upload to scanner
That is not correct! ARC500 is paid software as well as PSREdit500. Both have a free trial period to determine which one you like better. There is no free programming software for the WS1040.
 
Top