Whistler WS1010 NFM or WFM

streetbob

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I just picked up a Whistler WS1010 and it seems to pick up alot of interference on adjacent frequencies, the owners manual isn't much help. Is this scanner wideband or narrowband. Thanks!
 

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Your trying to get these? Erie County, New York (NY) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference

You wont get anything, but weird sounds for those under the MODE column with P25, nxdn, dmr as those are digital.
Only ones that analog ws1010 can get is under MODE are FMN - FM Narrow

Assuming you want police that shows as P25, you need a digital scanner, that ws1010 isnt going to work.
 

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I just picked up a Whistler WS1010 and it seems to pick up alot of interference on adjacent frequencies, the owners manual isn't much help. Is this scanner wideband or narrowband. Thanks!
Can't help without specific examples of what you're trying to listen to

Assuming you want police that shows as P25, you need a digital scanner, that ws1010 isnt going to work.
Not for Cheektowaga. RRDB reports analog. The WS1010 should bring it in just fine
FrequencyInputLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
453.800458.800WPYL710RM123.0 PLCheektwga PD 1Police 1FMNLaw Dispatch
454.100459.100RMCheektwga PD 2Police 2FMNLaw Tac
 

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Can't help without specific examples of what you're trying to listen to


Not for Cheektowaga. RRDB reports analog. The WS1010 should bring it in just fine
FrequencyInputLicenseTypeToneAlpha TagDescriptionModeTag
453.800458.800WPYL710RM123.0 PLCheektwga PD 1Police 1FMNLaw Dispatch
454.100459.100RMCheektwga PD 2Police 2FMNLaw Tac
Cheektowaga police at 453.800 is one example. There seems to be data transmissions at 453.788 as verified on my Icom R 8600 that is interfering.
 

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If I were to venture a guess:
453.7875458.7875CC 1
TG 1100
SL 1
KEV438Springville Griffith CSD BusesLocal Schools
Schools and Universities
ErieNY
Do you have a DMR capable scanner or SDR you can use to verify if said "data transmissions" are from the above station?
 

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Yes, I have various other scanners and receivers such as a SDS200, TRX2, BC895XLT, and others but the WS1010 gives me problems.
 

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Yes, I have various other scanners and receivers such as a SDS200, TRX2, BC895XLT, and others but the WS1010 gives me problems.
Since the WS1010 is a 15 year old design that was supposed to be basic/cheap back then, it probably uses the 25 kHz bandwidth setting known as plain FM (NOT WFM - That's 50 kHz) as NFM (12.5 kHz) was featured only on the PSR-500 series at the time of its release if we keep things within GRE.

Also, it could be intermod with other frequencies or a myriad of things, but 25 kHz wide is what I assume this scanner would be.
 
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