WS 1040 with PSR 500/600 Not receiving anything

[togcpa]

I'm new to scanning, so be gentle.

I set up my new WS1040 with PSR-500/600 software and imported my local counties (Calhoun and Carroll in Iowa) bands and created a few for the Iowa State Patrol. I am not receiving anything.

I have attached a screenshot of the objects that have been uploaded to the scanner.

TIA

 

[Swipesy]

What you posted looks okay. Have you Enabled ScanList 1 on the General Settings Tab of Win500? Do you see the #1 in the top left hand corner of your scanner screen?

 

[richwig]

You won't receive Iowa State Patrol on those channels. They have been deprecated. they have moved to ISICS, but your scanner can't do P25 Phase II, so it's not going to work for ISP.

 

[burner50]

As previously stated, ISP has joined the ISICS system as well as pretty much every other state agency and many local agencies.

Given your rural locations listed, I suggest disabling CTCSS / DCS to see if you hear anything. It is possible that those counties have also begun transitioning to ISICS as well. I believe both Carroll and Calhoun counties were planning to switch to avoid becoming a communications island.

 

[togcpa]

SO what scanner do I need to step up to hear these agencies??

 

[burner50]

SO what scanner do I need to step up to hear these agencies??

I can't say for sure as I don't have any local knowledge for Calhoun and Carroll counties, but it has to be a Phase 2 digital scanner for ISICS.

Here is a listing of scanners with those capabilities: Digital P25 Phase II Scanners