Whistler WS1025, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...WS1025 200 Channel VHF Air UHF Desktop Scanner OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...ng with a Computer 13 Cloning Programmed Data 13 Searching for Frequencies 14 Service Bank Search 14 Storing Found Frequencies 14 Birdie Frequencies 15 Scanning Stored Channels 15 Monitoring a Channel...

Page 3: ...ervices government agencies private companies amateur radio services military operations pager services and wireline telephone and telegraph service providers It is legal to listen to almost every tra...

Page 4: ...c service and other agencies without tedious and complicated programming This scanner gives you direct access to over 26 000 exciting frequencies including those used by ambulance services aircraft an...

Page 5: ...u can then set up your scanner Frequencies A frequency is the waveband of the transmitting signal expressed in kHz or MHz Your WS1025 receives a range of analog frequencies the best resource for your...

Page 6: ...ied telescopic antenna insert the antenna in the hole on the top of the scanner and turn the antenna clockwise to tighten Connecting an Outdoor Antenna To connect an external antenna follow the instal...

Page 7: ...age your hearing Powering Your Scanner 1 Connect the supplied adapter to the scanner s DC 9V jack and a standard power outlet 2 To disconnect unplug the adapter from the power source first Caution You...

Page 8: ...t are turned on AIR Searching the aircraft bank HAM Searching the amateur radio bank Row 2 WX Searching weather channels FM radio Searching for FM radio stations 000 Channel number the scanner is tune...

Page 9: ...moved during a FD PD AIRCRAFT or HAM bank search L r Review the locked out frequencies L O Fr FULL Maximum of 50 frequencies already locked out oFF tonE Key tone deactivated On tonE Key tone activated...

Page 10: ...amateur radio bank AIR Search the preprogrammed aircraft bank FM Search FM radio stations SCAN MAN Manual Enter Scan mode to scan programmed channels Enter Manual mode to stop scanning directly enter...

Page 11: ...annels stored in that bank DELAY Input a decimal point when entering frequencies Set a two second delay for a selected channel ENT Enter Complete the entry of a frequency L O L O RVW Lock out selected...

Page 12: ...r the channel number 1 200 where you want to store a frequency then press PGM again 3 Use the number keys and to enter the frequency including the decimal point then press ENT 4 To program the next ch...

Page 13: ...scanners 2 Connect the connecting cable to each scanner s PC IF jack CLOnE and UP to SEnd appears 3 Press e on the host scanner 4 SEndInG appears at the host scanner To exit clone mode after the data...

Page 14: ...find interesting frequencies during a Tune or Service Bank search you can store them in the scanner s channel storage banks 1 Press ENT when you find a frequency The bank number and StorE appear 2 To...

Page 15: ...uencies If the scanner finds an active frequency it stops and displays that channel and frequency number then it automatically begins scanning again when the transmission on that frequency ends Press...

Page 16: ...unction is active To turn delay on If the scanner is scanning and stops on an active channel quickly press DELAY before it resumes If the desired channel is not selected manually select the channel th...

Page 17: ...L O when the scanner stops on a channel or frequency while scanning or searching The scanner locks out the channel frequency then continues scanning searching To manually lock out a channel select the...

Page 18: ...seconds during a Service Bank search L r appears 2 While holding down TUNE CLEAR press L O L O RVW FLo ALL CL appears for about two seconds Then the display alternates with YES Ent and No CLEAr 3 Pres...

Page 19: ...bank Press PSE to stop searching the channels SRCH disappears and MAN appears To change the channel manually press or Receiving All Weather Alerts To program the scanner to search for weather alerts e...

Page 20: ...anner displays F 1 7 CH StAndby The scanner will monitor weather channels for alerts with matching FIPS codes To exit SAME Standby mode press PRI ALERT again Press L O during step 4 to lock out FIPS e...

Page 21: ...ignated as Skywarn repeaters During times of severe weather these repeaters relay reports of severe weather directly to the local National Weather Service forecast office Your scanner can easily jump...

Page 22: ...you connect a power source you might need to initialize the scanner Important This procedure clears all information you stored in the scanner s memory Only initialize the scanner when you are sure th...

Page 23: ...4 0700 47 154 4150 8 122 8000 28 154 1300 48 154 4300 9 122 9000 29 154 1450 49 154 4450 10 122 9500 30 154 1600 50 154 5700 11 123 0000 31 154 1750 51 154 6000 12 123 1000 32 154 1900 52 155 1600 13...

Page 24: ...750 68 156 4500 88 460 1000 108 460 6000 69 156 4750 89 460 1250 109 460 6250 70 156 5750 90 460 1500 110 460 6500 71 156 6250 91 460 1750 111 460 7000 72 156 8000 92 460 2000 112 460 7500 73 156 9250...

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Page 26: ...2 GROUP 3 Frequency Range MHz Step kHz Frequency Range MHz Step kHz Frequency Range MHz Step kHz 33 420 33 980 20 153 770 154 130 60 453 0375 453 9625 12 5 37 020 37 420 20 154 145 154 445 15 458 0375...

Page 27: ...29 000 29 700 5 2 50 000 54 000 5 3 144 000 148 000 5 4 420 000 450 000 12 5 FM Broadcast Frequency Range MHz Step kHz 87 3 107 9 100 Weather Channels Channel Frequency MHz 1 162 400 2 162 425 3 162...

Page 28: ...00 74 156 7250 16 156 8000 77 156 8750 17 156 8500 78 156 9250 18 156 9000 79 156 9750 19 156 9500 80 157 0250 20 157 0000 161 6000 81 157 0750 21 157 0500 82 157 1250 22 157 1000 83 157 1750 23 157 1...

Page 29: ...174 MHz 0 5 uV 380 512 MHz 0 7 uV Spurious Rejection FM 154 MHz 50 dB Selectivity 8 kHz 17kHz FM AM 6dB 50dB 80kHz 180kHz WFM 6dB 50dB Search Speed Up to 80 Steps Sec Scan Speed Up to 40 Channels Sec...

Page 30: ...tion If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfe...

Page 31: ...RETURN ITEM TO STORE WHERE PURCHASED FOR WARRANTY INFORMATION CONTACT WHISTLER CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1 866 923 8719 Representatives are available to answer your questions Monday Friday from 8 00 a m to...

Page 32: ...nty period make sure you keep a copy of your dated proof of purchase For warranty verification purposes a copy of your dated store receipt must accompany any Whistler product sent in for warranty work...

Page 33: ...cer tain to include a daytime telephone number and an email address if applicable Customer Service If you have questions concerning the operation of your Whistler product or require service during or...

Page 34: ...ntonville AR 72712 Toll Free 800 531 0004 TEL 479 273 6012 FX 479 273 2927 www whistlergroup com CUSTOMER RETURN CENTER 1412 South 1st St Rogers AR 72756 Customer Service Tel 866 923 8719 Email info w...