WS1040 Handheld Digital Radio Black Whistler WS1040 Handheld Digital Scanner. Menu Driven Programming with Context Sensitive Help - Each menu item provides a few lines of help text that provide assistance with programming and using the scanner Scan List-functionality allows you to arrange, group and scan objects according to your preference;Lock-out Function Skywarn Storm Spotter Functionality - Instant access to frequencies used by storm spotter networks Digital AGC - Instantly compensates for low user audio levels that are common on digital systems If you pressed the FIRE icon button it is possible that the frequencies pre-programmed in the scanner do not include your area. These Pre-programmed frequencies are generally common Police/Fire frequencies.