set41249
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I have received TWO TRX-1 scanners. The first was defective and I returned it and received a second one that had no defects. The first had a stuck left arrow button. I have since returned the second as it is in my humble opinion way over-priced and is a lot more difficult to operate (try lowering the volume in a moving car without taking your eyes off the road) Oh, BTW, the analog knob on top is a SQUELCH control only! No way to change it to something useful (eg: Volume Control) via software. A BIG PROBLEM, since the squelch is almost always set then forgotten, and if you're monitoring trunked systems or systems that use CTCSS or DCS it can be pretty much forgotten about.
It is very easy to program, once you figure out the software, which is quite easy to grasp. Additionally, the radio has great audio, once it did receive signals from a local and VERY close P-25 system. As I previously stated, the radio is WAY over-priced (I paid $546.00) You can buy a Uniden BCD325p2 for $150.00 less and it is a better radio and a greater value for the money. While it can't do Motrobo or DMR it can do P-25 single and two-slot TDMA which is mostly what I need here in Northern (Union County) NJ.
Programming is easy using BuTel ARC software and...There's even a KNOB (multifunction) right on top for Volume, squelch and MORE! Additionally the Whistler missed more than 50% of the calls on my local P-25 TRS that a Uniden BCD325p2 sitting 12 inches away was able to receive. I'm sorry to say that my brief dive into whistler was a dive indeed, and unless they offer something better I'll stick with Uniden.
Steve Thorpe
It is very easy to program, once you figure out the software, which is quite easy to grasp. Additionally, the radio has great audio, once it did receive signals from a local and VERY close P-25 system. As I previously stated, the radio is WAY over-priced (I paid $546.00) You can buy a Uniden BCD325p2 for $150.00 less and it is a better radio and a greater value for the money. While it can't do Motrobo or DMR it can do P-25 single and two-slot TDMA which is mostly what I need here in Northern (Union County) NJ.
Programming is easy using BuTel ARC software and...There's even a KNOB (multifunction) right on top for Volume, squelch and MORE! Additionally the Whistler missed more than 50% of the calls on my local P-25 TRS that a Uniden BCD325p2 sitting 12 inches away was able to receive. I'm sorry to say that my brief dive into whistler was a dive indeed, and unless they offer something better I'll stick with Uniden.
Steve Thorpe