I've no idea what it means, either.
Is Whistler teasing us?
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Commercial radios such as Motorola and Kenwood. I've just about given up on scanners except for searching out stuff. All my everyday monitoring is done with Motorola radios with the exception of one Ericson radio for some Edacs systems.
stingray327
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Are those commercial radios Motorola and Kenwood higher end and cost alot more?
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I hope people remember that Whistler makes more than scanners, and although there are some very good and interesting points being discussed about what new units should or should not include, too much complaining may just scare them away from the scanner market. I have seen this happen before. I also agree that no matter who makes a radio, it is impossible to please everybody. Lets just cross our fingers and hope for the best and maybe they will keep their eyes and ears open on learning just what is wanted and needed in the scanner market.
I hope people remember that Whistler makes more than scanners, and although there are some very good and interesting points being discussed about what new units should or should not include, too much complaining may just scare them away from the scanner market. I have seen this happen before. I also agree that no matter who makes a radio, it is impossible to please everybody. Lets just cross our fingers and hope for the best and maybe they will keep their eyes and ears open on learning just what is wanted and needed in the scanner market.
pinballwiz86
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All they have to do is bring out GRE quality without FUBAR'ing too much to make it cheap- for a larger profit.
If there's anyone from Whistler monitoring these threads:
Please make the Whistler logo as small as possible. There's not much cachet to the Whistler name.
plato
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Whistler Scanners
Spoke to Whistler today. They stated the phase 1 scanners ( Pro-197,106) and the analog scanners would be out in the middle of June. The phase 2 TDMA scanners with a keyboard ( PSR-800 &900) would be out in the middle of July.
Spoke to Whistler today. They stated the phase 1 scanners ( Pro-197,106) and the analog scanners would be out in the middle of June. The phase 2 TDMA scanners with a keyboard ( PSR-800 &900) would be out in the middle of July.
So you're saying Whistler's upcoming versions of the PSR-800/900 will have KEYBOARDS? If so, that would be good news indeed.
pinballwiz86
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Sweet! Can't wait to get a Whistler/GRE 800 to add to the stable. Mid July huh..sweet indeed.
baayers
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Technically the old GRE PSR 800 had a keyboard as well (Just no number keys). Did you ask about a numeric keypad specifically or did you just ask about a keyboard in general?
puzzleriddle
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hmm that's not was had been posted. one says phase .II some time in 2015??
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Someone else posted a time frame from the Whistler rep at Hamvention:
http://forums.radioreference.com/uniden-tavern/290796-hamvention-2014-a.html#post2191581
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Some are expensive and some are not. Depends on what you need to listen too. I can tell you this, anything P25 be it an old 3600 system, phase I or II system the commercial radios are superior in performance over any scanner.
RadioDaze
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Very hard to imagine that the design would be so much changed from the prototype 900 we've all seen.
I added a comment on Whistler's Facebook post for an update today to no avail.
Mid June may be a stretch or maybe silence is golden?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152314055759936&set=vb.77356089935&type=2&theater
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Mid June may be a stretch or maybe silence is golden?
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152314055759936&set=vb.77356089935&type=2&theater
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What he said!
Or use them for DX trunked systems. Excellent ears and decoding tools.
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puzzleriddle
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mid June has passed.
puzzleriddle
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not holding breath for mid July either, especially for the phase1 and2 model
Whistler scanners now in stock
The Whistler 651 and 652 Digital scanners now in stock online at Radio Shack. $399
The Whistler 651 and 652 Digital scanners now in stock online at Radio Shack. $399
RatShack must have got the 1st shipment. I want the Whistler branded black cased one though, so i'll wait.
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