Whistler WS1095

[N8IAA]

Anyone take notices as to what's missing on the detachable face? I see no speaker for audio

The speaker is in the body of the scanner. I don't believe there has ever been a remote head with a speaker installed. Unless it was a batwing.
Larry

 

[SCPD]

Hmm. I provided crystal clear answers.

"The wires are included?" "It's connected to the rest of the radio by a cable." (meaning, yes, of course they're included - you can't use the radio without them)

"How long is the cable?" "1.0 meter." (meaning, 100 centimeters, or 3.28 feet, or 39 3/8 inches)

I guess you can't please everyone. Whatever, carry on.

I thought the cable disconnects from the faceplate and uses the brass tabs for when the face is mounted and no cable... Thought at ces the face was to only use cable when detached and when attached to radio worked like a detachable faceplate.


RJ45 is only used when in remote operation

 

[SCPD]

I'm selling my Uniden 536HP in favor of the PSR-900,I think it will sound better,I love my PSR-800!
The speaker is on the bigger half of the radio,this is a detachable face like a ham radio.
My GRE gets more hits and doesnt scan right past anything ,although nothing is perfect.

lol my hp1 still scans past everything in convetional mode unless I do a fav list with no nac/ctcss/dcs and then it receives fine and auto displays nac/ctcss/dcs go figure... requardless I will add a 900/1095 to my collection to just have...
also the hp1e in discover mode has an issue decoding ctcss/dcs/nac unless I power cycle it like 4 or 5 times... uniden says change sd card so I did... same thing over and over...
and I know we use ctcss here because all my RS and my 99xt and 396 xt decode the tone with no problems oh and so don't my 536's and 436
prs-800 never misses a beat but our new system hasn't even reached the testing stage yet here in Essex county ny... so who knows what its gonna be....

 

[RadioDaze]

I thought the cable disconnects from the faceplate and uses the brass tabs for when the face is mounted and no cable... Thought at ces the face was to only use cable when detached and when attached to radio worked like a detachable faceplate.


RJ45 is only used when in remote operation

Hydro is right. The faceplate cannot attach to the body when the cable is attached - the cable comes out of the body's flat space that the head clips onto. And you can see the little indentations where the magnets engage on the front of the body. I would bet also that the cable is at least 3 or 4 meters long, or it would be very limiting. I think the short cable is just for the demo unit so that there isn't a bundle of cable on their exhibit display.

I want this thing so badly... otherwise my only option is to remove my Lexus factory radio and have a double-DIN system with a single-DIN radio installed for the tune or $1500+, and just use my 600 in the other slot.

Or just keep fumbling with my 500.

 

[whisper16]

Cable

If you look closely at the picture in post 41 of this thread you will in fact see a bundle of cable on the display exhibit table. The cable looks plenty long enough to me. Unless of course you drive a stretch limo and mount the body of the scanner in the trunk!

 

[LIScanner101]

I'm selling my Uniden 536HP in favor of the PSR-900,I think it will sound better,I love my PSR-800!
The speaker is on the bigger half of the radio,this is a detachable face like a ham radio.
My GRE gets more hits and doesnt scan right past anything ,although nothing is perfect.

I wouldn't do that just yet. What if the new GRE's are no better than what you have right now? Granted, that's not likely, especially given the fact that, historically, there has only been a fraction of PSR-800 "hate mail" as opposed to the constant barrage the x36HP's are getting. Still, I would wait for the "early adopters/I need this scanner NOW!!!" crowd to test the waters first.

 

[LIScanner101]

and I know we use ctcss here because all my RS and my 99xt and 396 xt decode the tone with no problems oh and so don't my 536's and 436.

Can you please clarify this statement? Are you saying the 536 and 436 don't decode CTCSS/DCS tones? I thought they did?

 

[LIScanner101]

If you look closely at the picture in post 41 of this thread you will in fact see a bundle of cable on the display exhibit table. The cable looks plenty long enough to me. Unless of course you drive a stretch limo and mount the body of the scanner in the trunk!

I just looked more carefully at that photo and yep, you are correct sir, that's a pretty long cable all bundled up!

I'm really looking forward to the early reports on this beauty when it comes out (IF it comes out). /crosses fingers

 

[garys]

The speaker is in the body of the scanner. I don't believe there has ever been a remote head with a speaker installed. Unless it was a batwing.
Larry

Not that I ever saw in 40 or so years of using Motorola radios. Mocom, Syntor, Motran, Micor, Syntor X, Various Spectra and Astro radios. All of them had speaker outputs on the rear of the control head and a separate speaker.

I don't think that GRE routed the audio to the head of the PSR900, but maybe they did. None of the ham radios I've owned or used have had speakers in the remote head or even speaker outputs on the head.

 

[IowaGuy1603]

Not that I ever saw in 40 or so years of using Motorola radios. Mocom, Syntor, Motran, Micor, Syntor X, Various Spectra and Astro radios. All of them had speaker outputs on the rear of the control head and a separate speaker.

I don't think that GRE routed the audio to the head of the PSR900, but maybe they did. None of the ham radios I've owned or used have had speakers in the remote head or even speaker outputs on the head.

If you look at the photos you can see the audio output (headphone icon) on the FRONT of the main unit.

 

[garys]

If you look at the photos you can see the audio output (headphone icon) on the FRONT of the main unit.

Headphone and programming jacks on the part of the control panel that isn't removable. I'd expect a speaker out on the back of the radio.

 

[Mustafa]

I guess it all depends on how good your memory is, I still remember all the posts about the PSR-800. What with the skin peeling off, crappy display with dust under it and unable to see it in bright light and the inability to enter a new frequency on the fly. And because of all that I sold mine and bought a 396xt, which I never regretted. I now have a 496HP which I love and haven't had a single problem with.

I wouldn't do that just yet. What if the new GRE's are no better than what you have right now? Granted, that's not likely, especially given the fact that, historically, there has only been a fraction of PSR-800 "hate mail" as opposed to the constant barrage the x36HP's are getting. Still, I would wait for the "early adopters/I need this scanner NOW!!!" crowd to test the waters first.

 

[IowaGuy1603]

Headphone and programming jacks on the part of the control panel that isn't removable. I'd expect a speaker out on the back of the radio.

I wouldn't.

The 900 was stated to be just a 800 in a "base station" configuration. with a detachable head

the 800 has only a headphone jack and that is what I expect to see on the 900 (and the Whistler)

That is my OPINION and a few months will tell exactly who is correct

 

[garys]

It will be more because it's primarily a mobile, not a base. No need for a removable control head on a base only unit. People driving in a vehicle are unlikely to be using a headphone.

I wouldn't.

The 900 was stated to be just a 800 in a "base station" configuration. with a detachable head

the 800 has only a headphone jack and that is what I expect to see on the 900 (and the Whistler)

That is my OPINION and a few months will tell exactly who is correct

 

[SCPD]

Considering that RS is selling the WS1065 for $599.99, I'm not sure I want to Whistler version of the PSR-900. The price would probably be in the 800 dollar range and the Uniden x36 products probably have a better Vocoder too boot. I dunno the x36 might corner the market for some time at 599.99 considering it trumps the WS version in bells and whistles. (No pun intended)

 

[LIScanner101]

Considering that RS is selling the WS1065 for $599.99, I'm not sure I want to Whistler version of the PSR-900. The price would probably be in the 800 dollar range and the Uniden x36 products probably have a better Vocoder too boot. I dunno the x36 might corner the market for some time at 599.99 considering it trumps the WS version in bells and whistles. (No pun intended)

I agree that if the new Whistlers are really introduced at the "pre release" mega-super-high prices we're all seeing that is going to make those on the fence take a really hard look at the competition. It would be a foolish mistake on Whistler's part to price themselves out of the market so early in the game. Sure, there's brand loyalty and all that, and some people might feel that the Whistlers will be far superior to the Unidens, but I doubt that's going to comprise a large portion of the sales.

 

[DaveIN]

Keep in mind, Radio Shack sets the prices on their site and in stores. All the new models are priced high initially, but this is a good idea what the MSRP is. Anyone with money to burn will purchase at this price unless they do their homework.

Usually in 60~90 days the prices go "on sale", which is usually where the price lands until a holiday sale.

 

[pepsima1]

Santa Claus won't even pay those highway robbery prices. The Whislter WS1065 will probably list for 599.95 like the BCD536HP. It will be a give and take situation. Uniden has more bells and whistles but Whistler will have the detachable faceplate

 

[DonS]

Headphone and programming jacks on the part of the control panel that isn't removable. I'd expect a speaker out on the back of the radio.

I wouldn't.

I would.

• USB jack on front panel (main unit, not "removable" part).
• Headphone jack on front panel (main unit, not "removable" part).
• External speaker output on rear panel of main unit
• Internal speaker points out of top of main unit
• SD card ("standard" size, not micro or mini) on main unit behind removable panel.
• Main unit and removable panel either a) attached to each other (magnetic, with a latch), with a direct (no cable) connection, or b) separate from each other, connected via 8-pin RJ-45 (i.e. a plain old Cat-5 cable... I'm using a 25' Cat-5 cable I had lying around)
• Removable panel has power button, volume/squelch control, and PSR-800 LCD, LED, and buttons. Volume/squelch knob is a rotary encoder that can also perform up/down/select functions (i.e. in menus).

 

[KevinC]

I would.

• USB jack on front panel (main unit, not "removable" part).
• Headphone jack on front panel (main unit, not "removable" part).
• External speaker output on rear panel of main unit
• Internal speaker points out of top of main unit
• SD card ("standard" size, not micro or mini) on main unit behind removable panel.
• Main unit and removable panel either a) attached to each other (magnetic, with a latch), with a direct (no cable) connection, or b) separate from each other, connected via 8-pin RJ-45 (i.e. a plain old Cat-5 cable... I'm using a 25' Cat-5 cable I had lying around)
• Removable panel has power button, volume/squelch control, and PSR-800 LCD, LED, and buttons. Volume/squelch knob is a rotary encoder that can also perform up/down/select functions (i.e. in menus).

Hmm...sounds familiar...