cistercian
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I have been scanning a long time and already own a GRE built scanner...my Pro 2006 Radio Shack. It is still a superior receiver for analog work. I bought a Uniden Homepatrol 2 and have really enjoyed it but since the TRX-2 decodes more modes I decided to get one and add it to the shack.
The first couple of hours went badly after unboxing...The radio was dead...nada.The dc supply it came with was fine so I tried reseating the front panel...and it sprung to life.I was unable to make a copy of the SD card that would work...because when I recently upgraded my PC I lost my dedicated SD formatting program. I finally succeeded using the ez scan program. Then I tried programming the radio via the front panel...agony...
I was not happy...and then it clicked. Once I finally understood what the nomenclature meant I rapidly programmed my local P25 phase 2 system and the state police for my area which is a P25 phase 1 system and let her rip. I set up the HP-2 to compare. The TRX-2 locked up faster on transmissions than the HP...and the audio is better as well.
I like the HP front panel and very simple user interface a lot...the TRX-2 is very different with a much smaller display... but I really like the receiver in the TRX-2. It works better than I hoped and is a major upgrade not even taking into account the additional modes it is capable of.
The only thing I would ding whistler for is how slow the updating is when upgrading firmware...it acted like it had locked up multiple times...I waited and it finished everything correctly. I can see how some could easily corrupt the SD by interrupting the flash because they thought it was unresponsive.
Other than that criticism I love the radio and it is on whenever I am home.
Excellent scanner!!!
The first couple of hours went badly after unboxing...The radio was dead...nada.The dc supply it came with was fine so I tried reseating the front panel...and it sprung to life.I was unable to make a copy of the SD card that would work...because when I recently upgraded my PC I lost my dedicated SD formatting program. I finally succeeded using the ez scan program. Then I tried programming the radio via the front panel...agony...
I was not happy...and then it clicked. Once I finally understood what the nomenclature meant I rapidly programmed my local P25 phase 2 system and the state police for my area which is a P25 phase 1 system and let her rip. I set up the HP-2 to compare. The TRX-2 locked up faster on transmissions than the HP...and the audio is better as well.
I like the HP front panel and very simple user interface a lot...the TRX-2 is very different with a much smaller display... but I really like the receiver in the TRX-2. It works better than I hoped and is a major upgrade not even taking into account the additional modes it is capable of.
The only thing I would ding whistler for is how slow the updating is when upgrading firmware...it acted like it had locked up multiple times...I waited and it finished everything correctly. I can see how some could easily corrupt the SD by interrupting the flash because they thought it was unresponsive.
Other than that criticism I love the radio and it is on whenever I am home.
Excellent scanner!!!