[Scan-DC] TRX-1 Whistler Police Scanner

[Scott KB3JQQ]

I've been waiting for a firmware update for 2 years.
All my TRX type scanners have these issues:

1 ) pick up wrong TG/encrypted TG instead of what you want
  - even seen it pick the wrong patched group many times
2) garble, a lot. One transmission is good, the next underwater
  -  constantly moving the radio/antenna back and forth
3) a Phase 2 system is loud at VO6 but a Phase 1 needs VO12
  -  hard as heck to listen to a P1 & P2 system together
4) always shows TS1 on DMR even if your MD-380 is on TS2
  - tested using TS1 and TS2 in case they got it backwards
5) I'm sure I'm forgetting one...

I never get a email response when asked if they will ever update the FW.

At this point, I'd suggest Uniden since Whistler seems to have the
"We've got your money" mindset, and don't care anymore.


On 2021-10-19 14:03, Robert H. Eisner via Scan-DC wrote:
>   The TRX-1 has the same simulcasting issues that many of the Uniden 
> scanners have.
> The only 2 scanners handle simulcasting correctly are the SDS100 and 
> SDS200.
>
>
>      On Tuesday, October 19, 2021, 01:44:30 PM EDT, Alan Henney 
> <alan at henney.com> wrote:
>     Has anybody tried one of these on area trunked systems like PG? 
> Does it
> handle the digital simulcast ok?
>
> How do you like the radio?  How does it compare with the Uniden SDS100 or
> Unication G4/5?
>
> Thanks
>
> https://www.zipscanners.com/products/trx-1-whistler-police-scanner
(removal of tracking BS)