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Whistler TRX-2 Desktop Digital Base/mobile Police Scanner Review

Scanners · August 7, 2020

Scanners are a great way to get information about your surrounding areas. You should know what is happening in your neighborhood, any crimes, fire outbreaks, weather updates, or any new news. Scanners are used for both professional and personal use.

These provide you with different frequencies so that you can tune in to your desired frequency, listen to different police convos, or any weather changes you should be aware of. If you are a traveler or a driver, you should have a digital scanner to be mindful of the things that are happening.

Whistler has some of the best digital scanners, but we are going to talk about the Whistler TRX-2 Desktop Digital Scanner:

Whistler TRX-2 Digital Scanner Radio

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  • Brand: Whistler
  • Model: TRX-2
  • Color: Black
  • Style: Desktop
  • Radio Reference: USA/Canada
  • Weight: 2.09 Pounds
  • Dimension: 5.31×7.12×1.75 Inches

Design: The scanner unit is small but is nicely made and compact. It jas a wall wart style PSU and a telescopic antenna with a BNC connector. It also has a control head that is detachable and comes with a cable that allows you to control the head.

It has been configured with all the possible frequencies: Airband, Marine, DMR Simplex, DMR Repeater, P25 Repeater, GM Simplex, etc. This means that once you start the unit, it will begin scanning the frequencies.

It is also equipped with a multi-system trunking scanner that supports the Motorola P25 Phase 1, Phase II, and is also capable of following unencrypted channels.

Frequiencies: It has a wide range of frequency options: 25-054 MHz, 08-136.99MHz, 137-174MHz, 216-379.97MHz, 380-512MHz, 764-781MHz, 791-796MHz, 806-960MHz (excluding cellular), 1240-1300MHz.

The receiver is quite sensitive, and like other high rated digital scanners, it worked well as some amateur band receivers out there.

Scanning: The scanner has the capability of scanning at the rate of 80 channels per second. With around 1650 channels to scan, it will take roughly about 20 seconds to scan all and present your required channel.

Despite living at long distances, you still will be able to receive all the info you want without any disruptions. The unit is also capable of decoding the DMR transmissions. You can listen to different DMR at various distances due to its decoding capabilities.

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Remote Control: Whistler TRX-2 also has a remote control program, and you can download it from their website. If you want o use it, you would have to set up the USB connection from your PC to the scanner. The port will appear on your computer, select the port, and hit the begin session.

The data from the scanner can be seen in the remote program. Now it’s up to you if you like you can control your scanner with the remote control program.

Benefits:

  • A lot of frequency options.
  • Zipcode programming.
  • Easy updating via the Internet.
  • Clock and calendar options available.
  • Scanning is at up to 70 channels per second.
  • Has a removable magnetic head.
  • Can decode the DMRS.
  • You can store your favorite scan list.
  • It is a desktop so that you can put it anywhere.

Our Opinion: Once you become familiar with the TRX-2, then it is a delightful tool. It is well built, compact, and sharp features scanner that will provide you all the info you want with just a little change in the frequency.

So if you are looking for the scanner that will give you all, then you can surely go for the Whistler TRX-2 Digital Scanner.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do its updates run on the Macbooks?

No, its updates do not run on the MacBooks.

Does it support object-oriented learning?

Yes, it supports object-oriented learning.

Which country is radio reference on the SD card?

The USA and Canada radio references are present on the SD card.

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