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ScannerMaster Special Report: Whistler TRX-1 and TRX-2 DMR Capable digital scanners Page 1 of 22 Copyright 2016, ScannerMaster Corporation The Whistler TRX-1 and TRX-2 DMR Capable Digital Scanners Features, Operation and Competition A Scanner Master Ultimate Review By Richard Carlson Copyright 2016, Scanner Master Corporation Introduction: At the Dayton Hamvention in the spring of 2016 Whistler announced the TRX-1 and TRX-2 digital scanners. These add the ability to monitor unencrypted DMR and MotoTRBO digital communications to the now-standard APCO P25 Phase 1 and Phase 2 modes. Of course these also handle standard AM and FM two way radio communications. The genesis of the TRX series radios was the GRE PSR800, the first scanner that could handle APCO P25 Phase 2 TDMA digital communications. That begat several other handheld scanners with similar appearance and functionality that added memory or keypads. The PSR900 was basically a PSR800 in a desktop/mobile format but after it was introduced at a trade show GRE exited the scanner business and it was not released to the public. After Whistler bought the line from GRE they introduced it as the WS-1095. The PSR-800 was rebranded as the WS-1080. Whistler made an updated version of the WS-1080/1095 radios by adding a full numeric keypad, calling these the WS-1088 and WS- 1098. Other than the extra buttons on the keypad (and subsequent operational differences because of them) the radios remained pretty much the same. With almost identical appearance and functionality to the predecessors the TRX-1 and TRX-2 differ somewhat internally by adding more ROM memory to accommodate future feature updates. In addition these scanners will handle the growing digital format called Digital Mobile Radio (DMR). One version of this is called MotoTRBO, and this is commonly used by businesses, and in some areas of the country, by public safety. Whistler has also made this update available for older Whistler LBS radios such as the WS-1080, 1088, 1095 and 1098. DMR capability is one of the biggest things scanner users have been asking (more like begging) for over the last few years. Both Uniden and Whistler announced their DMR paths the same week but both took different tacks to get there. While Uniden announced paid updates to their highest end scanners (BCD436HP and the companion BCD536HP) Whistler offered FREE updates to its existing line of ZIP Code scanners. A simple firmware update is all you need for the WS-1080, WS-1088, WS-1095 and WS-1095 to work on DMR and MotoTRBO. What really sets the TRX series apart from other radios from both Uniden and Whistler was the announcement of NXDN functionality, promised for late 2016. This is used currently by many public safety operations (Mostly in the Southeast USA) as well as some business operations around the country. The big user of NXDN however is going to be railroads. NXDN was chosen as the format to be used by railroads in North America to replace analog. It is already used in some captive services and locations but cannot be used on the mainline until all railroads have replaced their entire fleet of locomotive and portable radios as well as all the lineside base stations, automated detector radios etc. This should be phased in over the next few years across the nation. Until the new Whistler and Uniden radios were announced with these new digital formats the only way to hear them was by use of two-way radio equipment, specialized (expensive) digital receivers and computer decoders. Now one can listen in on unencrypted DMR transmissions with the same scanners used for other digital and analog transmissions. Eventually NXDN will be covered by the TRX Series. Below is a listing of the Whistler product line of Location Based scanners. The below review is based on the TRX-1 and TRX-2 scanners. Most of the info also applies to the WS-1080/1088 handhelds and WS-1095/1098 mobile scanners as well. If looking for information regarding the WS-1080 and 1095 (or RS and GRE radios) remember that those do not include the numeric keypad so require slightly different procedures in operation and programming.

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ScannerMasterSpecialReport: WhistlerTRX-1andTRX-2DMRCapabledigitalscanners

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TheWhistlerTRX-1andTRX-2DMRCapableDigitalScanners

Features,OperationandCompetition

AScannerMasterUltimateReviewByRichardCarlson

Copyright2016,ScannerMasterCorporationIntroduction:AttheDaytonHamventioninthespringof2016WhistlerannouncedtheTRX-1andTRX-2digitalscanners.TheseaddtheabilitytomonitorunencryptedDMRandMotoTRBOdigitalcommunicationstothenow-standardAPCOP25Phase1andPhase2modes.OfcoursethesealsohandlestandardAMandFMtwowayradiocommunications.The genesis of the TRX series radios was the GRE PSR800, the first scanner that could handle APCO P25 Phase 2 TDMA digitalcommunications. That begat several other handheld scanners with similar appearance and functionality that addedmemory orkeypads.ThePSR900wasbasicallyaPSR800inadesktop/mobileformatbutafteritwasintroducedatatradeshowGREexitedthescannerbusinessanditwasnotreleasedtothepublic.AfterWhistlerboughtthelinefromGREtheyintroduceditastheWS-1095.ThePSR-800wasrebrandedastheWS-1080.WhistlermadeanupdatedversionoftheWS-1080/1095radiosbyaddingafullnumerickeypad,callingthesetheWS-1088andWS-1098.Otherthantheextrabuttonsonthekeypad(andsubsequentoperationaldifferencesbecauseofthem)theradiosremainedprettymuchthesame.WithalmostidenticalappearanceandfunctionalitytothepredecessorstheTRX-1andTRX-2differsomewhatinternallybyaddingmoreROMmemorytoaccommodatefuturefeatureupdates.InadditionthesescannerswillhandlethegrowingdigitalformatcalledDigitalMobileRadio(DMR).OneversionofthisiscalledMotoTRBO,andthisiscommonlyusedbybusinesses,andinsomeareasofthecountry,bypublicsafety.WhistlerhasalsomadethisupdateavailableforolderWhistlerLBSradiossuchastheWS-1080,1088,1095and1098.DMRcapability isoneof thebiggest things scannerusershavebeenasking (more likebegging) forover the last fewyears.BothUniden and Whistler announced their DMR paths the same week but both took different tacks to get there. While Unidenannouncedpaidupdatestotheirhighestendscanners(BCD436HPandthecompanionBCD536HP)WhistlerofferedFREEupdatestoitsexistinglineofZIPCodescanners.AsimplefirmwareupdateisallyouneedfortheWS-1080,WS-1088,WS-1095andWS-1095toworkonDMRandMotoTRBO.What really sets the TRX series apart from other radios from both Uniden and Whistler was the announcement of NXDNfunctionality,promisedforlate2016.Thisisusedcurrentlybymanypublicsafetyoperations(MostlyintheSoutheastUSA)aswellassomebusinessoperationsaroundthecountry.ThebiguserofNXDNhoweverisgoingtoberailroads.NXDNwaschosenastheformat tobeusedby railroads inNorthAmerica to replace analog. It is alreadyused in some captive services and locationsbutcannotbeusedonthemainlineuntilallrailroadshavereplacedtheirentirefleetoflocomotiveandportableradiosaswellasallthelinesidebasestations,automateddetectorradiosetc.Thisshouldbephasedinoverthenextfewyearsacrossthenation.UntilthenewWhistlerandUnidenradioswereannouncedwiththesenewdigitalformatstheonlywaytohearthemwasbyuseoftwo-wayradioequipment,specialized(expensive)digitalreceiversandcomputerdecoders.NowonecanlisteninonunencryptedDMRtransmissionswiththesamescannersusedforotherdigitalandanalogtransmissions.EventuallyNXDNwillbecoveredbytheTRXSeries.Below is a listing of theWhistler product line of Location Based scanners. The below review is based on the TRX-1 and TRX-2scanners.MostoftheinfoalsoappliestotheWS-1080/1088handheldsandWS-1095/1098mobilescannersaswell. If lookingforinformationregardingtheWS-1080and1095(orRSandGREradios)rememberthatthosedonot includethenumerickeypadsorequireslightlydifferentproceduresinoperationandprogramming.

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ThereasonexistingWS-SeriesWhistlerscannerswillnotbeupgradabletoNXDNisduetotheinternalmemoryoftheradios.Theyhave reached their limits and cannot work on newer formats. The TRX radios have additional internal memory and thus thecapabilityofbeingupgradedforNXDN.Whetherotherformatswillbeaddedlaterisunknown.RadioModel Type NotesWS-1080 Portable WhistlerrepackageofthePSR800,upgradableforDMR.WS-1088 Portable AddednumerickeypadtotheWS-1080,upgradableforDMR.TRX-1 Portable AddedROMmemorytotheWS-1088forfutureexpansion,DMRincludedoutofthebox.

FutureupdatesforNXDNinlate2016.WS-1095 Desktop/mobile WhistlerversionofthePSR900,upgradableforDMR.WS-1098 Desktop/mobile AddednumerickeypadtotheWS-1095,upgradableforDMR.TRX-2 Desktop/mobile AddedROMmemorytotheWS-1098forfutureexpansion,DMRincludedoutofthebox.

FutureupdatesforNXDNinlate2016.WhiletheTXRseriesareDMRreadyoutofthebox,WhistlerhasreleasedfirmwareupdatesfortheWSseriesscannersforDMR.TheyhavesaidthattheTRXserieswillbeupgradableinlate2016forNXDNdigital,theWSserieswillnot.IfyouhaveaWSseriesradioyoucanupgradethesetohandleDMR/TRBOmerelybyusingEZ-Scantoupdatethefirmware.Theseupdatesarefreeanddonotrequireaspecialkeycodetobeinstalled.TheWS-1095,WS-1098andTRX-2arebasicallymobileversionsoftheWS-1080,WS-1088andTRX-1.Thebigdifferenceofcourseisthepackagingoftheradio.TheTRX-2hasaremovablecontrolheadandseparationcablethatallowsonetomountthegutsoftheradiounderaseatorinthetrunkandhavejusttheheadupfronttooperatetheradio.TRXradioshaveaninternalmemorycardthatretainstheRadioReferencedatabaseusedtodrawinformationfromforprogramminginsteadofprogramminginthefrequenciesandotherparametersofradiosystemsyourself.Onecanthenjustlettheradioselectthefrequenciesandtalkgroupsfromthedatabase.YoucancreateyourownScanlistsandobjectsaswell,eitherfromthefrontpanelcontrolsorwiththeEZ-Scansoftware.Inthebox: TRX-1 TRX-2 Radio (addsremoteheadandseparationcable) USBCable USBCable EZ-ScanSoftware(OnSDCard) EZ-ScanSoftware(OnSDCard) OwnersManual(Printed) OwnersManual(Printed) QuickStartGuide QuickStartGuide RubberDuckstyleantenna Backofthesetantenna 4GBMini-SDCard 4GBSDCard (AABatteries,notincluded) ACadapter Replaceablecolorbacks HardwareKit BeltClip DCPowerCable Rubberbumpercase MountingBracket(radioandheadbrackets) FeltprotectivebagfortheremoteheadTheGREPSR800wasthefirstscannerwithPhase2capabilityanditssuccessors,includingtheWS/TRXSeries,continuewithasimilarfeature set and capabilities.While there are nowother scannerswith Phase 2, theWS/TRX Seriesmobiles are the only Phase 2mobilescannerswitharemoteheadfeature.TheTRX-1portablescanneristhesamesizeastheolderWS-1088/1080radiosbutnowincludesaremovablerubberbumperguardthatmakesitslightlylarger.Thisbumpercasecanberemovedandtheradiooperatedwithoutit.YouneedtoremovethebumpercasetoaccessthebatteriesorSD-Card.TheSD-Cardisinalittleslotonthesideoftheradiounderthebatterydoor.Ifyouremovethecardforwhateverreasonbesuretoinsertitproperlyintotheslot,itispossibletomissthecardslotandyouwillthenneedtoremovethebackcoveroftheradiotoretrievethecard.(Trustme,ithappenedtome!)TheTRX-1shipswitha4GBSDcard,highercapacitycardsareavailabletoincreaserecordingspace.

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OutoftheboxtheTRX-2mobilescannerappearssmallerinconstructionthantheDINscannersliketheWS1065.Whencomparedside-by-side to these it is slighter narrower, a bit shorter and about the same depth. Although the dimensions are only slightlydifferentitlookssmallerthanitreallyis.TheTRX-2remoteheadpopsoffbypressingalittlebuttonontheleftsideoftheradio.Thisreleasesthelatchandallowstheheadtobepoppedoff.Theheadisheldonbyapairofmagnetsontheheadunitandthepop-latchandconnectstotheradiobywayofa6-pinconnectorwithspringpinsonthehead.WhenusedinremotemodetheheadconnectsbywayofRJ-45connectorsonthemainunitandthehead.Aflatstraight-thrucableisprovided,hereintheofficewetriedastandardCat-5cableanditworkedfine.UndertheremoteheadistheSDCardslot.TheTRX-2usesafull-sizeSDCardinsteadofthemini-SDcardsfavoredbyotherradios,includingtheTRX-1.TheTRX-2mobilesshipswitha4GBSDcard,theTRX-1a4GBSD-Minicard.Mini-SDCardscouldbeusedontheTRX-2withacardadapter.ThemagnetsontheTRX-2headunitaresurprisinglystrong.Theyarestrongenoughtoallowmetoliftthemainunitwiththeheadontop.Ifyouhaveactualsteelinyourvehiclethiscouldbeusedtomounttheheaddirectly.SincemostcarsthesedayshaveplasticinteriorpartstheradiocomeswithametalmountingbracketthatcanmemountedtothedashboardoradevicelikeaPortaCliportraymount.TheremoteheadhasanRJ45jackontheleftside;thepinsforthemainunitarerecessedtoprotectthemfromdamagewheninremotemode.OntherearoftheTRX-2areaBNCantennajack,thetypicalGRE/RS/Whistler12VDCpowerjackandanexternalspeakerjack.Theserialnumber label isalsothere.Wesuggestthatyouwritetheserialnumberdownsince itcouldberubbedofffairlyeasily.TheserialnumberisalsoontheTRX-2remotehead.TheTRX-1hasmuchthesamejacksbuttheyarelaidoutdifferently.Theantennaandearphonejacksareonthetop,thepower jackontheside.There isnospeaker jackontheTRX-1)andthepower jack isofadifferenttypeandvoltage.OnthefrontoftheTRX-2mainunitaretheheadphonejackandUSBport.WiththeremoteheadremovedyoucanseetheSDCardslotandthejackfortheremotehead.TheUSBportontheTRX-2isontheside,asisthemini-SDCardslot.OntheTRX-2controlheadistheLCDdisplayontheleftsideandseveralbuttonsinthecenterandarotaryknobontheright.Thepowerbuttonisonthelowerrightcorner.Therotaryknobmaybeusedinplaceoftherockerformostactions.TheTRX-2hasafullnumerickeypadandalsohasanAttenuatorandPrioritybuttontothefrontpanel.TheTRX-2speakerisonthetopofthemainunit.Sincethereisnospeakerintheremoteheadyouwillneedtorunaremotespeakerinamobileinstallationinmanyinstances,usetherearspeakerportforthatastheheadphonejackprovidesalowervolumelevel.TheTRX-1speakerisonthebottomfront.AscommononmosthandheldscannersontheTRX-1youmayneedanamplifiedspeakerwhenmobile.Poweruprequiresonetopressandholdthesoft-powerbuttonforacoupleseconds.Theradiothenbootsupandloads.Turningtheradiooffalsorequiresalong-pressonthepowerbutton.AstruewithallSD-Cardscanners,itisrecommendedtoproperlypowerofftheradiousingthepowerbuttonbeforeremovingpowertoavoidcorruptionoftheSDcard. It isnotabad ideaforanySD-Cardbasedradiotokeepprogrammedspareshandyincasethecardisaccidentallyerasedorcorrupted.Settingyourlocationissimple,justpresstheMenubutton,scrolltoSetLocationandselectthetype(ZipCode,City/Stateorcounty).Theradiothenconfirmstheentryandloadsthefreqs.Ifyouselectacountyorcityyouwouldscrollthruthelistingsaftertypingthefirstletter.Youcanusetheup-downarrowbuttonsortherotaryknob.Ittakes30secondsormoretoimportthatdatafromtheSDCard.Inmyareaitloaded694channels.Afteryouconfirmittakesanother30secondsorsotosortthemandthengettoscanning.ThefirsttimeyoustarttheradioitwillaskwhetheryouareintheUSAorCanada,ifyoutraveltotheothercountryyoucanchangethisintheSettingsmenu.Itwillthenguideyouthruthelocationsetup.After Isetmy locationandtheradio importedall thechannels itstartedscanning.My localSheriff’ssystemisaMotorolaTypeIIwithamixofanaloganddigital talkgroups.Analogchannelssound just fineofcourse,andthedigitaldecodewasasgoodasanyotherscanner.ThereseemstobeanoccasionaldigitalchirphereandtherewhendecodingP25digitalbutnothingmorethanotherradios.

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WhistlerprovidesacopyoftheinstallerforEZ-ScanontheSD-Card.YoucanusethisorjustaseasilydownloaditfromWhistler’ssupportwebsite.IfyouusetheversionontheSDCarditwilllikelyneedtobeupdatedviatheInternetanyway.Forthisreasonandsomeexperiences herewe recommend that the user download, install andupdate EZ-Scan from theWhistlerwebsite insteadofusingtheversionontheSD-Card.ThiswillensurethatyouhavethelatestversionofEZ-Scanandpreventtheproblemsexperiencedbysomeusers.ItisalsorecommendedthatonebackupthecontentsoftheSDCardbeforeperformingtheupdates.Thiswillhelpyoucreatenewandbackupcardsifneeded.YoucanalsoperformupdatesfortheseradiosusingacardreadertoconnectthecardtotheradioinsteadofpluggingtheradiointothecomputerviatheUSBcable.IfyourcomputerhasanSD-CardreaderyoumaynotneedtocarrytheUSBcablewithyouinthefieldbyusingthecardreader.Don’tforgettheSD-CardadapterfortheTRX-1sinceitusesanSD-Minicard.WritetimesusinganSD-Cardreaderareusuallyfasterthandoingitwiththecardstillintheradio.UsingtheTRXradios:IfyouhaveneverusedaLocationBasedscannerthenbepreparedforanewexperience.TheTRX-1andTRX-2scannerstakeanewapproachtoprogramming.Usingapopularwebsite(RadioReference.com)andthruthistheaccumulatedknowledgeofthousandsofscanner enthusiasts, the new generation of scanners allow you to dispose with the need to know frequencies and talkgroupnumbersand letsyouselect thesystemsor locations thatyouwant.Don’tknowthe frequencyyour local firedepartment ison?Whocares?!ItisprobablyintheRadioReference.com(RR)databasealreadyandthusavailabletotheTRXscanners.ThecompetitionfortheTRXistheUnidenBCD436HP(handheld)andtheBCD536HP(mobile).Eachradiotakesadifferenttackathowyouselectstufftolistento,Unidenhasyouinputyourlocation,arangeandwhatservicesyouwant,theTRXhasyouselectthelocation,butdoesnothaveauser-adjustablerangesetting,butinsulatesyoufromneedingthefrequencyassignments.TheTRXworksinaverysimilarwaytotheothercurrentWhistlerscannersandolderGRE/RSscannerswithScanListsandScannableObjects.IfyouarefamiliarwithhowtoworkthissystemyouwillfeelmoreathomewiththeTRX.YoucancreatemanyScanliststhatcontainanynumberofObjects.YoucangetrealcreativewithyourScanlists,makingthemhoweveryoulike.Forexample,youcancreateoneforFire,oneforPoliceandanotherfortheroaddepartment.MixandmatchtheObjectsallyouwant.With older scanners that do not use Location Based Scanning you connect to RadioReferencewithin the programming software(such as ARC500) and enter your RadioReference user name and password and then you can import trunked radio systems,talkgroups and conventional channels. This is limited to thememory available in the radio, basically up to 1800 talkgroups orconventionalchannelsandabout20ScanlistsforolderWhistlerscanners.ThisisallveryconvenientwhenyouareconnectedtotheInternetanddon’ttrytoimportmorestuffthancanfitintheradio’smemoryandifyouarejustlisteningtoasmallareaallthetime.TheTRXdoesthisaswellbutactuallydownloadstheENTIRERadioReferencedatabaseintoyourradiosoyoucanlaterimportanyofthe systemsor channelsat your leisure.Noneed tohavean Internet connection to selectnewprogramming foryour radio, justimportitfromtheLibraryheldontheSDcard.Acomputerisjustneededtoupdatethedatabaseandradiofirmwarefromtimetotimetoensureyouhavethemostcurrentinformation.TheTRXscannersevoketheconceptoftheolder“ServiceSearch”modesonolderscanners.ServiceSearchworkedwellbackwhenmostoperationswerelimitedtospecificfrequenciesreservedforjustthoseservices.Forexample,therewerespecificfrequenciesassignedandreservedonlyforPolice.155.3100wasassignedspecificallytopoliceforexample,Firedepartmentscouldnoteasilygetlicensedonit.SincethennewFCCruleshavecreated“pools”ofchannelsavailableformuchmoregeneralizedassignment.Nowpolice,fire,roaddepartments and any other public safety operation canbe assigned to almost any frequency in the Public Safety pool.Nowourformerlyallocatedpolicefrequencyof155.3100canbeusedbythestreetdepartment,firedepartmentordogcatcher.Inadditiontotheseassignmentpools,trunkinghaschangedthewaychannelsareallocated.Trunkingallowsasetoffrequenciestobesharedamongmanyusersbyhavingacomputercontrolthefrequencyassignmentsdynamically.Sincethescannerlistenerhasnoideawhatfrequencytheconversationwillbeontheyneedtohavemoreinformationtofindthetraffic.Notonlydoyouneedthefrequenciesassignedbutyoualsoneedthesystemtype(thereareseveral)and“Talkgroup”numbers.Talkgroupsaretheidentifiersthatallowatrunkedsystemmakesuretherightradiosaresettothefrequencyusedforaparticularconversation.

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All thismeans thatprogramminga scanner ismuchmorecomplicated thesedays.Thiswas turningoffa largepercentageof thepotentialuserswhodon’tknowthedifferencebetweenafrequencyandtalkgroup,orreallydon’tcaretoknow.Alltheywanttodoislistentotheirlocalpolice,sheriff,highwaypatrolorwhatever.TRXscannersallowonetodojustthat.Theyallowyoutoselectwhatyouwanttohearbasednotonfrequenciesandtalkgroupsbuton the actual use of the channels.Want to listen toMayberry PD? Instead of determining the frequencies, trunking system orwhatevertheyuse,theTRXallowsyoutoscrollthruthevarioussystemsandselectMayberry.Thisinsulatestheuserfromneedingtoknowtheactualfrequenciesorotherinfo.Howdoesthiswork?Well,therearestillmanyscannerusersthatstilldocareandknowaboutthefrequencies,talkgroupsandotherarcane details of radio systems. These folks participate in the largest conglomeration of scannists in the world, theRadioReference.com website. Members share information about radio systems and all this information is set up in specificallytailoreddatabasestobesharedamongothermembersandthepublic.Manufacturersofscannerslicensetheuseofthisdataandcreatescannersthatcancopythedataanduseittoselectwhattheuserwantstohear.ThedataisthentransferredtoyourradioviatheEZ-Scansoftwareandkeptinafiletheycallthe“Library”.InsteadofyouhavingtoenterthevariousfrequenciesandtalkgroupsyoujustselectthemfromtheLibraryheldonthememorycard.ThereisoneotherbigdifferencebetweentheTRXandolderGREandRadioShackscanners:the“ScanSets”feature.ScanSetskindofmergesthefunctionalityofV-ScannersintoeverydayusebyallowingyoutogroupabunchofScanListstogetherforeasierselectionofseveralScanlistsatthesametime.FeaturesTheTRXnotonlyhasallthefeaturesyouhavecometoexpectfromGREitalsohasafewothersnotseenbefore.On-BoardLibraryTheTRXholdstheentireRadioReferencedatabaseonitsinternalSDCard.Thiswayyoudonotneedtoconnecttoacomputertoaddnewscannableobjectsasyoutravelorchangeyourmindonwhatyouwanttolistento.JustselectnewstufffromtheLibraryandenjoy.Noneedtocarryaroundanotebookwithallthelocalfrequencyinformationandreprogramtheradio,justgothruthemenusandimportthedatafromthememorycardintotheradioandlistenaway.ObjectOrientedUserInterface(OOUI)Thisbasicallymeansthatinsteadoforganizingthescannermemoriesintorigidbanksofasetamountofchannels,theradioallowsyou to enter many specific things like frequencies, trunked talkgroups and search events into “Objects” and then to set up“Scanlists” thatcancontainanyof theObjects.Objectsmaybe inanyorallScanlistsandScanlistscancontainalmostanyof theObjectsintheLibrary.Scanlists can be set up in many different ways, such as by type of service (Police, Fire, etc.) location (Mayberry, Mount Pilot,Ashevilleetc.)orperhapsforincidenttypes.While some scanners in the same class as the TRX have more individual capacity, theWhistler interface uses memories moreefficientlysothatextremeamountsofchannelcapacityisoftennotnecessary.SinceanyObjectcanbeincludedinanyScanlistyouonlyneedtoenteraspecificchannelonceintothelibrary,evenifyouchoosetoincludeitinmultipleScanlists.ScanSetsTheScanSetsfeatureletsyouconnectgroupsofScanlistsforthingslikelocation,serviceorwhateveryouwant.Forexample,yousetupseveraldifferentScanlistsforfirechannels,onenearyourjob,anothernearyourhomeandathirdforanotherlocation.Youdothesameforpoliceandthenagainforroaddepartments.UsingScanSetsyouthensetaScanSetwiththevariousScanListsforusearoundhome,anotherforworketc.ThissavesyoufromhavingtoturnonandoffseveralScanListsindividually,justturnonasingleScanSet.YoucanstillturnonandoffindividualScanListsifyouwish.Thereare20availableScanSets.EachScanSetcanconnecttoanyorallScanLists.BydefaultScanSet1containsallScanLists.ThisallowstheradiotooperatemuchlikeotherWhistlerradiosifyouwant,oryoucanusetheScanSetfeature.

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RecordingofradiotrafficYou can set your radio up to record onto the internalmemory card off the air traffic for retrieval or archiving. This is great forchannelsthatyouwanttolistentobutcannotatthetime,youcanrecordthetrafficandlistentoitlater.Youcanusethistoplaybacktrafficmultipletimesifyouareunsureofwhatwassaid.Once recorded you can retrieve the recordings and play them in most audio applications such as Windows Media Player. Therecordingsaretime-stampedwiththedateandtimerecorded.Ifyou findout thatyouare fillingupyourmemorycardwith recordingsyoucanusea largercapacityone.Youmust formatandprogramthecardproperlyfirst.MemoryCardTheincludedSDcardhasa4GBcapacityandcanbepoppedoutifneeded.ItistuckedawayinalittleslotontherightsideoftheradiounderthebatterydooronTRX-1,ontheTRX-2itisbehindtheremovablehead.Ifitisn’ttheretheradiowon’twork.Youwillseeanarcaneerrormessageandtheradiowillnotoperate.Reinstallthecardtousetheradio.TheTRX-1usesaMicro-SDCard,theTRX-2usesafull-sizeSDCard.You can use additional SD cards if you wish, justmake sure to use the EZ-Scan software to format them. If youmake a lot ofrecordingsyoumightwanttogetadditionalorlargercapacitycards.Remembertopowertheradiooffbeforeremovingorinsertingthecard.Youcanalsouseamemorycardreadertoworkonthesecardsifyouwish.BesuretofollowtheinstructionsprovidedinthePDFmanualhoweversincecertainfilestructuresandnamesshouldbeused.WhileyoucanusetheradioandUSBcabletorecoverfilesandrecordingsfromthescanneritmightactuallybequickertouseaseparatecardreadertodoso.Whilemostscannershaveacertainnumberofchannelmemories,theTRXhandlesthisallabitdifferently.TheSDCardcanholdliterallymillionsofchannels,andtheusercansetupasmanyas200Scanlists.V-ScannersIIIfyouarealreadyfamiliarwithGRE,RSorWhistlerscannersthenyoumayhaveheardof“V-Scanners”.Thesearememorysetsthatincludeanentireradio’smemories.InthecaseoftheTRXradiositincludestheLibrary,Scanlists,ScannableObjects,Searchesetc.sothat youhaveup to200 setsof these. Imagine this as 200 scanners, available 1 at a time.OlderWhistler,GREandRS scannersusuallyhave20V-Scanners.TheamountofV-ScannersandmemoryslotsavailableisreallylimitedmorebytheamountofspaceavailableontheSD-Card.IfitisfullofrecordedvoicecallsitwillhavelessroomforchannelmemoriesandV-Scanners.Unlessyouarea“SuperUser”howeveritisunlikelythatyouwillfindyourselfshortonmemoryspace.Trunking,analoganddigitalmodesTheTRXcanhandlethemostpopularmodesoftrunking,includingAPCOP-25,Motorola,EDACSandLTR.ItcannothoweverdecodeOpenSkyor ProVoice as seen in someareas. The TRXhandlesDMR/MotoTRBOdigital aswell, both in trunked and conventionalmodes.IthasbeenannouncedtobeabletohandleNXDN(stillanotherdigitalformat)sometimeinlate2016.While the TRX scanners do not have the GPS feature like Uniden’s they do have a feature that selects the best quality controlchannelornetworkedtrunkedsystems.Thishelpsensurethatyoulockintotheclosesttrunkingsitesratherthanaweakerdistantone.LTRsystems,oftenusedbybusinesses,areoftendifficulttolayout,theTRXmakesthiseasierbyautomaticallysettingthechannelstotheproperorderfortracking.TheorderinwhichtrunkedchannelsisimportantforEDACSandLTRsystems,butnotneededforMotorolaorP25systems.

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FrequencyRangeTheTRXhandlesmosttypicalscannerfrequencies,from25thru1300MHz.Theactualrangesare: 25-54MHz. 108-174MHz. 216-512MHz. 764-960*MHz. 1240-1300MHz.(*minussomefreqsallocatedforcellularandotherservices)Therearespecificdefaultmodulationmodesandstepsizesforvariousportionsofthesebands,thesecanbemodifiediftheychangeorforuniquecircumstances.Thedefaultsthemselvesmaybealteredbyfuturefirmwareupdatesifnecessary.SomecurrentscannersallowyoutoalsomonitorFMbroadcastbandradio,theTRXdoesnot.Otherscannersalsoallowedonetomonitor older analog TV audio, again the TRX does not. While convenient to have at times, most people buy a scanner formonitoringtwo-wayradiotraffic,notbroadcast.ServiceSearchTheTRXhasthepopularServiceSearchfeaturefoundinmostscannersthesedays.Therearestillsomeservicesinwhichthesamefrequencies are used over much of the USA and Canada. Railroads, aircraft, marine activity and others have some consistentfrequencyuseandServiceSearchallowsyoutosettheradiouptogothruthesecommonchannelslookingforactivity.SpectrumSweeperWhistler’smethodofnear-fielddetectioniscalledSpectrumSweeper.Thisworksbycheckinglargeswatchesoftheradiospectrumforactivityandthenzoominginontheexactfrequency.Walkthruthemallordrivethrutownandnearbytransmitterswillcausetheradiotoalertandmonitorthetraffic.This isgreatforfindingunknownorobscurechannels; ifyougetcloseenoughyoucanfindalmostanything.ExtendedMenuSettingsThe TRXhas an extensive list ofmenu settings, somany that theybreak it up into regular and “Expert”. Items such as how thedisplaylightactsorhowlongthebatterybeepsoundsarejustsomeofthemanydifferentpreferencesettingsyoucanmakewiththemenu system. The subset of “Expert” settings thatwill likely not be needed bymost users butmay be of use to advancedscannists.OnceyoufigureouthowtosetthebasicsyoucanstartdiddlingwiththeExpertsettings.TheseincludethingslikewhethertodisplayradioID’soncertaintypesofsystems,whethertoroutedatatotheUSBconnectorfordecodingorsettheradiototheAmericanorCanadianbandplan.DiscriminatorOutputWhenanewscannercomesoutthereisusuallyaraceamonghard-coreuserstofindandpublishthediscriminatortappoint.TheTRXkindoftakesthefunoutofthatbymakingthediscriminatordataavailableontheheadphonejack.ThisdataoutputisusefultothosewhowanttoconnecttocomputersordevicesfordecodingPL/DPLtones,usingdigitalvoicedecoders,trunkeddataorotherformsofnon-voicecommunication.Theystillretainthefamiliar“TP-4”onthemainboardifyouprefertovoidyourwarrantyandwanttosolderanddrill.(Notrecommended!)Multi-colorLEDlightandAudioAlertsThisisaunique-to-Whistler-made-scannersfeaturethatallowsyoutoassignvariousaspectsofaLEDlightonthetopofthescannertospecifiedreasons.Itcanbesettocertaincolorsortoflashfordifferenttypesoftraffic(redforFire,blueforpoliceetc.)orjusttonotifyyouoftrafficonspecifiedchannelsortalkgroups.TheLEDpropertiesareeasiestassignedintheEZ-Scansoftwarealthoughyoucoulddoitviatheradiosmenucontrols.Youcanalsosetupaudioalertsoncertainobjects.IfyouwantthelocalTacchanneltobeepatyouwhenitisactiveyoucandosoforexample.SpectrumSweeperMost scanners these days have some sort of near-field search, Whistler calls it Spectrum Sweeper. This looks for strong localtransmissions,evenifyoudon’thavethemprogrammedinyourradio.ThesearesetupasjustanothertypeofScannableObject,soyoucansearchoutnewchannelswhilescanningknownones.

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USBConnectionTheTRXconnectstothecomputerforupgradesandadvancedprogrammingthruastandardUSBcable,nodriversareneeded.Youcanaccesstheinternalmemorycardjustlikeitwasadiskdrive;thismakescopyingofaudiofilesorotheritemsaneasytask.Youcanalsouseacardreaderinsteadofconnectingtheradioitselftothecomputer.SkyWarnTheWhistlerSkyWarnfeatureallowsyoutoprograminspecificfrequenciesforinstantactivation.Whilethisisintendedtobeusedforstormspotting,youcouldusethisforanytaskbyprogramminginyourimportanteventchannels.IfyouareinaWeatherAlertmodepressingtheSkyWarnbuttonwillautomaticallyturnoffall theotherScanlistssoyoucan listenonlytothemost importantstuffyouputintheSkyWarnScanlist.WeatherAlert/WeatherPriorityLikemosthigh-endscanners thesedays theTRXhas theability tobeusedasaweatheralert receiver.This canbebyuseof theSAME (Specific AreaMessage Encoding) codes to specify exactlywhat counties youwantweatherwarnings for or by use of theWeatherPriorityfeature.WeatherPrioritysamplesthelocalweatherchannelperiodicallytocheckforthelong1050Hztoneusedonallalerts.Thisallowsyoutouseyourscannerevenwhilekeepinganearoutforweatheralerts.Thiswillcausealittleinterruptioneveryfewsecondslikeanyotherprioritywould.Whiletheweatheralertfeatureisneat,whywouldonewanttotieupanexpensiveradiolikethiswhenhecoulddothesamewitha$20weatherradio?OtherFeaturesTheTRXscannershavemostof the featuresusershavecometoexpect fromhigh-endscanners thatareaalsocommontootherradiosaswellassomefeaturesuniquetoWhistlerradios.Someoftheseinclude: Fastscanspeeds Alpha-Taggingofchannels,talkgroupsetc. Varioussearchmodes PL,DPLandNACdecoding SignalStrengthindicator TripleConversionreception Attenuatorsetting RadioIDDisplayoncertaintrunkedsystems Programmabledelay ClockDisplaywhentheradioisoffandpluggedinComparisontocurrentDMAscannersIfyouhaveusedWhistler,GREorRadioShackDMA(DigitalMemoryArchitecture)scannersbefore(suchastheWS-1040,WS-1065,PSR500,600,310,410,Pro106,Pro651,Pro652or thePro197) thenyoushouldbeable to transitiondirectly to thisscanneras itworksverymuchthesame.Youjustdon’thavetoprograminthefrequenciesandtalkgroups,justselectthesystemsyouwantfromtheLibraryyoudownloadwiththeEZScanprogram.IfyouarenewtoscanningorhaveneverusedaDMAstylescannerbeforetherewilldefinitelybealearningcurve.Somepeopletaketothisstyleofscannereasilywhileothersaregoingtolookatitanddrawablank.Newgenerationscannerstendtobehardertolearnbythoseusedtoearlierscanners,peopletendtogetusedtodoingthingsonewayandwhenyoutotallychangethingsarounditisquiteashocktothesystem.Ifyouhaveneverusedascannerbeforeyoudon’thavetounlearntheoldwayandrelearnanewway.TheTRXscannersaregearedtowardstheiPhonegeneration,itborrowsontheminimalistarchitectureofsmartphonesandappliesittowardsscanners.InsteadofascrollwheeltheTRXusesa4-wayrockerpaneltoallowyoutomoveacurseraroundthedisplay,youthenuse thebuttons (orpress the scroll knob) tomake the selections.While thedisplayappearsarchaic compared to the fancycolordisplaysonsmartphonesandotherdevicesitiscertainlysufficientforitsintendedpurpose.

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Thecomputerprogramthatcomeswiththeradioallowsyoutonotonlyprogramtheradiobuttoupdatethedatabaseandeventheinternalfirmwareoftheradio.Oneproblemwiththeolder“ServiceSearch”radioswerethattherewasnowaytomakechanges,ifanallocationchangedoryourareauseddifferentchannelsyouwereprettymuchstuck.Now,ifyourlocalsystemchangeschannelsorsystemsyoujusthookuptothecomputerandletthesystemupdatethedatabaseforyou.Whileyoucancertainlyprogrammost ifnotall functions fromtheradioscontrolsyouwillquickly learn thatusingacomputer ismucheasier.Acomputerisrequiredtoupdatetheradioandlibraryanywaysoyoumightaswellgetusedtoit.Spendsometimewith the EZ-Scan application and you will find out how easy computer programming really is. This requires some version ofWindows,fromXPthruWindows10.SorryMacpeople,thereisnoMacOSversionofthesoftwarebutthiswillworkwithBootCamp,ParallelsorFusionaslongasyouhaveWindowsalsoinstalled.Withsuchanincredibleamountofscannerinformationavailableatyourfingertipsyoucanbetemptedtosetuptheradiotoscantoomuchatatime.Itisimportanttorememberthatthemoreyouhavescanningthemorelikelyyouaretomissimportanttraffic.KeepyourScanlistsreasonableandyouwillbehappier.Fillthemupwithextrastuffandyouwillhearalotofstuff,butnotallyouwanttohear.InitialOutoftheBoxobservations:Includedintheboxistheradioitself,anantenna,USBcable,theinstructionmanual,databaseandEZ-Scanprogram(ontheSDCard)andapaperfoldoutquick-startguide.TheTRX-1comeswitharubberbumpercaseandcolorinsertsaswell.TheTRX-2comeswiththebracketsusedformobilemounting,theheadseparationcableandanACandDCpowercable.Whileaprintedinstructionmanualisprovided,theentiremanualisalsoavailableattheWhistlerwebsiteasaPDFfile.YoucanalsoreaditonaPDFcapablesmartphoneoriPad.WhenyouinstallsomebatteriesandturnontheradioforthefirsttimeitpromptsyoutoselecteithertheUSAorCanadabandplan,thensetthedateandtime.Younormallywon’tneedtodothisagainasitisrememberedbytheradio.YoucouldchangethisintheExpertmenulaterifyouwish.TheTRXhasabuilt-inSDcardthatholdstheRRdatabase.Youwillwanttoupdatetheradioandthedatabaseassoonasyoucan,usingtheEZ-Scanprogram.EZ-Scannotonlyallowsyoutoprogramtheradio,butalsoupdatesthelibraryandtheradio’sfirmware.TheTRX-1handheldscannerisabouthalfaninchtallerandslightlylessthanhalfaninchwiderthantheBCD396XTandaboutthesamethickness.TheTRX-1hasabitofaboxyfeeltoitandatfirstglancehasakindofearly80’sretrolookaboutit.Itdoesnotseemto bewell suited for shirt pockets, a bit too large and bulky. For those ofwith large hands and fingers however it is kind of awelcomesight.The top of the TRX-1 has a single rotary control for the squelch setting, an earphone jack and the BNC antenna connection.Unfortunatelythetopknobdoesnotcontrolvolume;thisisonlycontrolledbytheup-downbuttonsonthe4-waytouchpad.Thereisarubberboottoprotecttheearphonejackfromwaterandcrud.Theearphonejackalsoprovidesdiscriminatordataforusebyspecializedapplications.TheTRX-2mobilescannerisslightlysmallerthanolder“DIN”casescannersliketheWS-1065orBCD536HP.Ithasthesamedisplayandkeyboardbuttonsastheportablebutaddsarearpanelexternalspeakerjack.TheearphoneandUSBjacksareonthefrontpartofthebaseunit,sowhenyoumount itbesuretoput itsomeplaceyoucanaccess it.OnecanplugtheUSBcable inand leave itthereforeasieraccessshoulditbemountedinanoutofthewaylocation.TheTRX-2’srotaryknobfunctionsasboththeVolumeandSquelchcontrol.Pressthebuttonandittogglesbetweenthesemodes.BothoftheTRXradioshavea1-inchtallby1¾inchwidedotmatrixLCDdisplaythathasupto6lines.Onthefrontoftheradioisasetof20buttons,oneofwhichisa4-position(up,down,left,right)rockerpanel.Thiscontrolsvariousfunctions,includingvolumeandmovesthecurseraroundthedisplay.

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Otherbuttonsare: “Menu” “Skip” “ATT”(Attenuator) “SEL”(Select) “Fn”(Function) “WX”(Weather) “PRI”(Priority) Numbers0-9 Decimalpoint Power OnolderradiosfromWhistlerandGREtheweatherbuttonhadbeenaweirdsymbolbutsincenooneknewwhatitmeanttheyusedthemorecommon“WX”abbreviation.TheTRXsharesthebuttonlayoutfromtheWS1088/1098radios.Toturntheradioonoroffyoumustholdthepowerbuttondownforseveralsecondsuntiltheradiobootsup.TheradiowillthentakeseveralsecondstoloadthechannelsfromtheLibraryintothememoryandthenstartscanning.ThepowerbuttonisalsousedtoactivatethedisplaylightontheTRX-1.Thelightisbrightbeigeandtheusercansetittoilluminatethekeyboard,displayorbothwhenpressed.ThedisplaylightiscontrolledontheTRX-2viathemenusystemandcanbesettostayonorgoonwhenabuttonispressed.TheUSBcableincludedwithbothradiosisastandardUSBAtoUSB-Minicable,similartothoseusedonmanycellphones,camerasorotherdevicesandscanners.TheUSBjackandcableisusedforbothpower(ontheTRX-1)andprogramming/updates.OntheTRX-2theUSBcablealsochargestheinternalmemorybatterywhenneeded.TheTRX-1uses4AAcells.InsidethebatterycompartmentistinyswitchthatallowsyoutoselectAlkalineorNickel-MetalHydridecells.ThisallowsonetochargebatteriesintheradiobypluggingintoaUSBjackonacomputeroroneofthevariousUSBchargerscommonlyusedforphones,musicplayersandotherdevices.TheTRX-2powerjackisontherearoftheradio.MakesuretousetheincludedACadaptorontheTRX-2oraclean12VDCpowersource.WiththebatterydoorremovedontheTRX-1youcanalsoaccessthemini-SDCard.OntheTRX-2thefullsizeSDcardisbehindtheremotehead.Pressitinalittletoreleaseitfromit’sholder,toreplaceitorputinanewonejustpressitinuntilitclicks.OntheTRX-1makesureyouproperlyaligntheSD-Cardintotheslot,ifyoumissthecardcanbelostintotheinnardsoftheradioandtheonlywaytogetitoutistoremovethe6screwsholdingtheradiotogether.TheTRX-1 swivelbelt clip snapsonto the rearof the radioandappears tobe sturdyenough foreverydayuse. It swivels aroundprettyloosely,moresothansomeotherradios.Itdoesblocktherearlabelprettywell,butthatisnotreallyabigproblem,onceyouhavereadthefrequencycoverageandFCCwarningonceyouprobablyneverwillagain.Writetheserialnumberdownincasetheradiotakesawalk,withthisthepolicecanenteritintothecomputerandincreasethechanceitwillbereturned.TheTRXradioshaveafullnumerickeypad,thismakesoperationandself-programmingeasierthanearliermodelsthatdidn’thavethekeypad.Thatsaiditisstillaloteasiertodoonacomputer.ComputerAccessTheTRXseriesradiosuseversionsofWhistler’sEZ-Scansoftwaretoupdateandprogramtheradio.OnethingtorememberisthattheradioshouldbeturnedOFFtobeseenbythecomputer.Unidensgenerallyneedtobeturnedon,sothismightconfusesomepeople. Thirdparty software is not yet available as of thiswriting, and if itwill be remains tobe seen.Don’t bet the farmon itthough;softwarewritershavenotbeenabletomakethird-partyapplicationsforoldersimilarradiosbyWhistler.If youchoose touseadditional SDCardsbe sure to format themusing theEZScanprogram, thiswillmake sure theyare setupproperlyforyourradio.TheEZ-ScansoftwareworksthesamewayforallversionsofWhistler’sZIPCodescanners.Whileitmayseemintimidatingatfirstitisactuallyprettyeasytoworkwith.Onceyoustartlearningmoreaboutityoucanchangealotofstuffintheradio.YouwillneedaWindowscomputertoupdatethedatabaseandperformsomeprogrammingtasksusingEZ-Scan.IhaveinstalledEZ-ScaninWindows7,8.1and10aswellasonMac’swithWindows7and10viaParallelsandBootCamp.ItwillnotworkoniPads,AndroidsorWindowsMobile.

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YoucanalsosendittousorordertheSetupandOptimizeservicewhenbuyingtheradio.ScannerMaster’sexpertprogrammerwillmakesurethefirmwareanddatabaseareuptodateandthingswillbejustspiffy.TheradiocomeswiththeentireRRdatabasepreloadedontheSDcardbutchancesaretherewillbeanupdatereadyforyoutodownload fromthe Internet.Thesedatabasesareupdatedweekly,usuallyover theweekendandmadeavailableonMondays. Ittakes some time for the radio to come from the factory andmake it into your hands sowe recommend that you update yourdatabasewhenyouget theradioorhaveusdo it foryou (aspartofourSetupandOptimizeservice).Thedataonthecardas itcomesfromthefactorywillgetyougoingandletyouhaveyourinstantgratification,whenyoucantearyourselfawayfromlisteningyou can update the database. There may well be a firmware update for the radio, either for the operational or digital signalprocessing(DSP)portions.TheseupdatesareallhandleddirectlybytheEZ-Scansoftware.TheEZ-Scansoftwareisincludedonthememorycardintheradio.Youcaninstallitfromthereor(preferably)downloaditfromtheWhistlerwebsite.Oncethesoftwareisinstalleditwillcheckforupdatestoitself.Thenyouconnecttoyourscannerandcheckforfirmwareordatabaseupdates.Werecommendthatyoudothisacoupletimesayearifpossibleaswellaswhenyounoticeachangeinsystemsusedinyourarea.Turningiton:Toturntheradioonyoupressandholdthetop-rightbuttonforasecondortwo.Theradiotakesafewsecondstocometolifeandloadit’sinternalfirmwareanddata.Youmayneedtoadjustthesquelchcontrolifyouarehearingstatic.Don’tturnituptoohighoryoumaymissinterestingtraffic.Afteryouhavetheradioonyoucansetyourlocationanddosomequickimports.Thefirsttimeyouturnontheradioyouwillbepromptedforsomesettingslikedate&timeandwhatcountryyouarein.Justfollowthepromptsonthedisplay.Ifyouaccidentallybypasstheseorenterinthewronginformationyoucanchangeitlater.EventuallyyouwillwanttoexploretheMenusystem.Thereareatonofdifferentthingsyoucanchangeinthemenus.Ifyoudon’tunderstandwhatanitemisjustleaveituntilyoudo.Theseitemsaresettodefaultvaluesandusuallyarefinehowtheyare.Someofthemenuitemsyoumightactuallywanttochangearehowthelightforthekeypad,displayorbothoperate.Ifyoudon’tneedlightingonthekeyboardyoucansetittostayoffandsavesomebatterystrength(ontheTRX-1).ChancesareyouaregoingtoneedthedisplaylightprettymuchallthetimeyouusetheTRXradios,thekeypadlightwillonlybeneededinthedark.Termstoknow:InordertounderstandhowtheTRXradiosoperatesoneneedstoknowtheterminologyused.Byunderstandingafewnewwordsandtermsyoucanbetterfigureoutwhatyouneedtodotolistentowhatyouwant,ratherthanwhatyoucanthedarnthingtodo.“ScannableObject”Thesearethingslikefrequencies,talkgroupsorsearchesthatyoucanstoreintheLibraryandmakeavailabletolistento.Thesearealsoreferredtoasjust“Objects”hereandinthemanual.“ScanList”Scan lists (sometimescalledScanlists)arecreatedoutofScannableObjects.ScanListscanhavefrequencies, talkgroups,searchesetc.,eitherindividually(suchasjustabunchoffrequencies)orinconcert(abatchoffrequencies,agaggleoftalkgroupsallmixedinwithaSearchEventortwo).AScanListcancontainanyScannableObjectcontainedintheLibrary.“ScanSet”AScanSetisagroupofoneormoreScanListsthataregroupedtogethersoyoucanturnthemonandofftogether.AScanSetcanconsistsofanyorallScanLists,andanyScanListcanbepartofanyorallScanSets.“Library”ThisistheplacewherealltheScannableObjectsarekept.TheLibraryiskeptontheSDCardandisderivedfromthedataretrievedfromtheRadioReferenceDatabase.

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“Squelch”TheSquelchcircuityoutoadjusttheradiosothatbackgroundstaticisnotheard.Thewayascannerscansisthatitstopswhenasignal is stronger than the squelch setting, so turning the squelch upwill cause the radio to require a stronger signal to “breaksquelch”andbeheard.Turn the squelchdown too lowand thebackground staticwillbeheardand the radiowillnot scan.Thesquelchshouldbesettothatpointthatallowsthebackgroundnoisetodisappear.RadioReferenceRadioReference.comisascannerenthusiastswebsite(http://www.radioreference.com)thathasmorphedintothelargestcollectionofscannerradioinformation,audiofeedsandprogrammingsourceavailableontheInternet.RadioReferencestartedoutasasiteforcollectingdataontrunkedradiosystemswhentheywerestillnewandobscure.Now,RadioReferencehasthemostcompletedataonall typesof radio systems, trunkedand conventional, includingall aspectsof Public Safety (police, fire, etc.), businesses,transportation(railroads,aircraft)andtherest.SeethelastsectionofthisarticleformoreinformationonRadioReference.BatteriesandPowerstuff:TheTRX-1operateson4AAbatteries.TheyarenotincludedwiththeTRX-1.YoucanuserechargeableNickel-Metal-Hydride(NiMH)cellsornon-rechargeableAlkalinecells.Insidethebatterycompartmentoftheradioisatinyswitchthatallowsyoutosetthetypeofbatteryyouuse.THIS IS IMPORTANT!Makesureyouset ittoALK(towardsthetopoftheradio)whenusingnon-rechargeablebatteries!Ifyoudon’tthenchargingcurrentwillbesenttothecollectionofcells,andalkalinecellsdon’tlikethat.Theytendtodonastythingslikeleakandexplode,andifthishappensyourwarrantydoesnotapply.If youuseNiMH cells then set the switch toNiMH. Themanual says you can alsouse this setting forNi-Cad cells, but doesnotmentionLithiumIonorothertypesofrechargeablecells. If indoubtsettheswitchtoALKandrechargeyourcells inanoutboardcharger, chances are itwill take less timeanyway.Make sure that yourAA sizedbatteries are1.2 thru1.5 volts each; there areactuallysomespecialbatteriesofthesamesizewithhighervoltages.IfyouwanttopowertheradiofromwallcurrentorfromyourvehicleelectricalsystemyoucanuseoneofhundredsofUSBcurrentadaptors.ThesearecommonlyusedforiPodsandcellphones,andconvertwallorvehiclepowertothe5voltsusedbyUSBdevices.Rememberthatthebatteriesdonotchargeunlesstheradioisturnedoff.Youmayalso chargeoroperate your radio from theUSBport of your computer. ComputerUSBports providenominal chargingcurrent,enoughtopowertheradioorchargethebatteries,butnotbothatthesametime.Oncethebatteriesareusedtoapointwheretheynolongerprovideenoughpowertooperatetheradioproperlytheradiowillstartbeepingacoupletimesaminute.Thisallowsyoutolisteninafewmoreminutesbeforetheradioshutsdownaltogether.Keepasetofsparebatteriesavailabletoavoidmissingthatimportanttrafficwhenthebatteriesarecharging.SincetheTRX-1usesastandard,everydayUSB-Miniconnectoryoucanchargeitwiththesamechargeryoumightalreadyhaveforaphone, iPodorotherdevice.Manyplaces sellUSB-Mini cables; youmayalreadyhaveone laying around. Even though the radiocomeswithone,youmightwanttokeepasparearoundhereandthere,suchasoneattheofficeandanotherinthecar.TheTRX-2usesa12VDCpowerjackontherearoftheradio.AnACadapterisincludedwiththeradio.Amobilepowercordisalsoincludedtoallowonetouseitinacar.TheTRX-2(mobile)willnotworkpoweredfromtheUSBport,theTRX-1(handheld)will.TheTRX-2doescontainasmall internalmemoryretentionbatterythat,whenconnectedtoaUSBsource,willchargeonoccasionanddisplaythatfactwhendoingso.Thisinternalbatteryisusedtoretainsettingssoletitgetchargedonceinawhile.

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Antennas:TheTXR-1usesastandardBNCantennaconnectiononthetopoftheradio.Includedisa4-½inchtallrubbercoatedantennathatworks pretty well for local communications. If you are in a house or vehicle you will likely want to use an externallymountedantenna to increase the reception range.Whenwalking around themall or stadiumorwhatever the supplied rubber antenna isoften sufficient, but you can purchase different antennas that work better or are geared towards a specific frequency band toincreasereceptionrange.TheTRX-2usesaBNC jackmountedon the rearof the radio. It comeswitha standard telescopingback-of-setantenna. Itworksprettygoodformanypeoplebutyoumaywanttooptforabetterantennaforyourhomeorcar.Mobile antennas in your vehicleorbase stationantennasat yourhomecanbe connected to theBNCconnectorof either radio.Inexpensivemagnetmountantennasworkprettywell for local traffic,but youcan spenda fewdollarsmoreandget specializedscannerantennasorantennasgearedtowardsaspecificbandoffrequencies.ScannerMasterhasawideselectionofbase,mobileandportableantennastochoosefrom.If youareable touseanexternalantennaathome,either inanatticoroutside, youwillnoticemuchbetter reception thatyouwouldwiththeantennasuppliedwiththeradio.Justasimportantastheantennaisthecoaxconnectingittotheradio.Usebettercoaxandgetbetterreception.UsehighqualityLMR400orRG6Qcableforlongerdistances.Thebasicruleofthumbisthatbiggerandhigherantennastendtoworkbetter.Forthemostpartthisistrue.Thisisoneareawheresizematters.Ifyouwanttomonitoraspecificbandyoucouldgowithaspecializedantennacutespeciallyforthatband,butmostpeoplewanttolistentoawidervarietyofchannels.Thereare5mainscannerbandsinuse,“LowBand”(25to88MHz.),“HighBand”(108to174MHz.),“UHFAero”(225to406MHz.),“UHF”(406to512MHz.)and“800”(750to950MHz.).MostscannerantennasworkprettywellforeachoftheseexceptLowBand,LowBandantennasareusuallylongerand,sincethebandisrapidlybeingabandonedbyit’susers,itisoflessandlessimportanceallthetime.Antennasforhigherfrequenciestendtobeshorter,thusmoreconvenient.WhenyouchooseanexternalantennaforyourTRXthinkofthebandsyouwillwanttolistento.SincetheTRXtendstoinsulateyoufromtheactualfrequenciesduetoit’sdesign,youwillneedtoaskaroundifyoudon’tknow.CheckwiththeScannerMasterstaff,localscannerbuffs,RadioReferenceorothersourcestodetermineatleastwhatbandsyourlocaloperationsareonsothatyoucanchoosetheappropriateantenna.Whenusingtheradioportablytheincludedantennaworksprettywellallacrossthespectrum.YoucanpurchaseotherantennasfortheTRX-1;anythingthathasaBNCconnectorwillwork.Again,largerusuallymeansbetter,butthelargerantennasaregoingtobemorecumbersometocarryaround.ListeningtotheTRX-1andTRX-2:OK,sonowyouwanttoplaywiththeradioandstartlisteningtostuff.Here’show:Firstthingthoughisthevolumecontrol.OntheTRX-1itisnottheknobonthetopoftheradio,whichisonlyusedforthesquelch.Whyisthis?Whoknows!ThevolumeiscontrolledbytheUp-Downportionofthe4-wayrockerswitch.TheTRX-2knobdoesworkasboththevolumeandyoucanalsousetheUp-Downbuttonsifyouwish.PlaywiththecontrolsThereare8buttonsplusthenumerickeypad:4-WayRockerThisisusedtomovethecurseranydirectionaswellasadjustthevolume.MenuThisallowsaccesstothevariousmenusontheradio.YouwouldusethistogettotheLibrary,adjustsettingsanddoallkindsofneatstuff.Youusetherotaryknobtonavigatetoparticularmenusthentheleft-right-up-downrockertomakeselections.

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PowerPressandholdthePowerbuttonforasecondorsototurniton.Aftertheradioisoperatingthisisusedtoturnthelightonandoff(withshortpresses)ortoturntheradiooff(longpress).Youcanadjusthowthelightingworksinthemenusystem.SkipThisallowsyouto lockoutchannelsorotherobjects. Ifyouhitonsomethingyoudon’twantto listentonowjustpresstheSkipbuttonwhenitisactiveorselected.Pressitagainwhentheobjectisselectedandtheobjectwillbeheardagain.Itisalsousedtoedittext,gobackamenulevelormovetothenextitem.Sel(ect)This is muchmore than just the Select key, it also has the familiar pause and Play symbols. This indicates that the button hasmultiplefunctions,dependingonwhattheradioisdoingwhenyoupressit.ATT(enuator)TheAttenuatorbuttonallowsyoutoscrollthruthevariousmodesofattenuation.Attenuationallowsyoutoreducesignallevelstopreventoverload fromsignals thatare toostrong.Youcanuse this to turnattenuationon“Globally” (for theentire radio)oronspecificchannels.WX(Weather)TheWeather button allows you to adjust the radio to enter theWeatherMode, in which the TRXmonitors the local NationalWeatherService(NWS)channelforyourprogramedcodes.Thesecodes(SAMECodes,availablefromtheNWSwebsite)allowyourradiotostaysilentuntilthecorrectcodeisreceivedforyourarea.Oncereceived,thiscodewillcauseyourradiotoalertandlistentotheweatherstatement.ThisalsoallowsyoutousetheSkyWarnfeature.SetusaspecialSkyWarnScanlistwithimportantfrequenciestomonitorduringbadweatherandquicklysettheradiotoonlythesechannels.Thissavesvaluabletimewhenastormhits.Youdon’thavetoactuallyusethisforweather,anytypefrequenciescanbeputintheSkyWarnScanlist.Useyourimagination!Pri(ority)ThiscontrolsthePriorityfeature.NumericKeypadTheTRX radioshavea full 10digit numeric keypad that includes adecimalpointbuttonanda Function (“Fn”) key. ThenumerickeypadisusedforseveralfunctionssuchasdirectentryoffrequenciesandselectingScanlistsandscansets.RotaryKnobTheRotaryKnobisamulti-functiondeviceusedtocontrolthesquelchaswellasnavigatethemenus.OntheTRX-2italsoservesasthevolumecontrol(pressittotogglebetweenthesquelchandvolume)aswellasanEnterkey.Squelch:Squelch is importanttotheproperoperationofthescanner.Whatmakesascannerascanner istheabilitytocheckanumberofchannelsforactivityandstoponactivechannelswhileskippingthosethatareunused.ThisisdoneinpartbytheSquelchcircuitry.Usethesquelchcontroltowherethestaticgoesawayonanunusedchannel.Sincesomefrequencieshaveahighernoiselevelthanothersyoumayhavetosetthesquelchalittlehigherthatyouwouldforotherchannels.Sincethesquelchissetfortheentireradio(“globally”)thechannelwiththehighestnoisefloordeterminesthesquelchsetting.Squelch issometimescalled“Gate”,this isaveryaccuratewaytoexplain it.Thinkof itasafencegate,openthegateandthings(people,cars,cowsetc.)canpass,closeitandtheycan’t.Openthesquelch(turnitdown)andnoisegetsthruandstaticisheardontheradio.Closethesquelch(turnitup)andthenoisegoesaway.Strongerradiosignscan“BreakSquelch”(openthegate)andbeheard.Turnthesquelchuphigherandthesignalmustbestrongertobeheard.Turnitdowntoolowandyouwillhearstaticandtheradiowon’tscan.Onceyousetthesquelchlevelyoumayneverneedtodiddlewithitagainunlessyoutravelintoahigh-noisearea.

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If you have a channel that just can’t be squelched out then youmay havewhat is called a “Birdie”. These are signals that aregeneratedbytheradioitself.WhileusuallytheseareonfrequenciesunlikelytobeincludedinanyScanlistoccasionallytheypopuponachannelyouwanttohear.IfthechannelusesaPL,DPLorNACcodeyoucouldusethattomaskoutthenoise.Sometimes other radios or electronic devices cause interference that appears the sameway a Birdie does. Computers, routers,microwavesandgasstationpumpsarenotoriousgeneratorsofscannerhash.Moveawayfromthesedevicesorturnthemoffifyoucan.PlugstuffinTheTRXhasseveralconnectorsontheoutside.OntheTRX-1thereisaUSB/Power,antennaandearphoneport.TheTRX-2addsanexternalspeakerandaseparatepowerport.EarphoneJackTheEarphoneJackonthetopoftheTRX-1andfrontoftheTRX-2allowsyoutolistenwithoutdisturbingpeoplearoundyou.It ispolitetodothiswheninacrowdedplacelikeamallortrain.Itisalsoagoodideawhenyouwouldprefernothavingtoexplainwhatyouare listening to.Gota collectionof those littlewhiteearbuds fromyour iPod?Theyworkgreaton the TRXandnoonewillnoticetheyareconnectedtoalargeblackradioinsteadofalittlegreyiPod.You can also use an external speaker connected to the earphone jack. Unless you are always in a quiet area youmay need anamplifiedspeaker,especiallyontheTRX-1.ScannerMastersellsseveral.SincetheTRX-2hasaseparateexternalspeakerport(ontherear)usethatforaspeaker.TheearphonejackoneithertheTRX-1orTRX-2islimitedtopreventblowingoutyoureardrums.OnceyoureallygetintomoreesotericscanningopportunitiesyoucansettheearphonejackuptooutputcertaindatamodestobedecodedbyvariousapplicationslikeUniTrunker.Thiswilldisplayandlogdecodedinformationfromdatasignalssuchasthecontrolsignal of a trunked radio system. This is called Discriminator audio, it is basically away to get audio that is unfiltered,which isneededfordatadecodingordecodingvoicewithacomputerprogram.AntennaJackAlsoonthetopoftheTRX-1(orbackpaneloftheTRX-2)isastandardBNCantennajack.Mostofthetimeyouwillusethisfortheincludedantennabutyoucanalsouseathirdpartyantennaorexternallymountedantennaonyourvehicleorhome.Iftheincludedantennaisn’tenoughforyou,youcangetallkindsofantennasfromScannerMaster.Largerantennasfortheradio,roofmountedantennasforthehomeorvehicleorevenextensioncordscanbeused.USBConnectorOntherightsideoftheTRX-1,underaprotectiverubbercoverisaUSBconnector.TheUSBPortontheTRX-2isonthefrontpanelofthemainunit.ThisisusedtoprogramandcontroltheradiowiththeEZ-Scansoftwareaswellaschargethebatteries.IfyouareusingrechargeablebatteriesontheTRX-1youcanchargethemwithintheradiobypluggingtheradiointothecomputerorbyuseofacommonlyavailableUSBchargerdevice.ThesameUSBchargersthatrefillyouiPhonebatterycanbeusedtochargethebatteriesinyourradio.JustrememberthatwhentheTRX-1isonthebatteriesarenotbeingcharged,ifpluggedintoaUSBpowersourcetheradio runsoff thatpower.Plugging theTRX-2 intoaUSBportwhentheradio isoffandnotconnectedtoEZ-Scanwillallow it torechargeit’sinternalmemorybattery,thisisadvisabletodoonceinawhile.TheDisplayThe TRX has a dot-matrix style monochrome LCD display, about 1.75 x 1.00 inches. The display has a variable brightness lightcontrolledby themenu system. You can selecthow long the light staysonafter touching thepowerbutton. (Short-pressing thepowerbuttonturnsonthedisplaylight).YoucanalsousetheSettingsmenutohavethelightcomeonafterpressinganykey.Thedisplayishardtoreadwithoutthelighteveninabrightroom,youwillmostlikelyprefertohavethedisplaylightsetto“Key”sothatpressinganybuttonturnsonthelightforafewseconds.OntheTRX-2wesuggestthatyoujustleavethedisplaylightsettoONallthetimesincebatteryconsumptionisnotanissue.The display uses a monochrome matrix of 132 by 65 dots, for a total of over 8500 individual dots. This allows for a decentappearanceofletters,numeralsandsymbols.

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Itemson thedisplaychangesdependingonwhatyouaredoing.Duringscanningoperations itdisplayswhatyouare listening to,duringprogrammingorlibrarybrowsingitdisplaystheseitems.Therearealsoahostoficonsusedtoquicklyshowvariousaspectsoftheradio’soperation.IntheTRXmanualtheseareallexplained.Someareprettyobvious,suchasthesignalstrengthindicator,othersarealittlelessobvious.ClockandCalendarWhydoesascannerneedaclockandcalendar?Well,sincetheTRXallowsyoutorecordradiotraffic it isnicetoknowwhentherecordingsweremade.Whenyouturntheradioonforthefirsttimeyouareaskedtosetthedateandtime.Youwillalsoneedtosetthedateandtimeifthebatteriesareallowedtofullydieoutoraretakenoutformorethanafewminutes.Youwillhaveplentyoftimetochangebatteriesbeforeneedingtoresettheclock.Whentheradioisoffandchargingtheclockwilldisplayifyouhavethatoptionturnedoninthemanual.Itisactuallyprettyeasytoreadatadistanceinthismode.BrowsetheLibraryTheLibraryiswherealltheScannableObjectsare.YoucanaccessitfromtheradioitselforthrutheEZ-Scansoftware.Stuffinthelibraryisorganizedfirstbylocation(Country,thenstateorprovince).Thenextlevelincludeslargeagencies(StatePoliceetc.) and then Counties and Systems. Since many statewide or area-wide systems span a huge geographic area it isn’t alwayspracticalto listthembycountyorcity,sobrowsearoundanddon’tbeafraidtodigaroundlookingforyour localchannels.Somelocalagenciesuselargercountyorstatewidesystems;thesewouldbeincludedinthelargersystemsandnotundertheCitiesandtownslevel.Asyouscrollaround lookingforstuffyouwantto listentoyoucanmarkthemfor importtoyourScanlists.UsetheSelectkeytomarkthem.LateryouwillimportthemtoyourScanlists.TobrowsetheLibrarypresstheMenubutton,thenscrolldownusingtheupanddownarrowsuntilthemenuitemcalledBrowseLibraryhasthearrowtotherightofit.UsingtherightbuttonselecteitherCanadaortheUnitedStates.Youwillthenscrollthruthevarious states andprovinces until you get to the one youwant. Again press the right button and youwill select from the “datatypes”:Agencies,Counties/CitiesandSystemsAgencieswill allowyou tobrowse the large statewide radio systems, stateorprovincialagenciesand transportationservices liketrucking,aviationandrailways.Youcandrilldownmore levelsusingtherightbuttonandgobackup levelsusingthe leftbutton.Whenyougettothebottomlevelyouwillseeeitheranemptysquareoracheckmarktotheleftofthename.ThisistheObjectlevel. Ifthereisacheckmarktherethenit isalreadyselected, ifthereisanemptysquarethenit isnot.UsetheSelectbuttontoselectorunselecttheobject.GobacklevelstodothesameforotherobjectsandwhenyouhaveselectedalltheobjectsyouwantpresstheMenukey.ImporttoScanlistsYouwillnowseemenuitemstoallowyoutoImportSelected,goBackorgototheMainMenu.Ifyou“ImportSelected”youcanthenselectwhichScanlistsyouwanttoimporttheselectedObjectsto.UsetheUpandDownbuttonstoscrollthrutheScanlistsandselect theone(s)youwant toadd theObjects to.Thisuses thesamecheckmarkandemptybox iconographyasbefore.Use theSelectkeytocyclethatScanlistonorofffortheimport.OnceyouhaveselectedtheScanlistsyouwanttoimportthoseobjectstopresstheMenukeyandselecttheImportNowoption.DependingonhowmanyObjectsyouselectedforimportingintohowmanyScanliststhiscouldtakeafewsecondsorminutes.Theradiowillbe-bopatyouonceitisdoneandwilltellyouhowmanychannelswereimportedorchanged.Youcancontinuemakingselectionslikethisorgobacktoscanning.ToseethecontentsofaScanlistpresstheMenubutton,thenscrolldowntotheBrowseObjectsitem.ClickontherightarrowoftherockerswitchandyouwillbeattheBrowserwindow.Usingtheleftandrightarrowsyoucanscrollthruthe200ScanlistsaswellasthespecialSkyWarnlist.SelecttheoneyouwantandyoucanthenscrollthrutheobjectsinthatScanlistbyusingtheupanddownbuttons.

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YoucansetupyourScanlistsanywayyouwant.SetoneupforPolice,anotherforFireandathirdfortheroadcrews.Setoneupforthemall,anotherfortheairportandyetanotherfortheoffice.With200availableonyourmemorycardatalltimes,youwillhaveplentytogoaround.Givethemdescriptivenamessothatwhenyouscrollthruthemyouknowwhattheyare.Ifthisallsoundscomplicated,itactuallyisn’t.Itjusttakesawhiletolearnhowtodothisonthefly.Itismucheasiertodoallthisonthecomputer,butsometimes this just isn’tanoption.Thewhole ideabehindtheTRXwas toenable theuser tocarry theentireLibrarywithhimandimportchannelsatwillinthefield.YoucanprogramScanSetsinmuchthesameway;justuseScanlistsasthemembersinsteadofObjects.Oops,Can’tdothathere!Sometimes there are things even the TRX can’t hear. These frequencies are listed in the RadioReference database for sake ofcompletenesshowever.TheTRXissmartenoughtoknowthatitcan’thearsomestuff.Itwilldisplayaletterinplaceofthecheckboxtoindicatewhyitcan’thearit.Thereare3codesused:“D”isusedtoreportthatthechannelusessomedigitalmodethatcannotbemonitoredontheTRX.“F”reportsthatthereisnothinglistedforthatagencyorselection.Whileatown(forexample)maybelistedinaCounty,thattownmaynothaveanyreportedradiooperations.“S”letsyouknowthattheradiosysteminusedoesnotworkontheTRX.Forexample,theTRXdoesnotsupportOpenSkysystems.Wherethesesystemsareknownandincludedinthedatabasetheradiowillacknowledgethatbutletyouknownottobothersinceitwon’tworkonthisradio.Sometimesanincorrectoroutofrangefrequencywillappearinthedatabase.Forexample,whileworkingwiththisradiorecentlytheradiodisplayedafrequencyof7.2250MHz.,wellbelowthelowerlimitif25MHz.Theradioautomaticallyrevertedtothenextfrequencyitcouldhandlewhichhappenedtobe25.000MHz.UpdatingtheLibraryYouspentallthattimemakingyourradioupjustthewayyoulikeit,youhaveallthetalkgroupsyouwanttolistentoandalltheconventionalchannelssetupinyourScanlistsandScanSets.Allthechannelsyouwanttorecordaresetup.Howeveryouneedtoupdate thedata,anddon’twant to loseall thishardwork.Not toworry.Youwon’t lose thiswork.Youcanprotectall thisworkeasilybysavingtheProfileinEZ-Scan.Thiswayallthosemenusettingsaresavedsoifyouaccidentallyerasethemyoucanputthemback.UpdatingthedatabasewillupdateanyinformationyouhavestoredthathadbeenimportedfromtheLibrary.Forexample,ifyourlocal firedepartmentchangedfrequenciesor thepoliceaddedaDCScode inplaceof theiroldCTCSScodetheupdateddatawillmake those changes for you. You will still have Mayberry PD programmed into your radio, but now it will have the updatedfrequenciesandtalkgroups.YouwillwanttoupdatethedatabasefromtheEZScanprogramonceinawhile,andthenusetheUpdateFromLibraryoptioninthemenusystem.IfyouhaveaTRX-1makesurethattheradioispluggedintoachargerorcomputerviatheUSBcableevenifyouareusingalkalinebatteries(youdohavethebatteryswitchsetcorrectly,right?)duringthisupdate,itonlyworkswhentheradioisusingexternalpower.Sometimesittakesawhile,sodothiswhenyouwon’tneedtheradioforawhile.

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SearchesTheTRXhasapowerful setof search tools.Youcan searchbetweena setof frequencies,all channelsorby radio service.Whileworkingwiththesesearchesyoucanlockoutspecificchannelsthatarenotofinterest.Ofcoursetheycanbeunlockedaswell.SpectrumSweeperSpectrumSweeperlooksforstronglocalsignals,locksontothemandallowsyoutolistentothetraffic.YoucansetthistosearchallbandsorlimitittojustPublicSafetyfreqs.Itworksalittledifferentlythanotherscannersinthatitsearchesthrualargerangeoffrequenciesveryquicklyand locksontothem.Thisallows it toalsodisplaythefrequencyandanydecodedPL,DPLorNACcodeswithouthavingtopressabutton.Whileregularlimitsearcheswouldlockontoanysignalthatwouldbreakthesquelch,SpectrumSweeperrestrictshitstothosethataremuchstronger,thuslikelytobequitelocal.ThereareabunchofsettingsyoucanmaketotheSpectrumSweeper.Themostusefulcouldbetheabilitytoturnonandoffspecificfrequency ranges. If you know that therewill be no interesting activity in a specific range of frequencies you can eliminate thisfrequenciesfrombeingchecked,thisincreasesthepossibilitythatyouwillfindwhatyoureallywanttohear.LimitSearchThisisthetypicalsearchthatmostscannerscanperform.Enterinanupperandalowerfrequencyandtheradiowillsearchbetweenthem.ItisnotrestrictedtostrongsignalslikeSpectrumSweeper,justanysignalstrongenoughtobreaksquelchwillbereceived.PL,DPLorNACcodesaredisplayedasdecoded.ServiceSearchServiceSearchallowsyoutoselectavarietyofdifferentservicetypesandcheckcommonlyassignedfrequenciesforthem.ServicesincludePublicSafety,Aircraft,Railroads,HamRadio,CB,MarineandFRS/GMRS/MURS.Picktheserviceyouwantandtheradiowillrun thru these frequencies until it finds activity. Some services (such as railroads) have assigned channel numbers, these aredisplayedaswell.CTCSS,DCS,NACetc.TheTRXdetectsandusesCTCSS(“PL”)tonesaswellasDCS(“DPL”)codesandP25NACCodes.IfthecodeislistedintheDatabasetheradiowillremainsilentunlessthecorrectcodeisdetectedonthatfrequency.Thishelpstomakesureyouarelisteningtowhatyouwanttohearinsteadofotheruserssharingthatfrequency.If thedatabasedoesnothaveCTCSS,DCSorNAC information it is leftblankand theTRXautomaticallywilldisplayanydecodedcodes.OnceyouidentifythecodesusedyoucansendthatinformationtoRadioReferencetobeincludedinthedatabaseaswellasedityourownlibraryifyouchoose.JustpresstheMenubutton,thedisplaywillthensay“Storesqcode”andyoucanthenselectthistostoretheinfointheradio.RadioSettingsTheTRX-1andTRX-2haveallkindsofsettingsyoucanchange.MostoftheseareviatheMenusystem.PressMenuthenscrolltotheProgramMenuitem.Scrollthruthevarioussettingsandusetherightandleftarrowkeystomovearound.YoucanalsosetmostoftheseoptionsthrutheEZ-Scansoftware,thismightbeeasierattimes.Therearetwosubsetsofthemenu:RegularSettingsTheTRXallowsyoutomakeawiderangeoftechnicalchangestotheradioandhowitworks.Thesearedividedupintotwocamps,RegularandExpert.Regularsettingsincludethingssuchasthetextthatdisplayswhenyouturnontheradio,howthelightworks,variousdisplaysettings,howloudthebeepis,andsettingsfortheAGCandattenuator.Youcanchangetheradiorecordsettingsandhowthepriorityworksaswell.ExpertSettingsIfyouscrollthrutheSettingsmenulongenoughyouwillcometowhatisidentifiedas“ExpertSettings”.Thesealtermoreunusualitems,suchaswhetheryouwillseetheRadioID,howandwhenthedisplay lightwillblink,whethertheradiowilldisplaysystemdetailslikefrequencies,talkgroupsorSiteNameswilldisplay.Youcansettheradiotooutputtrunkeddatetotheearphonejackorwriteittoafile.Youcanevensetuphowtheradiochargesthebatteriesandawholebunchofotherstuff.

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RecordingaudioTheTRXhasanadvancedsetoffeaturesthatallowyoutorecordaudioofftheradioontotheSDCard.Dozensofhoursofrecordingtimecanbeheldonthememorycardalongwiththerestofthedataandchannels.Youcanrecordspecificchannelsandtrunkedtalkgroupsoreverythingheardontheradio.Youcanevensetituptorunsearchesandrecordwhattheradiohasheardsothatyoucanfigureouttheuserslater.Thefrequenciesusedduringthesesearchesarealsorecordedwiththeaudiofile.Youcanretrieve theserecordingsand listento themeither fromtheEZ-Scanprogramonthecomputeroron theradio.YoucanevencopythemfromtheSD-Cardanddistributethemmanually.ToplayrecordingsfromthememorycardjustgotothePlaybackmenufromthemainmenu(scrolldownaways…).Iftherearenorecordingsitwillsaysoafteryoupresstherightarrow.IftherearerecordingsusetheSelectkeytoplaythelatestrecordingortheupanddownkeystofindothers.Therecording(whenviewedontheradio)willshowthechannelnameaslistedinthedatabaseaswellasthefrequency(orTGID)andthedateandtime,itwillalsoshowyouthelengthoftherecording.Whenyoupopthememorycardintoacomputertooffloadthefiles,theyarecontainedinafoldercalled“REC”.Theyaregivenkindofcrypticnameslike001.AUbutthedateandtimeislistedinthe“CreationDate”or“ModifiedDate”columnswhenviewedinDetailonyourcomputer.YoucouldalsorightclickonthefilesandselectGetInfoorPropertiestoviewthedateandtimeoftherecording.InWindowstheywouldopeninWindowsMediaplayerunlessyouhavesomeotheraudioprogramsetup.TheTRXletsyouknowyouarerecordingbywayofalittledoticonflashingonthedisplay,andwhenthememorycardisstartingtogetfullan“F”iconwillshowup.Whenthe“F”showsafullmemorycarditistimetostartmovingrecordingsoffthecardandmakeroomfornewstuff.Don’t forget to replace thememory card into the radio if you take it out tooffload recordings, the radiowon’tworkwithout it.Rememberthatifthe4GBcardseemstoosmalltohandletherecordinghabitsyoumaintain,alargercardcanbesubstituted.JustbesuretouseEZ-Scantosetupthenewcard.

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RadioReference.com:SojustwheredoestheTRXscannergetit’sdatafrom?ItcomesfromRadioReference.com.Thisisascannerenthusiastswebsitethathasmorphedintothelargestcollectionofscannerradioinformation,audiofeedsandprogrammingsourceavailableontheInternet.RadioReference started out as a site for collecting data on trunked radio systemswhen theywere still new and obscure. Now,RadioReferencehasthemostcompletedataonalltypesofradiosystems,trunkedandconventional,includingallaspectsofPublicSafety(police,fire,etc.),businesses,transportation(railroads,aircraft)andtherest.RadioReferenceDatabaseThisisthecrownjeweloftheRadioReferencesystem.Themostextensivecollectionofdataonscannableobjectsintheworldisatyourfingertipsandfreefortheviewing.Detailssuchasfrequencies,talkgroups,channellayouts,technicalspecificationsandmoreareallprovidedinalogicalformat.Youcansearchbasedonlocation,service,frequency,nameoralmostanyparameter.RadioReferenceForumsRadioReferencehasanextensiveforumssystem.Thisallowsmemberstoconverseaboutallkindsofradio-relatedtopicsaswellasabunch of totally unrelated ones. Receive expert advice on a wide variety of topics, such as local scanner information, generallisteningorevensharepicturesofyourshack.RadioReferenceWikiThereisalsoanextensiveWikisectionthatprovidesdetailsonradios,systemsandnomenclature.WanttoknowhowaP25systemcomparestoanEDACSsystem?HowtheTRXstacksupagainstotherradios?CheckouttheWiki.RadioReferenceSpecialFeaturesRadioReference has always provided the scanner information for free (and always will) since the information comes fromenthusiastsaroundthecountry.Theyhavehoweverintroducedspecialfeaturesavailableonlytopaidmembers.Paidmemberscandownloadcustomizedreports.Ownersofcomputerprogrammablescannersandcertainsoftwareapplicationscanalsodownloadinformationdirectlyintotheradio,muchthesamewayyoucanwiththeTRX.OwnersoftheTRXdonotneedtobeapaidmemberofRadioReferencetotakeadvantageofthedatabase,Whistleralreadypaidforthiswhenyouboughttheradio.IfyouhaveanyotherradiosandwanttoprogramtheRadioReferencedataintoityouwillneedtheapplicationandapaidmembership.OnceyouhavetheRadioReferencedatainyourTRXyoucanonlyuseitfortheTRX.Thereisnowaytousethisdataotherwise;itisrestrictedtotheTRX.YoucanhoweverviewitatanytimeforfreeatRadioreference.com.Ifyoufindamistakeorhaveanupdatethereare“Submit”buttonsoneveryDatabasepage.Membership:YoudonotneedtobeamemberofRadioReferencetoviewthedata, forumsorWiki,butyoudotoparticipatebeyondviewing.Anyonecanperusethedatabaseanddiscussionforumswithorwithoutamembership. IfyouownaTRXorotherZIPcodebasedscannerthennomembershiporsubscriptionisrequiredtoupdatethedatawithEZ-Scanetc.FreeMembership:Youcanestablishafreemembership,obtainausernameandpasswordandthenparticipateinforumsandsubmitdata.PaidMembership:Paidmembershavefullaccesstoaudiofeeds,mayuseprogrammingsoftwareto importdata intoradiosandretrievespecializedreports.Paid(orunpaid)membershipisnotrequiredforTRXuserstoretrievedata.FeedProvider:IfyouhostanaudiofeedthatissharedonRadioReferenceyoucanhaveyourmembershipchargeswaived.Yougetallthebenefitsofapaidmembershipforfree,butyoumustagreetoprovidethefeedforthedurationofyourfreemembership.Thisrequiresadedicatedradio,ahigh-speedInternetconnectionandthepropersoftwareandset-uptoprovidethefeed.

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Nomatterwhatwayyou joinRadioReferenceyouwill findtonsof informationthereforthetaking.Theforumsrunthegamutofseriousdiscussionsaboutregionalscannerissuestogeneralizeddiscussionsaboutradiosandevensometotallyoffthewallrants.Allthe forumsare logically separated, so you canpickand choose theones youwant toperuseand ignore the rest. If youwant toparticipateintheforumsallyouneedisafreemembership.Youdon’tneedanytypeofmembershiptoviewtheforums.ThebiggestprizetobediscoveredonRadioReferenceisthedatabases.TheseholdtheinformationthatyourTRXandotherradioslikeit(HomePatrol,etc.)relyontooperate.OtherscannersthatuseprogramslikeButel’sARCseriesofapplicationsusethisdatainmuchthesamewayastheTRXdoes.Youpickandchoosetheareasandsystemsyouwanttolistentoandimportthedatatoyourradio.The RadioReference database is highly accurate,more so than any other source, including the FCC itself. It is however built bymembershipcollaborationandsubjecttooccasionalerrorsandomissions.Whistler,ScannerMasterandRadioReferencedonottakeresponsibility for the accuracyof thedata. If you finderrors pleasemake sure that you submit the corrections so that it canbeupdated.AsamemberofRadioReferenceyoucanhelpyourowncaseaswellas theothermembersbyupdating itemsasyou find them.DiscoveredanewfreqforyourlocalFD?NewPLforthelocalPD?Talkgroupsforthebigstatewidetrunkedsystem?SubmitthistoRadioReferenceanditwillfinditswayintoyourTRXeventually.ComparisonwithotherradiosThenearestcompetitortotheTRX1istheBCD436HP,theTRX-2competeswiththeBCD536HP.TheUnidenssharetheabilitytouseaZIPCodebasedprogrammingmethodwiththeWhistlers,andinfacttheyallusethesameRadioReferencedatabase.Mostofthefeatures are similar between the various radios, just theway they get there is different.On the TRX radios one imports specificSystemsetc.intoScanlistswhileontheUnidensyouselectServiceTypesforageographicarea.TheWhistlerhasthemulti-colorLEDlightthatisprogrammablebychannel,thisoftenoverlookedfeaturemakesiteasytotellataglancewhataparticularchannelis.Forexampleyoucanprogrampolicechannelstolightupinblueandfirechannelstolightupinred.Itisbrightenoughtobeseenfromthenexttimezonesoyouwon’tmissit.Itcanalsobesettoflashor“Latch”(meaningtostayonuntilanotherlightoperationiscalledfor).TheTRX-2hasaremoteheadthatallowsyoutomounttheradiooutofthewayandjusthavethecontrolheadupfront.Itisheldbystrongmagnets,butsincecarsthesedayshave little inthewayofmetal itcomeswithabrackettobeusedwith it.The includedcableallowsyoutoputtheradioalmostanywhere.TheTRX-2comeswithalittleclothbagtoputtheheadinwhennotinusetopreventscratches.WhiletheBCD536hasaWiFidonglethatallowsonetouseaniPhoneasaremotedevice,theactualremoteheadontheTRX-2isamuchbetterimplementation.Rememberhoweverthatyoumayneedaremotespeakeriftheradioismountedelsewhere,theheaddoesnotincludeaspeaker.ThefieldprogrammingontheUnidenscannersismucheasierinouropinion.Whilebothsetsofradiosaresimilarinhowyouwouldimportthenfromthedatabaseintotheradio,programminginyourownsystemscanbechallengingontheWhistlers.Youmightfinditeasierononeortheotherbutifyouareusedtooneitmightbedifficulttolearnanewsystem.

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ComparisonChartBelowisacharttocomparebasicandadvancedfeaturesbetweentheradios.Manyitemsaresimilarbetweenall4, forthemostpartthisjustdisplaysimportantdifferences.Item TRX-1 BCD436HP TRX-2 BCD536HPPlatform Handheld Handheld Mobile/Desktop Mobile/DesktopScannerMasterPrice(1) $539.95 $489.95 $599.95 $559.95P25Phase1&2 Yes Yes Yes YesDMR/TRBO Yes ExtraCostOption Yes ExtraCostOptionNXDN Late2016,freeupdate Unknown Late2016,freeupdate UnknownProVoice No ExtraCostOption No ExtraCostOptionIncludesBatteries? No Yes N/A N/ARemoteControlHead N/A N/A Yes NoZIPCode/Database Yes Yes Yes YesBuilt-inDiscriminator Yes No Yes NoMulti-ColorLEDAlert Yes Yes Yes YesWiFiAccess/Control No No No YesOff-Airvoicerecording Yes Yes Yes YesFieldProgramming Difficult Moderate Difficult ModerateFireToneOut No Yes No YesIncludedSoftware EZ-Scan Sentinelx36 EZ-Scan Sentinelx36ThirdPartySoftware None ARC536 None ARC536GPSLocationSensing No Yes No YesLists 200Scanlists 256FavoritesLists 200Scanlists 256FavoritesListsDimensions(H.W.D.)(Inches) 5.3x2.1x1.1 6.3x2.8x1.5 1.8x7.1x5.3 2.2x7.2x5.9Weight(2) 10.0 10.2oz. 34oz. 54oz.Batteriesused 4“AA” 3“AA” N/A N/AFrequencyCoverage(MHz.)(3)

25-54,108-174,216-512,764-960,(3)1240-1300

25-512,758-960,(3)1240-1300

25-54,108-174,216-512,764-960,(3)1240-1300

25-512,758-960,(3)1240-1300

AntennaConnector BNC SMA BNC BNC(1) AsofJuly2016,pricessubjecttochangewithoutnotice.(2) Handheldsmeasuredwithbatteriesandalkalinecellsinstalled,TRX-1weightwithrubberbumpercaseis12.6oz.(3) Lesscellularphoneranges

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