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eComparisons ScoreThe "Comparison Score" Is calculated based on the average number of times this item was compared with other items in this category by our users | 7.4 | 7.4 |
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Five Star Reviews: | 53% Excellent choice August 2, 2016 Great reception for emergency channels in my area. Simple to program when necessary, many channels preprogramed, Worth the money. July 25, 2016 Easy to set up, very versatile. Excellent reception. This was a replacement radio and much better than the old one. I found nothing negative. Desktop Scanner October 5, 2015 This is a great desktop scanner. My old scanner bit the dust and the digital one available on line is not very reliable. This is great right out of the box and easy to use and set up for instant scanner feed. Easy to program and adjust sound levels and squelch levels. Any fan of following the local police and fire traffic this is the scanner for you. I live in a rural area and any heads up on traffic or fires is great to know if I need to be ready for an emergency. There are many scanners that cost more but I recommend this one it can be moved from room to room but the sound level is easy to hear throughout the house. Whistler WS1025 Analog Desktop Scanner is a great product and I recommend it highly. Being able to get radio and emergency weather information is an added bonus. This Whistler WS1025 scanner has 200 channels more than enough room for all the air traffic you need. The very easy to follow instruction are included also an adapter and antenna. You can also have the use of FM radio stations on this Whistler scanner. This scanner comes with a one-year warranty which shows this company stands behind its product. Thank you Whistler WS1025 for a great Analog Desktop Scanner. This will keep me in the loop as to what is going on around me. Super gets all the local police bands and a few ... March 9, 2015 Super gets all the local police bands and a few as far away as 35 plus miles.No external antennae needed here in Central Massachusetts.Easy to program and set up. A great scanner! January 9, 2015 This is one, GREAT scanner. No bells and whistles, no screaming alerts, no AM radio, but it does have FM.Just an easy-to-program, pleasure-to-use scanner. 10 banks, with each bank holding 20 channels. Itcomes pre-set with 153 channels, which are easily deleted if you don't want/need them.The Whistler 1025 is very similar to the Radio Shack Pro-405 Desktop Scanner, butwith far superior reception.The simplicity of this scanner is almost too good to be true, but believe me, it's true. Five Stars December 5, 2014 WORKS GREAT!!!! , Large speaker GIVES IT MUCH MORE CLARITY THAN OUR Uniden !!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 50% Great scanner for the price. November 19, 2015 Quick delivery, a great price, and the scanner works wonderfully. Thank you! A great analog scanner with a wide frequency range. It is not digital. October 21, 2015 A great older analog scanner. Make sure it works for your area. It is not digital! That will cost you $400-$500. I'll use it till 1st responders switch to digital in my area. It will still pickup a wide range of other frequencies. Easy to program with scancat software & the appropriate cable. Two wise investment to get up & scanning fast. I bought this over a year ago and it does ... November 3, 2014 I bought this over a year ago and it does all it is suppose to. Read instructions well and keep them handy Great for new users July 16, 2010 Excellent scanner ! I ordered this used, and within 5 minutes it was up and running. The manual isn't very long, it took a couple of attempts to understand how things worked, but nothing drastic. Like I said, it was up and running within around 5 minutes.I'll have to get in touch with the seller, because their seems to be a slight problem with the volume. If I turn it past 1/2 way, there is a high pitched squeal. I'm new to scanners, so I'm not sure if this is normal or not.Other than the volume, this is an awesome setup! I only have 5 or so channels that I like to scan, so I don't see any need for the computer connection kit. |
Four Star Reviews: | 12% Easy setup, great reception September 20, 2017 Easy setup, great reception, and my girlfriend is very happy because her son is a local police officer and can hear him every time at work. Doesn't work but I like it June 13, 2017 Can barely ever get any channels. I'm about to buy a better antenna off of amazon - hopefully it will work. It's also a pain to program - I don't get why it's such a process and there is no way to just jump right to the channel you want to listen to, you have to manually go forward or reverse until you reach it. Was somewhat easy to program January 3, 2017 Was somewhat easy to program, easier than my old one. Might be better not to pre-program channels when purchased as most of them are not in our area. Mostly happy with my purchase. | 14% great scanner May 25, 2013 This is a great scanner. Does what I was wanting it to do. Was a little hard to program and may not have all the trunking done right, but it seems to be working. |
Three Star Reviews: | 12% I was disappointed in the sensitivity August 7, 2017 I was disappointed in the sensitivity. Also a new set of fully charged 2200 ma batteries only lasted 4.5 hrs. Three Stars March 30, 2017 A little confusing for an old guy to get set up. Instrutions coluld be more "old guy" friendly. Three Stars March 26, 2017 I think it is going to be great, however, I am having trouble finding frequency that will work. 3 stars March 4, 2017 There is quite a bit of static.... Called company they suggested move scanner location. Still after a few weeks tried 4 different places and there is TOO MUCH INTERFERENCE. Sad...... | 9% other than that I like it. March 7, 2016 the light was not working, not sure if it got damaged in the delivery, other than that I like it. It is not a digital scanner July 8, 2013 This product is an analog scanner and is not digital. I bought the wrong scanner and is not worth buying unless your county is not digital. |
Two Star Reviews: | 8% Not worth the money March 5, 2017 Stop working after a few weeks lost sound . I borrowed a scanner and ran both the borrowed scanner locked in every time.I should have got a uniden I am not happy with this scanner at all February 24, 2017 I am not happy with this scanner at all, there is so much static on it that you can hardly hear what is being said. I would like to return it and get my money back. The reception is not good very disappointed January 18, 2017 The reception is not good very disappointed I would personally consider other options that might be better at picking up signals from modern devices August 31, 2016 As others have said, I also have not been able to pick up and local FD/PD or other emergency services other than weather. I work in a major downtown area near local PD headquarters, with a fire department and a major hospital nearby and have even tried driving around to see if I can pick anything up, no luck. I would personally consider other options that might be better at picking up signals from modern devices. In my personal experience, a simple police scanner phone app has worked a lot better. | 0% There are no reviews yet |
One Star Reviews: | 15% no good July 1, 2017 disappointed, I work for community watch and it won't pick up a fire station a quarter mile from my gate house, let alone the rest of the county police or fire frequencies it worked great. Then it quit working April 11, 2017 Purchased this,it worked great.Then it quit working,after about a month.I'm very disappointed ! | 27% Hard to work June 19, 2015 Can't get it to work. I have tried and tried. Was thinking about taking it out to RadioShack and see if they can program it for me. RadioShack Pro-163 Desk Top Triple Trunking Scanner August 8, 2014 This item was returned because it was advertised as a digital radio ;and it is not! Very Poor December 30, 2013 The control knob is bent. Problem with the data transfer the plug is not lined up with the front case.Looks like someone dropped the unit. WONT PICK UP ANY POLICE CHANNELS October 15, 2013 IM GETTING READY TO SELL IT CAUSE ITS A PEICE OF JUNK WHAT A WASTE OF MONEY I THINK ITS ANALOG Poor future for analog scanners November 2, 2012 This scanner is old technology and is for analog tracking, not digital tracking, and it can not work with the more modern method of digital trunking. Essentially if it works with your system today it won't work within a year ot two. You would do better with the newer yet more expensive digital trunking scanners available from Radio Shack or other dealers. Digital scanners will still pull in analog signal while providing room to grow into the digital world Item not as advertise August 26, 2011 The Radioshack Pro-163 that I recieved was not new. The item was used with scratches on the unit. You can tell also on how it was repack. Need to check this buyer out before you buy. Also read that others have had the same problem. |
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Price | $79.99updated: Mar 20, 2020 from 15 sellers | $199.99updated: Mar 12, 2020 |
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Article Number | ||
Article Number | 0052303406980 | 0040293016890 |
Binding | ||
Binding | Electronics | Electronics |
Brand | ||
Brand | Whistler | RadioShack |
Color | ||
Color | Black | black/silver |
Currency | ||
Currency | USD | USD |
Format | ||
Format | CD-ROM | - |
Formatted Price | ||
Formatted Price | $139.94 | $199.99 |
Height | ||
Height | 93.3 in | 86.6 in |
Length | ||
Length | 270.5 in | 208.7 in |
Manufacturer | ||
Manufacturer | Whistler | radioshack |
Model | ||
Model | WS1025 | PRO-163 |
MPN | ||
MPN | WS1025 | PRO-163 |
Name | ||
Name | English | - |
Number of Parts | ||
Number of Parts | WS1025 | PRO-163 |
Product Group | ||
Product Group | CE | CE |
Product Type | ||
Product Type | CAR_ELECTRONICS | RADIO |
Publisher | ||
Publisher | Whistler | radioshack |
Quantity | ||
Quantity | 1 | 1 |
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Score | ||
Score | 8 | 7.8 |
Size | ||
Size | 14.00in. x 9.00in. x 3.50in. | One Size |
Studio | ||
Studio | Whistler | radioshack |
Warranty | ||
Warranty | 1 year | - |
Weight | ||
Weight | 5.4 oz | - |
Width | ||
Width | 324.8 in | 283.5 in |
Feature | ||
Feature | Lock-out Function - skip over specified channels or frequencies when scanning or searching Tune - find new and unlisted frequencies starting from a specified frequency Scan Delay - delays scanning for two seconds before moving to another channel in order to hear replies Priority Channel - set the scanner to check one channel every two seconds while scanning PC programmable - allows users to backup data, update database and program scanner directly from a PC | triple trunking radio scanner police,fire, motorola,ge/ericson, ltr trunked scanner will pick-up frequency, from uhf-vhf-and mhz Triple trunking, mobile/base design, Skywarn, NOAA WX alert, Signal Stalker II |
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