TRX-2

Name: Whistler TRX-2 scanner
Brand: Whistler
SKU: TRX-2
Price: 578.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Specifications

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Multi-system desktop/mobile scanner for AM, FM and digital modes. Detachable remote control head with magnet mount. Record up to 50 hours of audio on the 2 GB micro-SD card. Discriminator output provides raw signal to third party signal decoding software. Ideated in USA, year of introduction 2016.

Reference market : amateur-radio

TRX-2 specifications

General

Frequency coverage [1]
25.0000 ~ 54.0000 MHz 108.0000 ~ 174.0000 MHz 216.0025 ~ 512.0000 MHz 764.0000 ~ 781.9968 MHz 791.0000 ~ 796.9968 MHz 806.0000 ~ 823.9875 MHz 849.0000 ~ 868.9875 MHz 894.0000 ~ 960.0000 MHz 1240.0000 ~ 1300.0000 MHz
Mode [2]
AM / FM / LTR / P25 / EDACS / DMR / MotoTRBO / NXDN [3]
Tuning step [2]
2.5 / 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.333 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 KHz

Receiver

Sensitivity
AM	0.4 uV (108~144 MHz, 12dB SINAD)
FM	0.2 uV (25~54 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 0.3 uV (137~174 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 0.4 uV (216~300 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 0.8 uV (300~406 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 0.4 uV (406~512 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 0.5 uV (764~960 MHz, 12dB SINAD) 0.5 uV (1240~1300 MHz, 12dB SINAD)
RF attenuator
Yes
Spurious rejection
40 dB (154.1 MHz) [4]
AGC (Automatic Gain Control)
On, off
IF (Intermediate Frequency)
1°	380.8 MHz
2°	21.4 MHz
3°	455 KHz
Squelch sensitivity
AM / FM	0.5 uV

Features

Memory
High number of locations 200 scanlists EZ scan library [5]
Display
132 x 65 dot matrix LCD 5-segments signal meter bar
Antenna
BNC 50Ω
Power supply
12~14.4 VDC external (13.8 VDC nominal)
Audio power
500 mW on 8Ω
Audio output
Jack 3.5 mm headphone Jack 3.5 mm external speaker
Connections
USB

Mechanical and environmental data

Operating temperature
from -10°C to +60°C
Dimensions
180 (W) x 45 (H) x 135 (D) mm, without antenna
Weight
950g without antenna

Cellular blocked in the US on 824~849 MHz and 869~894 MHz.
Steps/modes also predefined as band-plan for USA or Canada.
Capable of monitoring NXDN with the firmware update 12/15/16.
Except primary image.
The installed Micro SD card that contains the entire USA/Canadian Radio Reference database.

TRX-2 description :

The Whistler TRX-2, desktop/mobile version of the TRX-1 device, is a multi-system adaptive analog and digital trunking scanners capable of monitoring unencrypted channels/systems in P25 (Phase I, II, Motorola, X2-TDMA) and DMR (Tier II, Hytera XPT, MotoTRBO Capacity Plus, MotoTRBO Connect Plus, MotoTRBO Linked Cap Plus) as well as AM, FM, LTR, EDACS (wide/narrow by GE/Ericsson/HARRIS), NXDN. The TRX2 scanner use Object Oriented User Interface (OOUI) designed to help the hobbyist to build a collection of channels to scan. The Object Oriented scanning simplifies the process by using common conventions for concepts that have common characteristics: a scannable object is any defined item that can be monitored including conventional non-trunked radio frequencies, talkgroups used on a trunked radio system, radio services, defined searches. Because objects are defined by the same basic elements the User Interface is designed to simplify scanning by managing all items similarly. When you learn how to program one type of object, you can program other types of scannable objects as well.

TRX-2 features :

Detachable remote control head

To link the base unit and remote head unit using RS-485 compatible straight cable up to 30m in length.
Functional keypad and backlit LCD display

Programmable tri-color LED displays thousands of colors that can be used to indicate different types of activity or activity on special channels. Also program color sequences with multiple colors for special alerts.
USA/Canada Radio Reference database on SD Card.
Quick Location based Programming (City, Zip, County).
Detects and masks encrypted voice audio.
Decodes Radio ID / Talkgroup ID data.
CTCSS, DCS, NAC squelch codes.
Upgradeable CPU Firmware.
Upgradeable DSP Firmware.
Upgradeable Database Library.
USB interface.
Supports for MicroSD card up to 32 GB.
Improved P25 functionality.
PC software to customize your settings.
200 Scanlists.
Weather radio functions

For digitally-encoded SAME (Specific Area Message Encoding) signal to receive severe weather broadcasts. Also Skywarn repeaters that relay severe weather reports from Amateur Radio operators in the field to local National Weather Service offices.
Multi-system trunking.
Spectrum sweeper.
Programmable alert LED.
Programmable audio alarms.
Alarm clock function

Allows you to program the scanner to wake up and start scanning at a specific time each day.
V-Scanner II storage system

Provides you with a way to store multiple configurations on your scanner.
Audio Recording

Powerful system that captures transmissions that occur on selected Objects to the Micro-SD card using the high quality .AU audio file format. Record all transmissions that occur on talkgroups or channels, perform attended or unattended searches for new frequencies - automatically storing audio with frequency information for all transmissions found while searching, also record all transmissions that occur on all talkgroups or channels providing an instant recall function to replay a prior transmission that was missed or unintelligible.
Built-in clock/calendar.
Built-in services searches.
Built-in discriminator output

Provide its IF/discriminator output signal to the headphone jack. The output is unsquelched and unfiltered, making it ideal for third party signal analysis and decoding software and hardware.

Whistler TRX-2 detachable remote control head

TRX-2 price

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Price	Date	Condition
USD 578.99	2023-mar	Brand-new
USD 693.00 (589EUR)	2021-oct	Brand-new
USD 499.95	2019-jul	Brand-new Store special offer
USD 529.00	2019-jul	Brand-new

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