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Customer Reviews for Whistler Digital Hand-Held Scanner

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Model #WS1040

Store SKU #1000390842

  • Scan List function for arranging, grouping and scanning objects
  • Features digital AGC for compensating low user audio levels
  • Skywarn Storm Spotter Functionality for storm spotting networks

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  • 3.8
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  • 92% recommend this product
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Worst police scanner I ever bought I sent it back it was really bad really hard to program I tried to program it on a computer with a wire that they sent me that didn't work it shut the computer down three times we try to hand program it hard as programming scanner I ever seen I would never buy another one
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Hard to use
Hard to use directions not clear
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Whistler WS1040 Good Scanner for the Price
Ordering was very easy. It was as expected. Works very well. Took a little learning to program with the software.
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Mountain wilderness
Just not what expected out of this scanner don’t work very good, should of purchased a countertop version! Might be also my home location bad reception!
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Works great if you want to know what’s happening in...
Works great if you want to know what’s happening in your area
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    Great scanner, just a little hard to program the first...
    Great scanner, just a little hard to program the first time, but once figured out was a breeze.
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      The whistlers radio provides what I need for now later down the road maybe upgrade great little r...
      The whistlers radio provides what I need for now later down the road maybe upgrade great little radio
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      Great device it does exactly what it says it will do programs easy with help from support on the...
      Great device it does exactly what it says it will do programs easy with help from support on the website first timer to use a scanner still many thing that I have to use but I am very happy with this item need to find the right exterior speaker to use the Bearcats bc 15 does not work on it.NO Way To CONTROL Volume.
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      Did not realize it was so hard to set up...
      Did not realize it was so hard to set up still have not got it working doe my Gson ! Very disappointed !
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      The users manual was very difficult to follow. We worked...
      The users manual was very difficult to follow. We worked on applying the instructions for hours without getting the full usage out of the Scanner.
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      The scanner is easy-to use and very high quality....
      The scanner is easy-to use and very high quality.
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      It's a great scanner. It has SAME weather technology, scans weather, some HAM frequencies, Polic...
      It's a great scanner. It has SAME weather technology, scans weather, some HAM frequencies, Police, fire,, air and other frequencies. Already have it set up. All I have to do is figure out how to set it up to scan Trunk frequencies.
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      It was pretty easy to set up and works well....
      It was pretty easy to set up and works well. The biggest challenge was in using a website to program all the channels I want, but the scanner is easy to use.
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      Hard to program. I am still trying to figure...
      Hard to program. I am still trying to figure it out.
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      Super easy to program and really happy with this scanner.
      Super easy to program and really happy with this scanner.
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      Excellent scanner to program and use. MUCH, much better than Uniden 436hp scanner! Audio is sup...
      Excellent scanner to program and use. MUCH, much better than Uniden 436hp scanner! Audio is superior also.
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      to hard to program. controls to small....
      to hard to program. controls to small.
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      This a great entry-level digital scanner ...
      This a great entry-level digital scanner
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      programing is a pain, i used search to get my local freq
      programing is a pain, i used search to get my local freq
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      Should include car charger. Batteries die to easily ...
      Should include car charger. Batteries die to easily
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      The Whistler 1040 Scanner is comparable to the Radio Shack...
      The Whistler 1040 Scanner is comparable to the Radio Shack Pro-106, BUT it's battery charging function was downgraded to a "maintain" vs "recharge" function. You'll need a second set of rechargeable batteries and a separate charger. Also the LED light function has a bug that requires tweaking to obtain a "yellow" light.In general, it was worth the price I paid ($215.00).
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