Difference between revisions of "WS1080"

Latest revision as of 20:52, 23 May 2023

The WS1080 was manufactured by The Whistler Group. It is operationally the same as the original GRE PSR-800 and Radio Shack Pro-668. It was replaced by the WS1088 which added a numeric keypad. Each of the aforementioned models have their own included software package which should only be used with the model it was supplied with. See the Whistler EZ Scan FAQ for an explanation of the software.

General Specifications

Bands Received

Spectrum Sweeper
- 25-54 MHz VHF Low Band
- 108-137 MHz VHF Aircraft Band
- 137-174 MHz VHF High Band
- 216-300 MHz 220 MHz Commercial/Amateur Band
- 300-406 MHz UHF Military Air Band
- 406-470 MHz UHF Band
- 470-512 MHz UHF-T Band
- 764-782 MHz 700 MHz Band
- 791-797 MHz 700 MHz Band
- 806-869 MHz 800 MHz Band
- 894-1300 MHz 900 MHz Band, 23 cm Amateur Band

Public Safety
- 33.4-46.5 MHz VHF Low Band
- 151-170 MHz VHF Aircraft Band
- 453-467 MHz VHF High Band
- 764-782 MHz 700 MHz Band
- 791-797 MHz 700 MHz Band
- 806-869 MHz 800 MHz Band

RR System Compatibility

This scanner is compatible with the following Trunking System Types and System Voices used in the RadioReference Database, of course you must verify that the scanner will cover the appropriate frequency range:

System Types:
- Motorola Type I
- Motorola Type II
- Motorola Type IIi Hybrid
- Motorola Type II Smartnet
- Motorola Type II Smartzone
- Motorola Type II Smartzone Omnilink
- EDACS Standard (Wide)
- EDACS Standard Networked
- EDACS Narrowband (Narrow)
- EDACS Narrowband Networked
- EDACS SCAT
- EDACS ESK (not ProVoice)
- LTR Standard
- Project 25 Phase I & II
- Motorola X2 TDMA
- DMR / MOTOTRBO with free upgrade
  - This scanner will decode the mode, show slot and TG information but can't trunk track it. Whistler never paid for the licensing rights for it

System Voices:
- Analog
- Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface
- APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive
- DMR

In the Box

WS1080 Radio
USB Cable
Flex Antenna
MicroSD Card

Third Party Applications

TRX Android Suite

Technical Issues

Message Boards/forums

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 [[image:Ws1080.jpg|right|200px|Whistler WS1080 Handheld Scanner]]
-The '''WS1080''' is manufactured by The Whistler Group.  It is operationally the same as the original GRE '''[[PSR-800]]''' and current Radio Shack '''[[Pro-668]]'''. Each of the aforementioned models have their own included software package which should only be used with the model it was supplied with.
+The '''WS1080''' was manufactured by The Whistler Group.  It is operationally the same as the original GRE '''[[PSR-800]]''' and Radio Shack '''[[Pro-668]]'''. It was replaced by the [[WS1088]] which added a numeric keypad. Each of the aforementioned models have their own included software package which should only be used with the model it was supplied with. See the [[Whistler EZ Scan FAQ]] for an explanation of the software.
 ==General Specifications==
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 ** Project 25 Phase I & II
 ** Motorola X2 TDMA
-** [[DMR]] [[MOTOTRBO]] with free upgrade
+** [[DMR]] / [[MOTOTRBO]] with free upgrade
+*** This scanner will decode the mode, show slot and TG information but can't trunk track it. Whistler never paid for the licensing rights for it
 *System Voices:
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 ** Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface
 ** APCO-25 Common Air Interface Exclusive
+** [[DMR]]
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 *Flex Antenna
 *MicroSD Card
+==Third Party Applications==
+* [https://www.thesoftwarehandyman.com/trxa/ TRX Android Suite]
 ==Technical Issues==
-* Do you have [[Connection Issues Under Win 10.x Using the WS-1080 / 1095|Connection Issues Under Win 10.x]]?
-* The update for DMR is available under the PC App as of 6/1/2016
 * [http://forums.radioreference.com/2593448-post3.html Information regarding the Dwell setting and Dwell times for various system types]
 * [[GRE/RS PC Object Oriented FAQ]]
+* [[Connection Issues Under Win 10.x Using the WS-1080 / 1095]]
+* [[Multi-Site Trunked System Programming for Whistler/GRE Object-Oriented Scanners]]
+==Message Boards/forums==
-==External Links==
+* {{Forum|whistler-scanners.247|RadioReference Whistler Scanners}}
-* [https://www.whistlergroup.com/usa/updates/ WS1080 Downloads (Whistler Downloads page)]
+* [https://groups.io/g/Scanners Radio Scanners Uniden / Whistler]
-*[https://www.whistlergroup.com/usa/ws1080-scanner-radio.html Whistler Group WS1080 Product Page]
+* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1160823877306447  unofficial Whistler Scanner Radio enthusiasts Open Discussion]
-*[https://www.whistlergroup.com/usa/downloads/dl/file/id/138/product/299/whistler_ws1080_scanner_radio_manual.pdf Whistler Group WS1080 Owners Manual]
+* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1459154764101554  Whistler Scanner Users UK]
+* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/809759642433559  Radio Shack PRO-668/WS-1080 Handheld iScan Digital Trunking Scanner]
+* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/448987651918830 Radio Scanner World]
-==Yahoo Groups and Message Boards==
+* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/667031203353717 Radio Scanners]
-* {{Forum|gre-scanners|RadioReference GRE Scanners}}
+* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/4188584134 Scanner Enthusiasts]
-* [https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/WS1080/info WS1080 Yahoo! Group]
+* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/2889562301118379 Radio Scanner Help and Chat]
+* [https://groups.io/g/Scanners Radio Scanners Uniden / Whistler]