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Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

Model:
WS1040
SKU:
11968902
$399.95

Customer reviews

Rating 3.9 out of 5 stars with 64 reviews

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    Rating 3.5 out of 5 stars

81%
would recommend
to a friend
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  • Thank you very much

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Thanks everybody we appreciate everything you do you guys don't know how much and women

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Not too bad for the money

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The sound quality was great, but I had a lot of trouble programming it.

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Ok for the money

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Get a plug to convert the attached antenna to a tv antenna... Could not pick up anything with the antenna from factory..

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great Scanner!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    A little bit hard to program manually but I’m sure it’s easier thru the computer.

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • WHISTLER

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great item! Works great no problem! Would buy again!

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Twice sent wrong one

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Twice they sent the analog one when I ordered the digital. Twice my husband drove an hour to return the first two. The third one was the right one. I haven't programed it yet. SOMEONE NEEDS TO TELL THE VENDOR

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Work well

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Not top of the line are state-of-the-art but the WS-1040 Will get the job done for easy listening. Recommend to downloading a software program to program makes it much easier and faster.

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Fun for him

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Gift for husband. Had a little bit of trouble programming the correct frequencies. He likes to listen to what is going on around us.

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • nice scanner

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    work real well after they got it programed. I think it was the first one they had done. They spent a lot of time on it but they got it right. Very satisfied.

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Not much use

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It’s not much use to me I can’t even program it and I don’t know how

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Scanner

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love it. Difficult to program but after taking time to program i love it

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • I like it

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Its a little confusing at first, but once you get the right programming and get your pc to find the scanner, download and done. works excellent..

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Awesome Deal

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Definitely recommend this scanner! Very easy to set up, very loud and we love it!

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Very hard to program,and doesn't work.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very hard to program,had to bring it to my local Best buy and have it programmed.It is stuck on one channel and will not scan.I was told by a manager that they really were not suppose to bring it there for programming,but they did it anyways.Now I am not sure what to do with it.Very disappointed.I guess I just suck it up and hope someday hope someone comes along who can fix it for me.

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend

  • Police scanner

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This radio is very well made but would not support my local frequencies.

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great sound wasn't easy to program would recommend

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Awesome product

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome product and very well made, great sound for the size

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Scanner

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Well made and easy to use however programming takes awhile

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • RP

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    WORKS GREAT. EASY OPERATION. HAS ALL OF THE FREQUENCIES I WANTED.

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Cat24

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    Posted . Owned for more than 2 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great scanner would buy again. Only problem you have to program or have someone program it for you

    This review is from Whistler - Handheld Radio Scanner - Black

    I would recommend this to a friend
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