Shot some crows this morning with my new Foxpro Shockwave. Very pleased with its operation although the weather was absolutely terrible. Heavy north west wind picked up shortly after sunrise and a blistering snow squall move in to end the northward movement of migrants.
Again, about an hour so of continuous call ing and battery power indicator on the unit hardly moved off full charge. Remote however ran down fairly quickly and I will load it with high quality NiMH rechargeable as well. Further the remote has raised function control buttons which are very sensitive and on several instances a butt was depressed accidentally sending a function I didn't want. Something to be aware of.
Thus, so far I am pleased with the Shockwave and look forward to some fair weather and decent numbers of crows tp put the unit through the paces.
The raised buttons on the TX1000 remote were a selling point for me. Much easier to operate in cold weather with gloves. I did wonder if I'd turn it on accidentally in my pocket. It's set to shut down after fifteen minutes of inactivity, so it probably wouldn't matter.
I'm using rechargeable NiMH batteries and have noticed the charge was down nearly halfway after only a hour or so. Several hours later charge level was the same. Have never had a problem with remote batteries on an all day hunt, no matter how cold. Maybe the bar is showing more discharge early than there actually is?
TX1000 is way under powered in my opinion. Constant battle to keep batteries charged where the Shockwave can run all day on one charge. Also find the raised buttons overly sensitive as just bringing the stock of my shotgun up will activate different features/sounds. I can see this being a major drawback when hunting coyotes in the winter...not to mention remote running out of power in the cold. I personally think Foxpro's field staff were on days off when the TX1000 was designed.
Ted
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Never had those issues. It has been flawless for me and I hunt yotes twice a week out here. Control of the sounds is 10 fold better and creating custom routines is 100 times easier. I have mine on a short lanyard around my neck when using it. I only use duracell in the controller. I'm not a fan of rechargeable AA batteries.
I have found alkaline aa batteries are the way to go in tx 1000 remote. Duracell, Energizer or Rayovac. They will last for several hunts, just don't leave them in during long storage periods.
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I have found alkaline aa batteries are the way to go in tx 1000 remote. Duracell, Energizer or Rayovac. They will last for several hunts, just don't leave them in during long storage periods.
Watch em, I have tried all brands of factory throw away and rechargeable batteries. Never get more than a goos day out of any type but as you stated the alkaline tent to give the best service. Remember too, I'm pitting this TX1000 remote up against that which was provided with my old Foxpro LX5. The aforementioned was powered with a single 9 volt which would last months.
I can't help but wonder when I start to hunt coyoye in November with temps dipping into the single digits or below how long the TX1000 will last when pulled out of my jacket. Foxboro prides themselves on rugged units designed for all climates and conditions. I still maintain the TX1000 is under powered for all the features it runs and I'd bet soon we will see changes within to meet customer demands.
Ted
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I have found alkaline aa batteries are the way to go in tx 1000 remote. Duracell, Energizer or Rayovac. They will last for several hunts, just don't leave them in during long storage periods.
Watch em, I have tried all brands of factory throw away and rechargeable batteries. Never get more than a goos day out of any type but as you stated the alkaline tent to give the best service. Remember too, I'm pitting this TX1000 remote up against that which was provided with my old Foxpro LX5. The aforementioned was powered with a single 9 volt which would last months.
I can't help but wonder when I start to hunt coyoye in November with temps dipping into the single digits or below how long the TX1000 will last when pulled out of my jacket. Foxboro prides themselves on rugged units designed for all climates and conditions. I still maintain the TX1000 is under powered for all the features it runs and I'd bet soon we will see changes within to meet customer demands.
Ted
Hi guys,
I agree with Kevin, the TX1000 is a definite upgrade. Ted, I've had no issues on all day hunts in sub-zero temps using NiMH re-chargeable's. At this point, I'm very pleased.
Reminds me, probably should charge batteries again before Fall.
I ran the same aa rayovacs for a seven day coyote hunt in November last year. They still had over half life on battery meter. But I use remote sparingly and let screen contrast very low setting and I set backlight to shortest time etc. I hunt daylight so I shut off keypad lighting and use daytime mode.
-- Edited by watch em fall on Friday 30th of August 2019 11:23:31 PM
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