Foxpro TX1000 remote complaints

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SupressYourself

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This fall I switched from a Primos Alpha Dogg to a FoxPro X24. While I like the caller and sounds a lot more, I do not like the remote much. Here is my list of grievances:
  • The power button is not protected. Recently I discovered that the remote had been on for over 2 hours for no reason.
    • On the Primos, the power button is on the back, recessed, and you have to hold it in a few seconds. There's no way to accidentally turn it on or off.
  • The antenna. The dumb rubbery, bendy thing prevents you from simply slipping it in a normal sized pocket.
    • There is no external antenna on the Primos.
  • The button layout. Why is the Recall button right next to Mute? I've already mistakenly went from rabbit back to howls instead of mute.
    • Yes, I know, that's just a training thing for me, but with gloves on in the dark, it could happen at any time.
  • Buttons again. The really important ones not big enough. Not for us that call in sub-zero temps with gloves on. The play / select, mute, and volume buttons should be huge.

I see their new TX2000 remote has not really addressed many of these issues. In fact, it looks like they've jammed more buttons closer together, which is too bad, because if the TX1000 is any evidence, the 2000 will be their "premium" remote for the next like 28 years.

Anyone have similar issues, or others? -- Maybe this feedback could find its way to FoxPro somehow.




Dear FoxPro, just do something like this next time:
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The only complaint I had about that remote is that it can be kind of slippery.
 
What I did with my 1000 and now my Icotec remotes was to add dabs of 5 minute epoxy to the buttons I wanted to highlight and the ones I did not want to inadvertently press I made a 'curb' out of "epoxy putty" a little higher than the buttons.
 
Yes, I've had noticed the same issues, and I wish they would add a door/flap (open/close) to cover the screen at night to prevent the light from silhouetting me and equipment. Of, course, I do use a towel to cover it when in the tripod cradle/holder.
 
Larger buttons such as the pause, play would probably be an upgrade. The antenna is definitely a PITA, I just bought a tripod shelf and look forward to trying that while sitting on a stand
 
DoubleLungRage said:
...Doesn't the 1000 have a setting where the remote will automatically turn off after not being used past a certain amount of time?
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Yes. I had it my "remote holster" (which I only have because of the dumb antenna) on the side of my leg and must have kept mashing a button now and then while I was driving.
 
jmeddy said:
What I did with my 1000 and now my Icotec remotes was to add dabs of 5 minute epoxy to the buttons I wanted to highlight and the ones I did not want to inadvertently press I made a 'curb' out of "epoxy putty" a little higher than the buttons.
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I just made a guard around the power button with a chunk of plastic and epoxy. My brother did the same thing with his years ago. I was hoping I wouldn't have to, but here we are. Looks ghetto AF, but it works. You have to be real precise with the epoxy. Don't get it in the button cracks.
 
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SupressYourself said:
Yes. I had it my "remote holster" (which I only have because of the dumb antenna) on the side of my leg and must have kept mashing a button now and then while I was driving.
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I've got a remote holster as well, only problem is accidently mashing a darn button. I've gotten where I try to keep it off of me while sitting on a stand, to easy to hit a button by accident.
 
SupressYourself said:
This fall I switched from a Primos Alpha Dogg to a FoxPro X24. While I like the caller and sounds a lot more, I do not like the remote much. Here is my list of grievances:
  • The power button is not protected. Recently I discovered that the remote had been on for over 2 hours for no reason.
    • On the Primos, the power button is on the back, recessed, and you have to hold it in a few seconds. There's no way to accidentally turn it on or off.
  • The antenna. The dumb rubbery, bendy thing prevents you from simply slipping it in a normal sized pocket.
    • There is no external antenna on the Primos.
  • The button layout. Why is the Recall button right next to Mute? I've already mistakenly went from rabbit back to howls instead of mute.
    • Yes, I know, that's just a training thing for me, but with gloves on in the dark, it could happen at any time.
  • Buttons again. The really important ones not big enough. Not for us that call in sub-zero temps with gloves on. The play / select, mute, and volume buttons should be huge.

I see their new TX2000 remote has not really addressed many of these issues. In fact, it looks like they've jammed more buttons closer together, which is too bad, because if the TX1000 is any evidence, the 2000 will be their "premium" remote for the next like 28 years.

Anyone have similar issues, or others? -- Maybe this feedback could find its way to FoxPro somehow.




Dear FoxPro, just do something like this next time:
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The only complaint I had about that remote is that it can be kind of slippery.
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just call or e-mail foxpro ;)
 
...you have to remember this stuff isn't engineered for the extreme weather...they rarely get snow below I80 and even at that engineers offices are either set at 72° in the "winter" and 66° in the summer.
And when they send protos out...they aren't sending them to guys up north to test in January/ February...they send then to someone hunting in Arizona or Nevada where the daytime temps will melt any "snow" by 8am....and by 9 every one is in a long sleeve tee.
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...that being said I have 3 FoxPros and love them..2 with the TX1000 remote and do goof up on occasion...last time was this past weekend- went to hit mute(rabbit) as a pair ran out of the woods to slow/stop them and hit recall and I cringe as a nice raspy howl echoes through the woods- and they started jumping in closer . Let howl finish and muted lol
 
I took a mil spec walkie talkie holder and cut a hole in the bottom left corner for the antenna to stick through.
It keeps it secured and turned in towards my body so it keeps the light of the remote down to a minimum and harder to accidentally press buttons.
It's secured to the bottom strap of the bino harness and is tethered to the harness with my thermal monocular.
I have the auto off set for 15 minutes.
I agree about the buttons not being designed for use with heavy gloves.
I wear thin leather shooting gloves and use a heated tube style hand warmer or shooting mittens that fold back to expose the fingers when it's really cold.
I've used it so much that I don't really need to look at the remote unless I'm changing a sound.
SJC
 
I don't know man, different strokes for different folks I guess. I love the TX1000 remote. Usually the gripe is the range but that's never been an issue for me either. I don't typically run the call more than 50 yards away from me though. I think attaching the remote on my tripod so it's roughly 3' above the ground probably helps too.
 
I like the remote for what it does. I’ve used it for so long now that memory takes over for most functions that I want without looking.

Mine gets clipped/tethered to my chest pack and dropped into a deep pouch antenna first when walking. On a set I tether it to a paracord loop tied to my tripod. It’s either in my hand or it goes face down in a tripod basket after a selection.

My big gripe would be the brightness is too high until it times out. On the dimmest setting set for 5 seconds, at the 5 second mark it gets brighter for another 5 seconds! Now guys with older units probably won’t agree with the brightness point. My fusion remote is about perfect in this regard. My X2s remote is stupid bright in comparison. Foxpro said it’s what happened when they made an improvement to the remote firmware or something when I questioned it getting brighter before timing out.
 
I've been complaining about FoxPros garbage remote for years, all they offer is excuses and all these redneck modifications shouldn't even have to happen! Prostaff and fan boys act like they are great and it's simply not true, they've had design and range issues forever.

We've had several decades of caller use and it's blatantly obvious that the engineers and design team are predominantly non or day hunters, and young men with 20/20 vision. This is exactly why I've moved on to other brands of callers. They don't actually listen to killers, they listen to marketing graduates fir sales revenue.

I've said many times and I'll say it again, FoxPro please stop making 5 new models of callers every year and using the same junk remote, keep the same callers that are bullet proof and put the R&D money into a new remote......
 
limbhanger10 said:
Honestly...the only time we really have an issue is when we hunt around or within a half mile from a cell tower...but that's a given
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One of the properties I hunt has big transmission lines running through the field. I noticed a while back that if I set up close to them (like almost under them) the distance my remote reaches is greatly reduced.
 
wolverines said:
I don't know man, different strokes for different folks I guess. I love the TX1000 remote. Usually the gripe is the range but that's never been an issue for me either. I don't typically run the call more than 50 yards away from me though. I think attaching the remote on my tripod so it's roughly 3' above the ground probably helps too.
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Have you used any other modern non-FoxPro remote? I guess that Alpha Dogg remote spoiled me. You'd think buying a flagship caller like 10 years later you'd get a better remote. Nope.
 
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