Ok Flextone ER1 guys, lets get some input.

we must have gotten good ones in pa. because theres no distortion and the only calls that sound distorted are the goose calls......and there just not good quality....the other 100 are fine......but there isnt a 250.00 caller on the market thats close to it...at the moment..

a local store got 120 on Thursday last week they were gone by Saturday when i went to buy a second for a spare or before the price goes up on them..

Cabelas is at a 85 day wait....somebody must like them...ive hunted with many ecallers if you use the remote right beside it you may get some noise...i never have....if you are wearing it ....its as easy to use the controls on the machine....ive not seen a ecaller with a remote that works as well...no more swinging arms...holding your arm up and tilting the remote..... to get a sound to come on...or having stand to get it to work...walk back out to the caller and move it and throw down a bunch more human scent...cant recall how many times ive done that with my buddy's and my own callers...

i know many in PA. with 500 dollar calls who kill little..to nothing every year with them...so most of the time its not the caller its the person pretending to know how to use it...
seems reviews on other websites hunters who have used calls before have no problem...like any caller its the ones first starting...who dont like to read...

and your right i want the caller that brings in fur...not the one that sells the most.....mine did very well for the limited time i had left in the season...called numerous bobcats...got some fox...and had to practically beat coons off the call.....

i know one guy who bought one said it was goin back wouldnt charge...he drove it over plugged it in...nothing charging...i said..watch this...pushed the charger cord in and it worked fine...theres to many guys in my area that dont need to be in the woods with a call after dark or a gun..because they have little to no common sense...
 
I know the quality isn't going to be like a high end call. It does however need to at least sound good. I placed it 50 yards turned the volume up and could hear the popping coming from the speaker. Like I said I may have gotten a bad one but againthe demo model did the same thing.
 
The batteries where over half way on the remote and unit. Also the antenna wouldn't come out when I pushed the button. First impressions where not good.
 
i agree but the calls kinda very simple to use someone must have messed with it before ya...the antenna is not much to get stuck....

i like it because it produces....plain and simple..

gonna get the MA...the sounds are nice i got tired of hearing the same repetitive sounds over and over on other callers...
 
Heard a popping sound out of mine a time or two, but it's only on rare occasion, and there seems to be a few things causing it...

1.) As was pointed out back there a few posts ago, if you are too close it seems to get some feedback from the remote occasionally.

2.) The feedback problem seems to be worse when the volume is cranked up. I don't hear it pop nearly as much if you aren't running full volume, and if it's out there 30 - 35 yards. Don't ever hear it at 50.

3.) I noticed it was more common on some sound tracks than others. But, I honestly don't recall which ones it was; simply remember there were a couple that it seemed more prevalent on.

4.) I finally realized that I seldom have a problem with it if I play through the sound, and stop and start it in a clear span on the sound track.

5.) Whether by habit of subconciously addressing all the above issues, or it simply breaking in. I don't notice it doing it anywhere near as much now as it did when it was new. Personally, I think it's a little of both.


Don't know what to tell you on the antenna... Antenna on mine springs out there so hard it's spooky! However, I haven't really found that I needed it open out to a hundred yards. Remote works great without opening it out at any hunting distance I've set it, although I haven't exceeded a hundred yards with it to date.

For the money, it's a great call! And, those folks that have had problems with them, the company has been very good about adressing those problems. Have yet to hear anyone complain about poor customer service.
 
Originally Posted By: fowlplayI changed out the metal hardware on my strap and used zip ties to attach it to the caller. Yours looks alot better Rocky1. I like your idea with attaching a clip and lanyard to the remote. I can relate to the "arms length" comment. I was thinking maybe about using an elastic cord or strap to keep it riding higher while sitting but able to extend it that arms length out to read it.


Hadn't considered the elastic cord... Outdoor or automotive section at Wally World - find a small bungee cord and remove the ends. They're about the same size as the paracord and one 8 inches long should stretch to well over a foot, with ease.
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i think i know whats causing your popping sounds...

if you turn on the caller...and the remote at the same time...
then for some reason shut the remote off....leave the caller on...turn it back on ..it is on the same sound it was on when you shut it off...you need to resend the sound to the caller...

if i tried to just turn that sound on without hitting send again i got a slight pop...but it still worked...but did also have static...thats probably what you guys have had happen...if you turn the remote back on make sure you resend the sound..and you wont get any popping ..took me 3 hours to figure out why i thought it was low battery...also it is not a clear sound for some reason...resend it and its perfectly clear even at high volumes...
 
Thing is I shouldn't have to go through the trouble everytime to make the popping noise go away. Im not trying to down the call just if I pay for something it needs to work and I shouldn't have to cut the remote off then back on to fix problem.
 
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Originally Posted By: hunting101Thing is I shouldn't have to go through the trouble everytime to make the popping noise go away. Im not trying to down the call just if I pay for something it needs to work and I shouldn't have to cut the remote off then back on to fix problem.

I feel the same way.Whether 119.99 or 599.99 u payed for it and it should work.I'm as tight as a frogs A$$ and thats water tight thats why i bought one didnt last 2 days never saw the field.I said in another post "its to bad it was great while it worked" i needed somthin that worked without having to stroke it so it went back and i bit the bullet and bought the FP Firestorm and so far have not had one problem in temps down to -19. I really wanted the ER-1 to make it i would rather them put good components in it and charge more money because the call is well thought out in design.
 
Originally Posted By: hunting101Thing is I shouldn't have to go through the trouble everytime to make the popping noise go away. Im not trying to down the call just if I pay for something it needs to work and I shouldn't have to cut the remote off then back on to fix problem.

i saying you must have been turning the remote off...its the only way it will pop...no need to turn it off..it goes into sleep mode...
its not anything that needs fixed...i never turned off my foxpro remote unless i turned the caller off...

operator causes the pop not the machine...if ran right its a very good machine...called in fur last night it just wasnt in season now...
 
Originally Posted By: KzoneOriginally Posted By: hunting101Thing is I shouldn't have to go through the trouble everytime to make the popping noise go away. Im not trying to down the call just if I pay for something it needs to work and I shouldn't have to cut the remote off then back on to fix problem.

I feel the same way.Whether 119.99 or 599.99 u payed for it and it should work.I'm as tight as a frogs A$$ and thats water tight thats why i bought one didnt last 2 days never saw the field.I said in another post "its to bad it was great while it worked" i needed somthin that worked without having to stroke it so it went back and i bit the bullet and bought the FP Firestorm and so far have not had one problem in temps down to -19. I really wanted the ER-1 to make it i would rather them put good components in it and charge more money because the call is well thought out in design.

im certain that was there idea seems many were sold and not many are having problems except they need better explanation and operation directions for hunters with little common sense as ive said in a earlier post....

sure is nice to be able to get out of the scent cone...and still turn the caller on..in some states that means a lot.....

i think they put this out so people can hear there sounds and upgrade to a MA...which i plan on doing...or just buying another echo for a backup...the call has worked fine...and is a good caller...it has sounds that calls in fur...in my area at least..

i agree as you said yourself...is well thought out in design.
 
I Know how to work a caller. It isn't operator error. I bought one and it made popping noise so I gave my opinion. I understand you like yours but I didn't like it due to the bad sound quality in mine.
 
Also I dont see how you can say the operator is the problem when the caller is the one doing the popping. You may have gotten a good one but I didn't. I'm glad you got a good one wish I had but to say it's operator error isn't always true.
 
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hunting101 knows what he's talking about when it comes to E-callers. Sounds like the caller he purchased just wasn't up to his standards or like said maybe he got a bad one. Lets not blame it on operator error.
 
Originally Posted By: hunting101I Know how to work a caller. It isn't operator error. I bought one and it made popping noise so I gave my opinion. I understand you like yours but I didn't like it due to the bad sound quality in mine.

i meant charging the unit as i stated before...not you yourself...the rubber bushing is a little tight and hard to get the plug in...

well i told you the only way i can make mine pop...and did it this evening with a friends....on purpose...it only happens when you turn off the remote and do not send the sound....why anyone would turn the remote off and turn it back on to call...unless there walking to the caller..and here a yote or something.....when you turn it back on...its minor most calls switch off when you turn the remote off anyway...and you have to resend it...

they should have put it in the instructions if done right the calls are very clear and have good sound...

i cant find anything else wrong with this call...and for the price it cant be beat....plain and simple...

it sounds good to me and ive hunted with many high dollar callers....its not as loud as a 500 dollar call thats certain...but its far good enough quality to call in critters...this sound quality bull is bogus anyway...hunters killed fox...coyote..coon..etc...with cassette callers...for years...and large numbers...i know many hunters here in PA. that have all the bells and whistles across the whole state and they may kill 10 predators a year average...some a few more...many less....i killed fox 39 years ago with a record player ...its no different....maybe worse today...

we would both fall off our computer chairs if the total of all critters killed with the JS cassette callers were tallied over the years and many are still using them...

and they sure were not great sound quality so i dont buy into the better quality stuff...i have some low quality sounds on a home build and killed a lot over it....

so i would say the echo has plenty good enough sound quality...
 
I didn't have an issue with the actual distress sounds. I was referring to the popping noise coming from the speakers. Just when I was lowering and raising the sound it would pop, then it just started to pop every now and then. Yes I did push the cord all the way in and when I messed with the caller it had well over half the bars on the battery indicator for both and I wasn't next to the caller all the time when it was making the popping noise. Not sure about the turning off the remote but that wasn't the reason for the popping noise and if it was I should be able to turn my remote off and on as many times as I want and the caller should never make a popping noise. As I have said before I'm not trying to down the call and I said it before I may have just got a bad one. It's just you keep saying it pops when the remote does this when in reality it shouldn't do that and again it's not always operator error. Also I have hunted with tape callers before and yes the sound quality wasn't good but my speakers never made a popping sound. I guess no matter what my opinion is it's not going to be the callers fault. I have voiced my opinion and i'm leaving it at that and moving on.
 
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Why are we wrecking this post with senseless squabbling? It's rather obvious the excessive popping is a defect. Send it back and get a refund or another unit. End of story.

I have nothing but good to say about my ER1. Battery life is long on the caller and longer on the remote (if you fully charge it). The sounds are good quality and volume is loud enough for animals to hear from pretty far away. (I called one from at least 3/4 mile away on the other side of a hill, upwind with 10-15 mph winds.)

For the noisy strap, I wrapped those round things with hockey stick tape, and just used some thin rope and is now noiseless.

It's a great inexpensive caller that will probably call in as many animals as a $500 unit. I'll bet the coyotes don't know the difference!

The key is to READ YOUR DIRECTIONS first and follow them.
 


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