Private company

Whistler Group

American electronics company

The Whistler Group was an electronics company based in Bentonville, Arkansas, best known for its radar detectors. Whistler also manufactured power inverters, GPS navigation devices, inspection cameras, LED flashlights, vehicle dashboard cameras, and scanner radios.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

The Whistler Group was an electronics company based in Bentonville, Arkansas, best known for its radar detectors. Whistler also manufactured power inverters, GPS navigation devices, inspection cameras, LED flashlights, vehicle dashboard cameras, and scanner radios.2

Products and brands

  • radar detector

Listed on Wikidata.1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$890.8K 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $890.8K in all. PPP loans $890.8K.$0$200K$400K$600K2020 · PPP loans: $544.8K20202021 · PPP loans: $346.0K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$346.0K$346.0K
2020$544.8K$544.8K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA3. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 4, 2020$544.8K PPP loan (first draw) from Generations Bank3To THE WHISTLER GROUP, INC., Bentonville AR; $519.2K forgiven Dec 30, 2020
  2. May 15, 2021$346.0K PPP loan (second draw) from People Trust3To THE WHISTLER GROUP INC., Bentonville AR; no forgiveness recorded

Sources

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