hardwiring scanner

If you hardwire your scanner to the fuse box inside your car and ground the wire in the car, can you hear a difference rather than using the cigarette lighter port? Are you able to pick up farther and better?

scannerman200 said:

If you hardwire your scanner to the fuse box inside your car and ground the wire in the car, can you hear a difference rather than using the cigarette lighter port? Are you able to pick up farther and better?

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AFAIK, this will not affect reception at all.

Sometimes it will reduce the noise in the scanner.

If you are picking up noise through the power line, this is a good thing to try.

I have wired all the scanners in all my vehicles this way. Aside from being neater and more professional, it does reduce noise. A good solid ground will deliver less engine noise than the cheap cigarette lighter power cords. Just pick a good fuse to stick the hot lead into.