Well I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but on the new system the dispatcher sounds like Charlie Brown's teacher and the units sound like they are on Mars. That's of course when my - admittedly ancient - BC796 can even FIND the control channel. I was really hoping that Chandler joining RWC Simulcast C (and the subsequent buildout required for that to happen) would improve reception out here. HAH. Fat chance.
Is it just my scanner or is the system pretty much a mess? I'd like to hear from anyone who is getting good rx on Chandler, and what scanner they're using if so.
-AZ
You know how simulcast systems are. If you aren't near one particular site (and relatively far from the others), and can't install a yagi to attenuate all but one site, you are going to hear "the mess". I've been in all of these scenarios and know all about RWC simulcast. At work, I sit under the North Mountain tower, with all other sites fairly far off / blocked. Reception is FLAWLESS on RWC Simulcast A. At my OLD house it was horrible, with me sitting right between two towers. Using a yagi, I was able to improve reception to about 90%. Now after moving to Buckeye, several of the Simulcast A sites are approximately the same direction, and relatively speaking, similar in distance. The "yagi trick" doesn't work. Simulcast A is a lost cause at home now.
As far as scanners, I have done extensive testing for years of the GRE PSR 500/600 (RS PRO 106/197), and the Uniden 396/996. I can say without any doubt, that the GRE scanners are FAR superior when it comes to digital decoding. Unidens have decoding issues under the best of circumstances. The GRE radios work well given the proper condition, and the voice sound is even, and of superior quality overall, more like analog radio sound by a wide margin.
I used to monitor the old Chandler system quite easily (same for Scottsdale) and am also saddened to see them join the RWC.
