wierd background noises

mickelp · #1 (**permalink**) 01-25-2013, 10:35 AM

when listling to my scanner i have a background noises while people are talking. its like a alien noise. (its hard to describe)

mancow · #2 (**permalink**) 01-25-2013, 2:05 PM

Is this a question or a statement?

ab5r · #3 (**permalink**) 01-25-2013, 2:33 PM

Do you habe a Broadcast station or other powerful radio tower nearby? If you have a preamp, turn it off or dicsonnect antenna and see if the noise is still there. Sounds like something is overloading the front end of your scanner.