Hi Guys,
So, I am sort of a noob to this whole scanning thing. My business has me driving around a lot, so I really want to be able to listen while in my vehicle. I'm running a BCT346XT or a Home Patrol off of a mag mount Larson antenna I got from Ham Radio Outlet. The coax cable is running through my passenger door (sub-optimal, I know).
I live downtown and go through a LOT of dead spots. I'm trying to figure out how to improve reception to fix this. I'm figuring PPB officers likely don't run into that problem very much...
Is this an issue with antennas? The cable running through my vehicle? Or does Portland just have a bunch of little dead spots?
Wold throw this on a general forum, but sort of lost and wondering if it is just downtown PDX...
Thanks!
So, I am sort of a noob to this whole scanning thing. My business has me driving around a lot, so I really want to be able to listen while in my vehicle. I'm running a BCT346XT or a Home Patrol off of a mag mount Larson antenna I got from Ham Radio Outlet. The coax cable is running through my passenger door (sub-optimal, I know).
I live downtown and go through a LOT of dead spots. I'm trying to figure out how to improve reception to fix this. I'm figuring PPB officers likely don't run into that problem very much...
Is this an issue with antennas? The cable running through my vehicle? Or does Portland just have a bunch of little dead spots?
Wold throw this on a general forum, but sort of lost and wondering if it is just downtown PDX...
Thanks!