I was hoping to elicit some feed back on what I am hearing and what I am not hearing in the Clyde area of Haywood County using a BCD996XT with a standard OEM antenna. Here's a breakdown, in general.
Hearing
Conventional- Haywood (EMS, Fire, Sheriff,) Waynesville FD and Police, Canton Police, Clyde Police, Blue Ridge Paper (800 analog trunked), Henderson Sheriff (Bearwallow), Jackson (FD, EMS), Madison (EMS,Sheriff), NCSHP (low band occasional), Norfolk Southern Rail, Ham-Eagles Nest Repeater, USFS-Pisgah National, Asheville Fire Page and Dispatch, Some analog Buncombe Emergency Services, Asheville Airport, Atlanta ARTCC (Hickory and Greensboro)
Digital-NC Viper (Chambers Mtn., Bearwallow Mtn.) including Troop G- 3,4, and mostly 6, little 5 though that should be my home troop. GSMNP Rangers, MAMA-Air Ambulance (Chambers Mtn.)
Not Hearing- Buncombe County Digital Traffic, Digital or Analog NCDOT traffic, Blue Ridge Parkway analog or digital traffic.
I guess my biggest disappointment is hearing such little through Viper. For some reason, I am hearing nothing other than a bit of NCSHP. I can't figure why I am missing DOT and/or IMAP, especially during winter weather. I was also hoping for more Federal traffic though I get a good bit from the National Park, just none from the Parkway...perhaps it increases in the summer? Finally, I am hearing nothing from Buncombe County digital wise. I'm in Clyde so it may be a geographical distance issue (or antenna)
I think its interesting that I get so much from the Bearwallow site in Henderson County, a good ways away. (Digital and Analog). Any thoughts on what I'm hearing or not hearing?
Hearing
Conventional- Haywood (EMS, Fire, Sheriff,) Waynesville FD and Police, Canton Police, Clyde Police, Blue Ridge Paper (800 analog trunked), Henderson Sheriff (Bearwallow), Jackson (FD, EMS), Madison (EMS,Sheriff), NCSHP (low band occasional), Norfolk Southern Rail, Ham-Eagles Nest Repeater, USFS-Pisgah National, Asheville Fire Page and Dispatch, Some analog Buncombe Emergency Services, Asheville Airport, Atlanta ARTCC (Hickory and Greensboro)
Digital-NC Viper (Chambers Mtn., Bearwallow Mtn.) including Troop G- 3,4, and mostly 6, little 5 though that should be my home troop. GSMNP Rangers, MAMA-Air Ambulance (Chambers Mtn.)
Not Hearing- Buncombe County Digital Traffic, Digital or Analog NCDOT traffic, Blue Ridge Parkway analog or digital traffic.
I guess my biggest disappointment is hearing such little through Viper. For some reason, I am hearing nothing other than a bit of NCSHP. I can't figure why I am missing DOT and/or IMAP, especially during winter weather. I was also hoping for more Federal traffic though I get a good bit from the National Park, just none from the Parkway...perhaps it increases in the summer? Finally, I am hearing nothing from Buncombe County digital wise. I'm in Clyde so it may be a geographical distance issue (or antenna)
I think its interesting that I get so much from the Bearwallow site in Henderson County, a good ways away. (Digital and Analog). Any thoughts on what I'm hearing or not hearing?