Nassau County 5th/6th batt

[JackRoberts23]

I'm listening on W2LIE for the Nassau east freqs which also hears stuff in the 5th and 6th, I have my radio set up to hear them as well, the info is correct, but I only hear it on W2LIE. It could be that I'm out of range, but I can hear Wantagh pretty well. Can anyone verify if the 5th and 6th batt stuff is still good?

 

[dave3825]

I'm not going to disclose Phil's location but your in like Woodmere/Inwood and Phil is not. Phil has base antenna on his roof feeding the scanners he uses for the feeds and your using ht1250 or something with rubber ducks. Phil's reception will most likely be better with a rooftop antenna. Or, you have programming issues. Take your radio to an area you dont receive and spend a few hours and see if you receive.

I live in East Islip and can receive some Nassau depts 20 miles away and some NYPD even further but have lousy reception on West Islip fd, 2 towns away, or West Sayville, 2 towns the other way. All depends how much power the station is pushing and how high their antenna is.

 

[GTR8000]

Or, you have programming issues.

Maybe it's just me, but it seems like 90% of the posts this guy has made since he joined is about not being able to hear something. I suspect operator error or wonky programming is the cause of 90% of his issues.

 

[JackRoberts23]

Maybe it's just me, but it seems like 90% of the posts this guy has made since he joined is about not being able to hear something. I suspect operator error or wonky programming is the cause of 90% of his issues.

It could also be that I’m not listening when they have calls. Remember my thread about Hewlett fd? I had the correct frequency and pl just they never had a call when I was listening. It took forever for me to hear it.

 

[JackRoberts23]

I'm not going to disclose Phil's location but your in like Woodmere/Inwood and Phil is not. Phil has base antenna on his roof feeding the scanners he uses for the feeds and your using ht1250 or something with rubber ducks. Phil's reception will most likely be better with a rooftop antenna.

That’s incorrect. I also have roof antennas for uniden scanners, CDMS, and XPRS

 

[dave3825]

That’s incorrect. I also have roof antennas for uniden scanners, CDMS, and XPRS

Ok, so what antennas (make/model) are going to what scanners/radios?

 

[JackRoberts23]

Ok, so what antennas (make/model) are going to what scanners/radios?

I have two (99% sure) HAE 4011 antennas for the CDM and XPR and for the uniden scanner, it’s whatever antenna came with it. i don’t know what type

 

[dave3825]

Ok, you have 2 rooftop antenna. One is feeding the CDM and the other is feeding the XPR?

And to confirm, the Uniden is using the stock antenna? What Uniden model?

Have you tried hooking up a Uniden to the 4011 to see if it receives the dept?

 

[KevinC]

I have two (99% sure) HAE 4011 antennas

Aren't those mobile antennas? If so how are they mounted?

 

[JackRoberts23]

Ok, you have 2 rooftop antenna. One is feeding the CDM and the other is feeding the XPR?

And to confirm, the Uniden is using the stock antenna? What Uniden model?

Have you tried hooking up a Uniden to the 4011 to see if it receives the dept?

I have the uniden bcd536hp so whatever antenna came with it is what’s on it

 

[JackRoberts23]

Aren't those mobile antennas? If so how are they mounted?

Unsure if they are mobile antennas but they are mounted magnetically on a metal panel on the roof

 

[KevinC]

Unsure if they are mobile antennas but they are mounted magnetically on a metal panel on the roof

How long is the coax run, what type of coax, any "splices"? Pics would also help.

 

[Rudy3145]

t I only hear it on W2LIE. It could be that I'm out of range, but I can hear Wantagh pretty well. Can anyone verify if the 5th and 6th batt stuff is still good?

West Sayville's UHF repeater is in Oakdale, and I believe West Islip has a site on Good Sam. If you're hearing NYC and Nassau, you should be hearing them fine from East Islip. Strange!

 

[JackRoberts23]

How long is the coax run, what type of coax, any "splices"? Pics would also help

Coax is RG 58, around 12 feet of cable (gotta double check) no splices

 

[dave3825]

I have the uniden bcd536hp so whatever antenna came with it is what’s on it

Ok, and

Have you tried hooking up a Uniden to the 4011 to see if it receives the dept?

 

[JackRoberts23]

I have not tried connecting the 4011 to the uniden. I will try later

 

[KevinC]

Coax is RG 58, around 12 feet of cable (gotta double check) no splices

Trying to visualize how only 12' goes from your roof to a radio inside your residence.

 

[JackRoberts23]

Meant 120

 

[KevinC]

Meant 120

120 feet of RG-58? You have over 11 dB of loss at 460. That's a lot, a whole lot, in case you didn't know.

 

[JackRoberts23]

So that’s probably the issue why I’m not receiving the 5th/6th. I’ll have to find a shorter way to run the coax to the roof.

Thanks all