BCD436HP/BCD536HP: Viewing P25 threshold on BCD536HP
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These steps work only when you can clearly receive the frequencies. If you are in a weak-signal area or receive interference, these steps will not work. These steps do not compensate for weak signals or signals subject to interference.
P25 Adjustment Mode
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These steps work only when you can clearly receive the frequencies. If you are in a weak-signal area or receive interference, these steps will not work. These steps do not compensate for weak signals or signals subject to interference.
P25 Adjustment Mode
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I'm getting 3 to 5 bars while scanning, do I push func and vol at the same time is the funct the big knob
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Hold on any Site, or digital conventional Frequency.
(BCD536HP) Press Func then Vol.
(BCD436HP) Press Vol then Func then Vol.
If I am getting a good signal and not stopping on any ids
I am not following. What are you asking?
I viewed threshold it's showing 6-13 while scanning what should i put in for manual
I'll take a stab in the dark and say simulcast distortion. Threshold levels are dependent on different factors. There's no "one size fits all" solution. If you do happen to get one reliable decode after following the steps outlined in post #4 take note of that threshold level. The key is to get the error rate (ERR) as close to zero as possible before setting threshold mode to manual
You seem like more of an AUTO setting person. I definitely am an AUTO setting person because I don’t feel like messing with the tricks to try to get a scanner to do something it wasn’t designed to do well.
Will turning the antenna help
An antenna tuned for the freqs being scanned will almost always yield the best results. A little off might not be noticeable with strong signals.
@Whiskey3JMC
I would not think it is Simulcast as he is like 50 miles from anywhere.
I would not think it is Simulcast as he is like 50 miles from anywhere.
Yeah I later realized we've been through this before with the OP...
Did OP mention how he programmed the unit?
36-42 miles
I used proscan I'm getting a non simulcast system from 42 miles
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Back to your new problem are you using a PREAMP?
If so can you adjust the gain you may have too much gain and need to turn it down.
If so can you adjust the gain you may have too much gain and need to turn it down.
No, I have another antenna with less gain and I have a rtl sdr
First thought was a PREAMP with the gain turned up was making the noise floor higher.
Ubbe
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The scanner are storing the threshold values individually to each site. If you are scanning then it will show each value from each site as you scan them.
If you program a site or frequency department to use manual settings then initially set it to 8.
Then when you receive a conversation or have stopped on a control channel and the error are more than 7-10 then push the selector knob so that the Fn text are displayed and while that Fn are still on the display you can turn the selector knob to change the threshold value and try and get as few errors as possible. When it starts to scan it will save that setting to that site or conventional department and will use that value the next time the scan cycle comes back to the system.
/Ubbe
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