voice channel help

[frank125]

hello while scanning wilmington on my psr-500 every things going along good then i hear static and its showing on the display as voice channel what is this and why wont the 500 scan this correctly why do i hear this static. thanks for any help

 

[hai_akeeba]

Frank:
How far are you from the Wilmington Tower? Their range is somewhat limited. Also what are you using for an antenna?

 

[frank125]

Frank:
How far are you from the Wilmington Tower? Their range is somewhat limited. Also what are you using for an antenna?

newark and im using regual 800mhz antenna. this does not happen alot usually monitoring is good just once in a while it comes threw as vc and i hear static, why is this.and what is voice channel thanks hai akeeba, frank

 

[hai_akeeba]

Not sure why the psr 500 shows voice channel, other than you may be losing the control channel. Here at work, by the Bissell Hosp. I only get 2 to 3 bars on the 996 Using an 800 mhz mag mount. Wilmington radio system has limited radio coverage. There was a previous report of others receiving static from Wilmington but, they have since stated that the problem has cleared.

 

[wildbillx]

It could be that you are listening to an encrypted talkground.