zipstertdi
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Has anyone noticed the simulcast channel ( 46.46 ) for Baltimore County sounding weak this evening? Even the tones sound strange.
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TinEar
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zipstertdi said:
Sounds perfectly normal from my location. Not weak at all.
There's something very wrong with it, not much volume and hard to read what does come thru. I thought it was me, but, not so. From Balto City to nearly the Pa line.
Have my base 2006 parked on 46.46 and nothing.....
Have my base 2006 parked on 46.46 and nothing.....
TinEar
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I wonder if they've changed the pattern on their antenna. It's still very strong and very clear from here in Glen Burnie. I can't tell the difference from the way it has always sounded.
I don't think they have patterns like AM radio.
They have various sites from which they broadcast so I'm guessingwhatever site(s) cover the northern prarie are having problems or perhaps the northern sites are down and we're only picking up from more distant sites.
They have various sites from which they broadcast so I'm guessingwhatever site(s) cover the northern prarie are having problems or perhaps the northern sites are down and we're only picking up from more distant sites.
bwhite,
Where are you monitoring from? On my way to Towson last night from York, I noticed the same thing you describe, until I crested the hill just north of Shawan Road. After that, it sounded find. I didn't think anything of it until I was headed back up north. The signal stayed fine again until I crested the same hill. This lead me to believe that there is an issue with the Spookhill lowband transmitter; it's either out of sync with the other three transmitters or transmitting dead air. I had a friend of mine notify a guy at BCo electronic services, so hopefully they're on it. I hoped they'd have dealt with it right away, since, from the way the tones sound to me (distorted and broken) I doubt they'd consistently activate pagers correctly.
If you're monitoring from somewhere in the north County, I'll bet you're getting the same thing.
PS- Lowband is only transmitted from Towson, Spookhill, Catonsville, and Northpoint, so if the Spookhill site goes down, that leaves quite a dark footprint for lowband in the north end, which is extra-fantastic since coverage up north is 99.9% volunteer!
Where are you monitoring from? On my way to Towson last night from York, I noticed the same thing you describe, until I crested the hill just north of Shawan Road. After that, it sounded find. I didn't think anything of it until I was headed back up north. The signal stayed fine again until I crested the same hill. This lead me to believe that there is an issue with the Spookhill lowband transmitter; it's either out of sync with the other three transmitters or transmitting dead air. I had a friend of mine notify a guy at BCo electronic services, so hopefully they're on it. I hoped they'd have dealt with it right away, since, from the way the tones sound to me (distorted and broken) I doubt they'd consistently activate pagers correctly.
If you're monitoring from somewhere in the north County, I'll bet you're getting the same thing.
PS- Lowband is only transmitted from Towson, Spookhill, Catonsville, and Northpoint, so if the Spookhill site goes down, that leaves quite a dark footprint for lowband in the north end, which is extra-fantastic since coverage up north is 99.9% volunteer!
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Yeah I know that's how they tone out, I'm sure paging is adversely effected
PM sent with location info
Yeah I know that's how they tone out, I'm sure paging is adversely effected
PM sent with location info
Update from thewatchdesk.com
http://www.thewatchdesk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=317960#post317960
Update: its been repaired, they had a problem with a tower up north, just took them some time to find the source.. should be good now! pass it on to radioreference
http://www.thewatchdesk.com/forum/showthread.php?p=317960#post317960
Update: its been repaired, they had a problem with a tower up north, just took them some time to find the source.. should be good now! pass it on to radioreference
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