Well, got my new 536 programmed to my liking and in my Ford Escape. I am using an Austin Antennas Spectra scanner antenna and I live in Putnam County, NY, about an hour north of New York City and just next door to Connecticut.
I have heard complaints about the beep at the end of an EDACS system. Truthfully, I monitored the NYCOMCO EDACS system for Beacon, Poughkeepsie, Orange County Sheriff. Yeah, there was a hint of the beep at the end, but in truth, nothing I would pressure Uniden about. It decoded the EDACS networked system quite nicely.
Programmed in the Westchester County UHF Trunked system. Again, tracked nicely, no dropouts. Conventional VHF/UHF sounds good, though there are some channels where the audio seems low. I am going to put that on the transmitter, not the scanner, since it is not across the board. Also, be sure you check your favorites...there are still a few VHF channels in the database that show regular FM when they are now NFM. I've noticed a difference.
Off to Connecticut to monitor the Connecticut State Police system. Crossing the border, the signal is tough, but once in Connecticut, P25 signals decoded nicely. P25 conventional just as clear.
The only thing that I had a hard time with was the learning curve. With a little patience, this radio is AWESOME. I can't wait when I take a trip down south to try it on a TDMA system. If it does half as good as it has so far,
Almost forgot...one annoyance. The microSD card was corrupt. Easy fix; found a 2GB card and reloaded everything.
Pondering on a BCD436 and selling my other scanners.
I have heard complaints about the beep at the end of an EDACS system. Truthfully, I monitored the NYCOMCO EDACS system for Beacon, Poughkeepsie, Orange County Sheriff. Yeah, there was a hint of the beep at the end, but in truth, nothing I would pressure Uniden about. It decoded the EDACS networked system quite nicely.
Programmed in the Westchester County UHF Trunked system. Again, tracked nicely, no dropouts. Conventional VHF/UHF sounds good, though there are some channels where the audio seems low. I am going to put that on the transmitter, not the scanner, since it is not across the board. Also, be sure you check your favorites...there are still a few VHF channels in the database that show regular FM when they are now NFM. I've noticed a difference.
Off to Connecticut to monitor the Connecticut State Police system. Crossing the border, the signal is tough, but once in Connecticut, P25 signals decoded nicely. P25 conventional just as clear.
The only thing that I had a hard time with was the learning curve. With a little patience, this radio is AWESOME. I can't wait when I take a trip down south to try it on a TDMA system. If it does half as good as it has so far,
Almost forgot...one annoyance. The microSD card was corrupt. Easy fix; found a 2GB card and reloaded everything.
Pondering on a BCD436 and selling my other scanners.