BigDaddy419
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Ok, thanks!
Ok, thanks!
As one would expect on a holiday weekend, the DNR TGs have been busy today. From what I observed today, it appears that Park Rangers with law enforcement powers operate in the 75xx TGs, while the more operations oriented traffic is in the 142xx range. A lot of traffic on the "14204 State Park Ops" TG was mentioning the "Avalon" area, which is part of the Patapsco Valley State Park.
I've seen many Superpatches enabled since Friday.
There was one that brought Area 2, 5, 6 & 8 together last night..
There was one that brought Area 2, 5, 6 & 8 together last night..
Yep, That is enough.
Drove through the shore today...
Worcester/Wicomico Site
7531 - Keyup
7592 - Parks activity. Unknown which one.
7594 - Pocomoke River State Park - Shad's Landing (Both Park Rangers & Maintenance Active)
Worcester/Wicomico Site
7531 - Keyup
7592 - Parks activity. Unknown which one.
7594 - Pocomoke River State Park - Shad's Landing (Both Park Rangers & Maintenance Active)
It does seem pretty active today. Hopefully they will continue to use FiRST throughout the Summer. I tried to figure out some of these talkgroups last year but they were so infrequent used and users switched around talkgroups on a daily basis. Last year at least Patapsco, Gunpowder, North Point, Sandy Point were primarily using their conventional frequencies and at times FiRST.
Last year it also appeared for someone reasons some of the talkgroups were contentiously patched to other talkgroups. But maybe some talkgroups were some kind of All Call type of talkgroups that were then patched into other talkgroups.
Most likely not, but you can give it a shot. Just don’t buy one you cannot return. A Remtronix gets about 5dB gain, which is pretty good.
Remember that FIRST is designed for portable on street coverage, and not building interior locations. Not sure if Cecil will be using DVRS to supplement coverage within the county.
It's possible, cheaper than a new radio for sure; but who knows? Worth a shot if you already have it.
I wouldn't go out and buy one just to try it out though, but that's just me... (I guess it could be returned if it failed) I'd be looking at/pricing an SDS100 or, If that's just too steep a price; Then a BCD436HP would probably work (Possibly used). Take a look at the chart posted above by maus92..I already have an indoor tv amplified antenna i forgot about having .. The sds 100 is steep in price , But talking to the seller that i recieved the trx 1 from .. They maybe willing to let me trade it in for the uniden ? Time will tell i guess ? Now i need to get a bnc to f type r adapter to try the antenna .. Sitting here looking at 5 bars on the signal , But no voice just a slight burst of noise .
If you are getting 5 bars and no voice decode, then I would suspect there might be a noise / interference source nearby that the radio is incapable of filtering out. Lack of signal doesn’t seem to be your problem . A super directional antenna aka Yagi would be worth a shot, but its really designed for outdoor mounting. A Yagi would conceivably reject signals it’s not pointed at; an indoor TV antenna is more or less omni, and unlikely to help. But who knows until you try. I still think an SDS scanner or a G4/5 is your best bet, a 436/536 might work better than a TRX-1/2 as well.
Yes , Looks like the NAC 4A4 is displaying .. Along with a S , Which i guess means which way the signal is coming from ? Dg keeps popping on and off as well .. The ( S ) is in the bottom right corner .. Not the signal strength .. Had to clarify that .
S means squelch is open (not a compass direction)..
Easier to Read Whistler WS1080/1088 Handheld Scanner and Software Manual
You want to see that "T" meaning the CC is being decoded.
Easier to Read Whistler WS1080/1088 Handheld Scanner and Software Manual
You want to see that "T" meaning the CC is being decoded.
I sorta thought that was already accomplished?
Didn't you import RR TG's for FIRST using EZscan?
If you mean The New Cecil TG's? You'll have to add them manually since they're not in the DB yet..
https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/maryland-first-700mhz-trs.231503/post-3130034
Those have been very quiet this week as far as testing goes, but doesn't hurt to be ahead of the game and have them in your list..
