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That's my guess too, but I wonder if there a way to tell whether signal is too strong or too weak beyond experimenting. It is magnetic but the shelf is MDF (wood product). A friend cut a 12" x 12" piece of sheet metal for me to use as a base as a cheap experiment. Initially the rubber duckie...

Here's a short video that demonstrates what is happening with my signal quality.

I believe the nearest tower to us in Natomas is the one off Richards Blvd., visible from the freeway. I'm pretty sure that's the site of the previous dispatch center.

Thanks for the advice. I appreciate what you're saying. You're referring to simulcast distortion which I have read about. And I get that there is a "sweet spot" where one has just enough signal to have a reliable connection to pick up the data. Too little results in data loss and too much...

I live near the Interstate 5 and 80 interchange and just recently set up an SDR, first with a rubber duckie near the floor and later with a magnetic mount near the ceiling, both supporting 800 MHz, but neither is getting good enough reception. Next step may be extending the antenna into the...

After much trial and error, the SacPD North Command feed is back up, but it may not be stable. Many thanks to bigRoN18 for the tips.

If and when I can get Sacramento Police Department - North Command (Channel 1) feed back up and running, I can explore what it would take to get another channel or two into a dedicated feed. Tech tips welcomed.

I just saw bigRoN18's post in this thread in which he describes his SDRTrunk & Airspy Mini SDR Tuner setup. Color me inspired. I was looking at replacement scanners, but I got sticker shock -- if too expensive, my feed might be down for good. However, as he demonstrated, now that I see I...

I can also get a WS1040 - The RadioReference Wiki (which is functionally identical to the Pro-651 - The RadioReference Wiki), never used, for a reasonable price.

Thank you scannerboy02 and mcjones2013 for the model recommendations -- and extra thanks to scannerboy02 for the programming assistance. Not to order too far off the menu, but I see that both Pro-668 - The RadioReference Wiki can handle P25 Phase 1 & 2 and Pro-651 - The RadioReference Wiki can...

What to buy? Looking for recommendations. I am budget conscious, since I am the provider of Sacramento Police North Command feed and I had to disable my feed this evening. It may remain down for good if I can't buy a compatible scanner for a reasonable amount.

Every little bit helps. :) Perfect. I was hoping that would be the case. I'm going to pick up one of these cheap-os to test it out. For simplicity's sake I'm going to recommend all of the scanners be of like make and model for relative ease of programming and cloning. I'm leaning towards...

Hi folks, I'm the feed provider for Sacramento Police Department's North Command. https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/6558 I am assisting in the setup of about 8 law enforcement feeds in the Sacramento region, all from the same location. Each will be geographically specific and may...

McJones2013 beat me to the punch.

For those with Radio Shack PRO-107 scanners and software who may be having trouble right now... I am the feed provider for Sacramento Police North Command. My scanner went silent a while ago (I assume on October 8th) but I'm back in business now. I used my scanner's software (PRO-107 iSCAN) to...

Status Update: "...may be October for completion" I asked my comm center supervisor buddy for a status update, and here's what he wrote: "No update other than reading still moving forward . . . [Sacramento County Sheriff's Department] may delay some of the final phase so may be...

It's been a week since I was told it would be "in a week," yet we're still on the old frequencies. Fortunately, my pair of Pro-107s arrived earlier than expected, so I'm ready for the change when it happens. My feed is now running on a PRO-107.

He said something about they finished work on the motorcycles and only had a few dozen other radios to do, so his answer to my "when" question was "in a week." He also talked a little about P25 but with no timeframe estimates, just "eventually down the road" stuff. I also asked about the...

I had opportunity to visit SacPD's comm center last weekend. I learned from one of their shift supervisors that they plan to cut over to the new frequencies sometime this coming weekend. My feed will probably go down for a few days until I get my new rebanding-compatible scanner up and running...

I apologize in advance for what may come across as a total "noob" question, but I think I may not be the only one wondering this... I currently have two Radio Shack PRO-528 units -- one that I carry on occasion and another that is constantly connected to a PC at the house (it is the source of...