Otto
Member
So, I am fed up with the cell phone interference that jacks up my scanner anytime I get near cell towers while monitoring an 800 mhz Motorola trunked system in my area. It causes either the radio to go completely silent, or freaks out the squelch and causes it to open. Usually it's also associated with really poor reception. I have tried using the ATT feature, but that just help marginally. It seems like it's only getting worse and worse as more towers are popping all over town. And it's irritating, because I tend to listen at work while driving from job to job ( I am a HVAC Controls Technician, so it's all around town some days) and the freeways are the worst! A tower or three every 1/4 mile or so! I gets it really bad when stuck in traffic, must be all my fellow stuck travelers texting, emailing, twit-ing or freind facing their traffic woes to all their concerned friends via their handy mobile distraction devices.
Is there a inline filter that I can add to the antenna that can filter out cellular interference? I tried searching the usual scanner and radio places on line, and came up with zilch. Will such a filter also filter out the TRS I monitor? Its located in the 850-870mHz range. I am using a magnetic mobile mount antenna attached (zip tied, LOL) to a ladder rack on the work van, if that info helps.
I like this old workhorse scanner, missing numbers on all the keys, bashed up case, and all, but are the newer offerings less prone to this? I am not opposed to buying a new scanner, but I would love to just keep this one until I absolutely have to get another one ( either it finally breaks, or the systems I like to monitor go digital, or whatever)...
So, what do you all think?
Is there a inline filter that I can add to the antenna that can filter out cellular interference? I tried searching the usual scanner and radio places on line, and came up with zilch. Will such a filter also filter out the TRS I monitor? Its located in the 850-870mHz range. I am using a magnetic mobile mount antenna attached (zip tied, LOL) to a ladder rack on the work van, if that info helps.
I like this old workhorse scanner, missing numbers on all the keys, bashed up case, and all, but are the newer offerings less prone to this? I am not opposed to buying a new scanner, but I would love to just keep this one until I absolutely have to get another one ( either it finally breaks, or the systems I like to monitor go digital, or whatever)...
So, what do you all think?