I just got my 536HP last night and after setting it up and getting used to the new interface I have a few concerns.
I've read a few posts where folks don't seem to like the deep quality to the audio. Some say it's more like what the in-car Motorola radios sound like. I really don't mind the deeper sound but I do have the following observation:
I'm listening to my P25 radio system in Northern NJ I pulled it from the database and put it into a favorite and added a single conventional system which is our FIRE/EMS dispatch. Sitting inside using the included antenna I'm finding the audio to be:
1. Muffled (to the point where it's almost hard to understand what they are saying)
2. Cut off (beginning and ends of words are so garbled they are almost unintelligible)
I'm doing a side by side with my PRO-106. There's a huge difference in the audio between the two.
having listened for years I can actually recognize many of the dispatchers voices and on the new Uniden it's nothing like any other radio that I've used. Very very digitalized sounding and almost unintelligible.
I'm hoping that this has to do with the supplied antenna and I'm planning on getting something much better. I also detected quite a bit of missed transmissions but it seemed to go both ways (on either radio in my side by side) so it could just be the scanning. I did however notice a few full lengthy transmissions on a talk group that went on for some time that were completely missed by the Uniden. Like 5-7 second xmissions, several times over a few minutes. Almost like the talk group wasn't even part of the programming. I double checked and it was there. Again, I'm hoping a better antenna improves this situation.
Currently the radio is very new to me so I'll probably be posting a lot until I get the swing of it, but I'm looking forward to learning it as well as I know my older radios. It takes a while but it will happen.
Also looking forward to the APP in March. This was the main reason I waiting and bought this radio so I'm hoping it turns out to be a good thing.
Roveer
I've read a few posts where folks don't seem to like the deep quality to the audio. Some say it's more like what the in-car Motorola radios sound like. I really don't mind the deeper sound but I do have the following observation:
I'm listening to my P25 radio system in Northern NJ I pulled it from the database and put it into a favorite and added a single conventional system which is our FIRE/EMS dispatch. Sitting inside using the included antenna I'm finding the audio to be:
1. Muffled (to the point where it's almost hard to understand what they are saying)
2. Cut off (beginning and ends of words are so garbled they are almost unintelligible)
I'm doing a side by side with my PRO-106. There's a huge difference in the audio between the two.
having listened for years I can actually recognize many of the dispatchers voices and on the new Uniden it's nothing like any other radio that I've used. Very very digitalized sounding and almost unintelligible.
I'm hoping that this has to do with the supplied antenna and I'm planning on getting something much better. I also detected quite a bit of missed transmissions but it seemed to go both ways (on either radio in my side by side) so it could just be the scanning. I did however notice a few full lengthy transmissions on a talk group that went on for some time that were completely missed by the Uniden. Like 5-7 second xmissions, several times over a few minutes. Almost like the talk group wasn't even part of the programming. I double checked and it was there. Again, I'm hoping a better antenna improves this situation.
Currently the radio is very new to me so I'll probably be posting a lot until I get the swing of it, but I'm looking forward to learning it as well as I know my older radios. It takes a while but it will happen.
Also looking forward to the APP in March. This was the main reason I waiting and bought this radio so I'm hoping it turns out to be a good thing.
Roveer