robo21
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First a little history. I live in Los Angeles. I have both radios, Pro-651 and Pro-106. I sold my GRE PSR-500 for enough moolah to buy a new 651 and a used 106. I felt like that was a good move. Even the 106 feels like it is an equal to the GRE radio. I do realize that the 651, 106 and 500 are all basically the same. I have had Arc 500 software for the GRE since 2009.
My next door neighbor has the Pro-96 and I turned him onto a deal on a new 651 which he is now loving. He is new to the Arc 500 software.
I downloaded the frequencies for LAPD from this Radio Reference and the download included squelch codes (mostly 466) for each of the police frequencies. My neighbor who considers himself an Expert (with a capital 'E') says that it is better to leave the squelch code blank or on "search" as inputting a code in this field will cause problems such as dropped broadcasts, etc.
I can't imagine that Radio Reference would include codes in the downloads if they weren't necessary so I left the codes in my scan lists and haven't noticed any dropped broadcasts or other problems. If anything when I try his scan list for LAPD I notice issues such as gaps and noise in the broadcasts.
Can anyone shed some light on this subject please?
My next door neighbor has the Pro-96 and I turned him onto a deal on a new 651 which he is now loving. He is new to the Arc 500 software.
I downloaded the frequencies for LAPD from this Radio Reference and the download included squelch codes (mostly 466) for each of the police frequencies. My neighbor who considers himself an Expert (with a capital 'E') says that it is better to leave the squelch code blank or on "search" as inputting a code in this field will cause problems such as dropped broadcasts, etc.
I can't imagine that Radio Reference would include codes in the downloads if they weren't necessary so I left the codes in my scan lists and haven't noticed any dropped broadcasts or other problems. If anything when I try his scan list for LAPD I notice issues such as gaps and noise in the broadcasts.
Can anyone shed some light on this subject please?
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