The best thing I have seen so far outside of a Motorola or Kenwood radio for P25 simulcast is the Unication G5 Pager. Are there any consumer scanners which will produce decent results??
best thing for simulcast disortion is stick the antenna through a hole in the side of an empty paint can near the bottom. point open side toward tower. better than a yagi.
You spend the money on a G5. and you will be happy. Add up a 536. cable, mast and a decent yagi, not to mention the time invested setting up, and you just bought a G5. No more guessing, perfect decode on P25 LSM.The G5 is a nice radio but the price is what puts me off on buying one. I work for a Motorola/Kenwood dealer in WV and get to play with a lot of nifty stuff. Problem is if I am going to spend that much money (even wholesale) I want something more versatile.
It depends on whether you want to monitor multiple digital and analog systems, or just one P25 system. And a mast and yagi will pick up more signal than the stubby antenna on the G5. The x36 will pick up stuff the G5 won't even detect. Note the G5 has a sensitivity of 6 microvolts, while the x36 scanners are less than .5 microvolts-->10dB better.
If you're in a strong coverage area, that won't matter. But if you're in a fringe area it's a big deal.
The best thing I have seen so far outside of a Motorola or Kenwood radio for P25 simulcast is the Unication G5 Pager. Are there any consumer scanners which will produce decent results??
The best thing I have seen so far outside of a Motorola or Kenwood radio for P25 simulcast is the Unication G5 Pager. Are there any consumer scanners which will produce decent results??
<snip> The x36 will pick up stuff the G5 won't even detect. Note the G5 has a sensitivity of 6 microvolts, while the x36 scanners are less than .5 microvolts-->10dB better.
If you're in a strong coverage area, that won't matter. But if you're in a fringe area it's a big deal.