Balto City & the 396

[patrolman123]

I noticed that when I listen to Balto city transmissions on my 396 that parts of the conversations are in-audible. This especially is noticeable with police transmissions. I can hear dispatch fine but whenever a mobile unit transmits the audio is very low. What could be the problem? Any suggestions.......

 

[KR3LC]

I just found your post. I've noticed the same thing. I tend to monitor Southern district and low audio from mobiles has been common. Not seeing any replies here I wonder if anyone replied privately to you? Or have you found a way to improve reception?

 

[mlevin]

You're probably receiving just fine. Alot of officers don't bother to turn their head toward the speaker mic whe nthey talk and that leads to low audio volumes. It's a very common problem among law enforcement.

 

[maus92]

I've noticed that the dispatchers are frequently booming, almost distorting when they transmit - some more than others. The portables, although slightly low in volume, tend to be more intelligible, clearer, and less distorted. Any thoughts?

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