AI6VX
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Received a pair of used 780XLTs today. Was looking for a desktop scanner to have at work to complement the BCD325P2 portable I bought a few weeks ago. Local services are all still analog.
Powered them up, plugged in a few local PD frequencies and find their sensitivity is poor. Even just searching the WX channels, the BCD325P2 and even the Baofeng UV5R have no issues giving a good signal but both these 780XLTs have a very weak signal in comparison with the same portable antenna (pretty much all static)
Another weird problem - BCD325P2 has a very clear audio of the local PD on 155.7450Mhz but the 780xlt might unsquelch but no audio is heard.
Could the front end of these 780xlt's be blown or is the sensitivity not good?
(I don't remember my old Pro-2004/BC200xlt/pro-2026 having these issues)
Powered them up, plugged in a few local PD frequencies and find their sensitivity is poor. Even just searching the WX channels, the BCD325P2 and even the Baofeng UV5R have no issues giving a good signal but both these 780XLTs have a very weak signal in comparison with the same portable antenna (pretty much all static)
Another weird problem - BCD325P2 has a very clear audio of the local PD on 155.7450Mhz but the 780xlt might unsquelch but no audio is heard.
Could the front end of these 780xlt's be blown or is the sensitivity not good?
(I don't remember my old Pro-2004/BC200xlt/pro-2026 having these issues)