mikemsu1
Member
Hey Guys
Another newbie starting with another newbie question....but judging by the wealth of information in here and the very talented hobbyist's involved I felt if anyone could help it would be RR!!!.
I live in the NW suburbs of Chicago, IL and as such have purchased the prem membership and use either Butel or freeSCAN to program my BCT15. I have programmed Lake County, McHenry County, Cook County as well as Kenosha County and all trucked systems associated per the software and am receiving all sorts of calls on various freq's, systems, etc. My issues are not area specific in regards to scanning particular locations or geographic areas but general scanning and reception (I did want to include what I am trying to hear though in the event it helps you guys).
I have a brand New BCT15 which has been a joy to listen to...what I have been able to piece together.
Here is my issue: When receiving a call, regardless of signal stregth I get the first 2-3 seconds of the call, then it appears to drop out atleast voice does (although channel still shows it's actively receiving and SS is good), and then jumps back in with voice to hear the last few seconds of the call. To make a long story short I am having to piece together the info (heard at beginning of call and end of call) to make sense of the middle that I'm missing...i.e. make sense of the full context of the call.
It does not seem to matter whether it's a conventional system (Municiple PD or FD), a trunked system (Lake Country Sheriff), etc.
Where am I going wrong and or what is wrong with my scanner? Is the location of my scanner possibly the issue or some type of interferance? Other then missing the middle of a call the thing works great but it sure is getting frustrating as the info I seem to miss is always the good stuff...an address or location, the detailed nature of the complaint, etc.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks again in advance!
Another newbie starting with another newbie question....but judging by the wealth of information in here and the very talented hobbyist's involved I felt if anyone could help it would be RR!!!.
I live in the NW suburbs of Chicago, IL and as such have purchased the prem membership and use either Butel or freeSCAN to program my BCT15. I have programmed Lake County, McHenry County, Cook County as well as Kenosha County and all trucked systems associated per the software and am receiving all sorts of calls on various freq's, systems, etc. My issues are not area specific in regards to scanning particular locations or geographic areas but general scanning and reception (I did want to include what I am trying to hear though in the event it helps you guys).
I have a brand New BCT15 which has been a joy to listen to...what I have been able to piece together.
Here is my issue: When receiving a call, regardless of signal stregth I get the first 2-3 seconds of the call, then it appears to drop out atleast voice does (although channel still shows it's actively receiving and SS is good), and then jumps back in with voice to hear the last few seconds of the call. To make a long story short I am having to piece together the info (heard at beginning of call and end of call) to make sense of the middle that I'm missing...i.e. make sense of the full context of the call.
It does not seem to matter whether it's a conventional system (Municiple PD or FD), a trunked system (Lake Country Sheriff), etc.
Where am I going wrong and or what is wrong with my scanner? Is the location of my scanner possibly the issue or some type of interferance? Other then missing the middle of a call the thing works great but it sure is getting frustrating as the info I seem to miss is always the good stuff...an address or location, the detailed nature of the complaint, etc.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks again in advance!
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