Cellular Interference on 800mhz

[marcp90]

Does anybody know when the FCC is going to do something about the Cell Tower Interference Problem. I'm driving through Dayton Ohio right now on I-75 and its just as worse as ever. I getting tired of that annoying humming noise and the signal going bye-bye when I get close to a cell tower. I have been seeing storys about the FCC basically favoring the cell companys and making the public safety users have to send big $$ to move their frequencies to the lower 800 and 700 mhz.

 

[loumaag]

Start with this thread and then look around somemore.
http://www.radioreference.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=16790

 

[LarrySC]

Just what kind of scanner and mobile antenna has this problem ?

 

[N_Jay]

Does anybody know when the FCC is going to do something about the Cell Tower Interference Problem. I'm driving through Dayton Ohio right now on I-75 and its just as worse as ever. I getting tired of that annoying humming noise and the signal going bye-bye when I get close to a cell tower. I have been seeing storys about the FCC basically favoring the cell companys and making the public safety users have to send big $$ to move their frequencies to the lower 800 and 700 mhz.

Are you getting interference on a commercial radio or a scanner?

 

[Radiorick]

Your posting a topic to the forum while driving.....

 

[flyingwolf]

And I though Cell phone use was bad.

 

[marcp90]

I was using the PRO-96 with the 800mhz scanning antenna. I was not the one that was driving, somebody else was.

 

[N_Jay]

I was using the PRO-96 with the 800mhz scanning antenna. I was not the one that was driving, somebody else was.

Were you in the area the system was DESIGN to cover.

1) Scanners have MUCH worse interference rerection than comercial radios

2) The signal outside the designed coverage area is weaker and much more succeptable to interference.

 

[marcp90]

Yes I was monitoring the Dayton and Montgomery County 800mhz systems while driving down I-75 in the worst traffic jam I have expirienced in a long time. I say a "NEXTHELL" tower every 500 feet so I got 98% interfearence.

 

[flyingwolf]

How can you tell the carrier that is using the particular towers? I am curious about that as I have about 15 different ones between my place and the local coffe shop. # miles from my house. 2 are side by side. The fences share a commom wall.

 

[INDY72]

FCC data tells you where the tower is located.

 

[N4DES]

FCC data tells you where the tower is located.

Not if it's less than 200'. Towers less than 200' are not required to register their existence with the FAA or the FCC unless they are close to an airport.