Rmarte
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Im new to scanning i am trying to monitor the city of Albany P.D./F.D. i can hear transmission but they are very garbled. is there any way to receive a clearer signal?
definitely not encrypted i am retired from there . its probably interference like you said. im going to try moving it around .Okay, so you're using a HP2. What do you mean by garbled exactly, can you make out any words when the transmissions are garbled? I see some PD and FD talkgroups have encryption capability.
If its not encryption, then you might be experiencing simulcast distortion, or there is some kind of interference/noise showing up on the voice channels. What you can try to due is use a directional antenna like a yagi and aim it at the closest site to you.
definitely not encrypted i am retired from there . its probably interference like you said. im going to try moving it around .
what are you running for a scanner?There are a few locations where I experience noise on the 700 band that affects how my scanner decodes.
im thinking of trying a different antenna.I cant do an outside antenna due to hoa and i move the scanner around alot so it has to be portable.what are you running for a scanner?
what are you running for a scanner?
the other night i moved the scanner outside and all P25 transmissions were very clear. the only changes were to move outside and set squelch to 1.
Actually, my 536 will handle the Albany County system fairly well for the most part
I'm not gonna lie. But even though it's not perfect, the 536 does much better on the Albany system than it does on the Rensselaer system.Note that you didn't say "my 536 does GREAT".
The 436/536 seem to be better than the average scanner for most systems and locations but still have the simulcast issues. It is all about the proverbial "location, location, location"! If you are fortunate to live very close to a tower it may work. Otherwise you are at the mercy of out of phase signals and, while you may find a "sweet spot" that works one day, it may not last. Some systems definitely have more issues than others for many reasons.I'm not gonna lie. But even though it's not perfect, the 536 does much better on the Albany system than it does on the Rensselaer system.