So as a new owner of a BCD536HP I have realized that my main interest is in monitoring the Police, Fire and EMS bands (typically Trunked systems). Using the Analyzer function I realized that my signal was weak on the telescopic antenna and the discone I have (as expected).
I purchased a relatively inexpensive compact antenna (link below) with a working frequency of 698-960MHz and the signal became much stronger and eliminated virtually all static. Listening became much more enjoyable. Note that although Omni Directional I did tilt it a bit in one direction to obtain the best signal.
Hopefully this will help other "Newbies"
Chaowei High Gain 10-12dBi 4G LTE Omnidirectional Antenna-Wide Band Outdoor Pole/Wall Mount Antenna for Mobile Cell Phone Cellular 3G 4G LTE Router Modem Gateway
I purchased a relatively inexpensive compact antenna (link below) with a working frequency of 698-960MHz and the signal became much stronger and eliminated virtually all static. Listening became much more enjoyable. Note that although Omni Directional I did tilt it a bit in one direction to obtain the best signal.
Hopefully this will help other "Newbies"
Chaowei High Gain 10-12dBi 4G LTE Omnidirectional Antenna-Wide Band Outdoor Pole/Wall Mount Antenna for Mobile Cell Phone Cellular 3G 4G LTE Router Modem Gateway