N6JPA
A Ham Radio Operator With too much frequency.
TIA.
TRX-1: Does TRX-1 Whistler Scanner work with simulcast systems?
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Simulcast can be a bit like multipath. Some receivers (the Uniden SDS for example) have technology to deal with it. Whistler does not. Is it important? That depends on your situation. While I live near simulcast sites, I can really only hear one transmitter so it doesn't matter.
Bottom line, the TRX scanners are NOT designed to work with simulcast, and never will be. Reception on a simulcast system varies depending on your location relative to towers. It might work at your house, but not a quarter mile away. There is no guarantee of it working.
N6JPA
A Ham Radio Operator With too much frequency.
Okay. This is nice to know. My local agencies will be going to a simulcast system, so I won't be buy that scanner. Thank You.
Only the two Uniden SDS model scanners are designed for simulcast systems.
I have a TRX-1, a TRX-2, a Uniden SDS100 & a SDS200.
A new simulcast system is being implemented in the county in which I live.
At home, the SDS's receive the system perfectly. The TRX-2 receives the system ok. The TRX-1 suffers horribly from simulcast distortion.
In our truck, everything works fine.
I would say, if you already have a TRX-1, try it to see if it works. If you don't, buy a Uniden SDS.
A new simulcast system is being implemented in the county in which I live.
At home, the SDS's receive the system perfectly. The TRX-2 receives the system ok. The TRX-1 suffers horribly from simulcast distortion.
In our truck, everything works fine.
I would say, if you already have a TRX-1, try it to see if it works. If you don't, buy a Uniden SDS.
