Hi, new to scanning so forgive me for what might be some 'newbie' questions!
Scanner is Bearcat 346XT
In my area the EDACS system has two sites with the control channel being on one site. Where I live and need to scan the second site comes in good strength but the control channel is not in the frequency list for that site. I made a booster for my scanner so that I can receive some strength on the site where the control channel sits, so I get some traffic.
The questions...
Do I only need to monitor the control channel on the primary site to hear traffic? That seems to be where the scanner picks up the talk group I want to hear. Can I remove the second site from the scanning pool so I only scan the control channel?
I used a new cellular car antenna connected to a VHF-FM booster to increase my signal strength due to the area where I scan. I am on the very edge of the control channel range. Is this OK? is there a better way?
Thank you!
Scanner is Bearcat 346XT
In my area the EDACS system has two sites with the control channel being on one site. Where I live and need to scan the second site comes in good strength but the control channel is not in the frequency list for that site. I made a booster for my scanner so that I can receive some strength on the site where the control channel sits, so I get some traffic.
The questions...
Do I only need to monitor the control channel on the primary site to hear traffic? That seems to be where the scanner picks up the talk group I want to hear. Can I remove the second site from the scanning pool so I only scan the control channel?
I used a new cellular car antenna connected to a VHF-FM booster to increase my signal strength due to the area where I scan. I am on the very edge of the control channel range. Is this OK? is there a better way?
Thank you!