Monitoring P25 system, and about 50% of the time the audio comes in very garbled. Sounds like a digital audio decode issue. Moving the scanner around seems to help somewhat, but is there a way to adjust the decoding or any other solutions?
What type of system are you monitoring? Is it a stand-alone repeater? A multi-site? Perhaps a simulcast system?bdp278 said:Monitoring P25 system, and about 50% of the time the audio comes in very garbled. Sounds like a digital audio decode issue. Moving the scanner around seems to help somewhat, but is there a way to adjust the decoding or any other solutions?
RS sells a little rubber duck which people use on portable scanners for NASSCAR. Sounds crazy but that has worked for me in situations where you may be just too close to the transmitter. They only cost a couple of bucks.I am using PSR Edit and dont see an adjustment for that. I have a PSR600. What software do I use to be able to adjust this setting? FYI You are the first that has made an attempt to help with my problem and Thanks. I still dont know where to go from here. I would need some PSR600 instructions. This is supposed to work, but it is not for me. !!
Thanks will try that setting. Also, if I have multiple sites programmed in the scanner, how do I find those sites in order to lock or unlock sites.The setting is the "DSP Level Adapt" setting on the Advanced Settings tab in the EZ-Scan software. It's also in the Settings on the scanner, just a few away from the bottom of the list. Changing it just a small amount has the ability to greatly enhance the decoding of digital voice signals. You can take big swings with it, but you could go from bad to bad, and your ideal setting may have been skipped over.
I don't know that there's a way to enable/disable sites on the scanner itself. However, I believe you can do it in the EZ-Scan software when you're on the Trunked Systems tab, looking at the list of sites that are set up for a system.Thanks will try that setting. Also, if I have multiple sites programmed in the scanner, how do I find those sites in order to lock or unlock sites.
Well, since this thread is about the PSR-800, which I have and know about, I'm not going to be much help with a PSR-600. I have a PSR-500, which I believe is the handheld version of the PSR-600, but I've never had to look for this setting on it.I am using PSR Edit and dont see an adjustment for that. I have a PSR600. What software do I use to be able to adjust this setting? FYI You are the first that has made an attempt to help with my problem and Thanks. I still dont know where to go from here. I would need some PSR600 instructions. This is supposed to work, but it is not for me. !!
If you want to try something before buying another antenna, just use a paperclip as as test. Unfold it a little and place it in the center of the BNC connector.Well, since this thread is about the PSR-800, which I have and know about, I'm not going to be much help with a PSR-600. I have a PSR-500, which I believe is the handheld version of the PSR-600, but I've never had to look for this setting on it.
Brownlab's suggestion about a short stubby antenna may also help... being in Fairfax, near where the transmitter for the system is located, could be overloading (aka de-sensitizing) the receiver in your scanner. You might also see if there's an attenuation setting in the scanner and try turning that on (there should be; both my 500 and 800 have them). I've not had any problems receiving either of the Fairfax systems on my 500 or my 800 with just regular antennas, but I'm usually listening to them from Chantilly, on the western edge of the county.