oldsoulsignco
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Hello, I am new to this forum and have a question that maybe someone can easily clear up for me.
I have a Baofeng UV5R that I normally use for railfanning. However I just acquired an old Bearcat 3 police scanner (not handheld, plugs into wall socket). This radio takes crystals that correspond to the frequency you want to listen to. So, I got a few for the railroads around here. I live right by the Chicago mainline in Cleveland Ohio.
To test out the Bearcat, I just put it on 161.070 and had my Baofeng tuned to the same. The Bearcat comes in much clearer, however, sometimes the Baofeng picks things up while the Bearcat is silent, and vice versa. What confuses me is that sometimes I can barely make out hearing the dispatcher on the Baofeng, while the Bearcat doesn't pick it up. I thought the dispatcher should always come in clear, and if you don't hear the conductor or engineer, usually means they are more than 10 or 15 miles away.
Does anyone know why they pick up different signals on the same frequency?
Thank you in advance.
I have a Baofeng UV5R that I normally use for railfanning. However I just acquired an old Bearcat 3 police scanner (not handheld, plugs into wall socket). This radio takes crystals that correspond to the frequency you want to listen to. So, I got a few for the railroads around here. I live right by the Chicago mainline in Cleveland Ohio.
To test out the Bearcat, I just put it on 161.070 and had my Baofeng tuned to the same. The Bearcat comes in much clearer, however, sometimes the Baofeng picks things up while the Bearcat is silent, and vice versa. What confuses me is that sometimes I can barely make out hearing the dispatcher on the Baofeng, while the Bearcat doesn't pick it up. I thought the dispatcher should always come in clear, and if you don't hear the conductor or engineer, usually means they are more than 10 or 15 miles away.
Does anyone know why they pick up different signals on the same frequency?
Thank you in advance.