Hey everybody, I am having problems with my HP2 and I was hoping someone on here might be able to help me out.
Sometimes, I get decent reception and I can hear whats going on. (APCO-25 Phase 1) However, more often I don't hear anything. I am in the middle of 4 towers, and I know there is traffic out there since I can hear it on Broadcastify. Moving the scanner outside seems to make no difference.
I have the extreme upgrade, and have checked the trunked system analyzer, here is what I am getting under system load...
Red Table = Signal 3-4, Quality and activity are zero
Sunlight = Signal 3-4, Quality and activity are zero
Lookout = Signal 4, Quality and activity are zero
I thought I was onto something, until I tried that same thing on a station 200 miles away, and got the exact same results. So I thought, "Ok, maybe for whatever reason I am not picking up the State DTRS system."
So I tried setting the scanner to listen to a basic frequency, FRS frequency 462.5625, and I keyed up the same channel on my VHF/UHF handheld, and I hear nothing on my scanner.
I have been in the scanner to see if there is anything obvious, like a broken solder joint on the antenna, I see nothing out of place. I tested Ohms for the fun of it to see if maybe I had a cold joint, and the test passed. No resistance from the outside of the antenna connector to the board.
I was hoping there was some way to test incoming signals through the extreme upgrade, or if anyone had any ideas for me to try. I have already wiped the card and reinstalled the firmware, updated the firmware and the master database list. My next step is to replace the antenna in case there is a problem there, and see if my reception really is that bad.
I'm headed to the roof to see what happens, next.
I am open to suggestions! Thanks in advance!
And for the details, my location is Carbondale, CO. Zip code 81623, and I am trying to listen to local and state police, fire, ems, etc. Basically, I bought this radio and an HP1 to hear the APCO 25 system Colorado is using.
Sometimes, I get decent reception and I can hear whats going on. (APCO-25 Phase 1) However, more often I don't hear anything. I am in the middle of 4 towers, and I know there is traffic out there since I can hear it on Broadcastify. Moving the scanner outside seems to make no difference.
I have the extreme upgrade, and have checked the trunked system analyzer, here is what I am getting under system load...
Red Table = Signal 3-4, Quality and activity are zero
Sunlight = Signal 3-4, Quality and activity are zero
Lookout = Signal 4, Quality and activity are zero
I thought I was onto something, until I tried that same thing on a station 200 miles away, and got the exact same results. So I thought, "Ok, maybe for whatever reason I am not picking up the State DTRS system."
So I tried setting the scanner to listen to a basic frequency, FRS frequency 462.5625, and I keyed up the same channel on my VHF/UHF handheld, and I hear nothing on my scanner.
I have been in the scanner to see if there is anything obvious, like a broken solder joint on the antenna, I see nothing out of place. I tested Ohms for the fun of it to see if maybe I had a cold joint, and the test passed. No resistance from the outside of the antenna connector to the board.
I was hoping there was some way to test incoming signals through the extreme upgrade, or if anyone had any ideas for me to try. I have already wiped the card and reinstalled the firmware, updated the firmware and the master database list. My next step is to replace the antenna in case there is a problem there, and see if my reception really is that bad.
I'm headed to the roof to see what happens, next.
I am open to suggestions! Thanks in advance!
And for the details, my location is Carbondale, CO. Zip code 81623, and I am trying to listen to local and state police, fire, ems, etc. Basically, I bought this radio and an HP1 to hear the APCO 25 system Colorado is using.