troymail
Silent Key
I hear alot of distorted stuff here in Brunswick County. There is definitely a difference/different sound when distorted vs. encrypted voice.....
Horry County SC
- Thread starter leonzo
- Start date
- Status
Agreed…and that's one more reason I don't believe those transmissions are encrypted. The other thing I've noticed is there are maybe a half dozen or so radios in the NMBPD and HCPD inventory that apparently have deviation set way to high. Those units tend to have more transmissions with squawking/distortion causing the other party to ask for a repeat. The other possibility is the user being too loud and too close to the mic.
lafd55
Member
Yea I kinda gave up. It's not my location as I've been traveling up and down the coast in the county. I've tried multiple antennas, deleting and reuploading the system, checked my avoids and still no luck with being able to listen or establish a data link.
chuckinnc
Member
Anyone around the Myrtle Beach area with a Pro106 or 197, I would like to clone my 106 with MBPD or Horry co. I am able to manually program older P25 systems without problems, but I have been told newer P25 systems like this one is more difficult to do manually, sofar I have had no luck.
Thanks N4aeq
Thanks N4aeq
troymail
Silent Key
I was down in Horry County a couple of times in the last few days (one time down Rt 31 south of Rt 501 and the other in the west Little River/North Myrtle Beach area). Each time, while driving on Rt 57 into South Carolina, my G4 was chatting away on the Horry County system (10 miles north of the South Carolina border) while the Uniden 436 wasn't picking up anything. The Uniden finally started receiving stuff once I got deeper into the county. I'd say there is either poor coverage on the north end or it's just nasty simulcast (probably the latter).
You were likely in between the North Myrtle Beach and Longs sites…and as you continued south, you were in the triangle of the North Myrtle Beach, Longs and Conway sites. There's an additional site in the Burgess area. I've found my Uniden x36 and TRX-x models are nearly useless while motoring around the entire eastern half of the county due to simulcast. Find a spot near a site and park…they work OK, although they are slower and miss some transmissions. The Unication G5 is so much better I've removed the others from both vehicles!
troymail
Silent Key
I usually have multiple radios (multiple vendors) going while driving -- between all of them, the Unication is clearly the winner on simulcast systems ... but it lacks the flexibility of a scanner (it's not a scanner!).
Interesting, as I was returning to NC on Saturday driving on Rt 57 south of Rt 9, I passed a parade of law enforcement units going the opposite direction on a semi-slow speed chase. I switched my G4 over to my Horry law knob position and listened a bit... The last thing(s) I remember was talk of deploying spike strips and then hearing what sounded like a foot chase. So I guess, depending upon your planning and programming, the G4 did it's job!
Yes, I think all who are using G4/5s would be very happy to have a TG hold button and a programable delay.
I programmed this system from the database on my 436, can't even seen control channel.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
troymail
Silent Key
Yup - like most simulcast systems (of which this is one) - your reception on a scanner will vary greatly depending upon your location.
Not that it is any consolation but from inside my house near Holden Beach NC, I'm getting horrible reception of the NC Viper sites around me (which to my knowledge are not simulcast) on all of my radios (including the Unication G4). Clearly, this system is not designed for in-building coverage.
After my post I put scanner in the car and drove around, worked fine in some areas. We have a Simulcast system back in Delaware, close to a tower you sometimes have to turn on ATT but nothing like this. I tried turning on att but no luck. I'm staying a few miles north of the actual city.
troymail
Silent Key
Oh yeah - Delaware's system is a totally different beast.... older Motorola systems are relatively easier to receive .... unlike newer simulcast P25 systems.
Delaware is the mist of switching over to phase 1 by 2018, so they say. I haven't had very good luck with any p25 trunk system I've tried to scan.
Philly- never got it to work
Delaware first net- unconsitatly works
Md-firstnet seems to work nice only when your in the county you want to scan.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Philly- never got it to work
Delaware first net- unconsitatly works
Md-firstnet seems to work nice only when your in the county you want to scan.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
troymail
Silent Key
Drifting a bit off topic here but ..
Philly works pretty well on the Unication Gx radios -- won't know too much about Maryland FiRST until the Phase 2 firmware materializes. I did pick up some Phase 1 on FiRST when passing through Talbot County several months ago and it sounded fine.
Listeners of the Horry County system are just one of the latest groups to experience this frustration. If the Palmetto 800 system switches to P25 as has been indicated, you can probably expect the same with that system as well (but I don't know that system all that well).
I haven't programmed the Palmetto system I was more interested in local Horry county while I'm here. Is there anything that can be done to improve reception on the 436? Anyone tried different antenna or no antenna, or is it just a hardware limitation.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
troymail
Silent Key
There really isn't much you can do -- nearly everything you try will only serve to frustrate you -- and I assume you're on vacation and really don't need that....
Haha, yes I pretty much gave up a few days ago. Then I put it in the car and it started working after playing with setting for hours, I wanted to through it out the window and find a new hobby lol.
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
troymail
Silent Key
Yup - anything you try at this point will just ruin your vacation.... I'd just go have a beer....
jpm
Member
- Joined
- Dec 19, 2002
- Messages
- 1,007
- Reaction score
- 16
Vacation
Arrived Myrtle Beach yesterday Horry county P25 trunked system was flawless throughout the morning until we arrived at Kingston Plantation Resort where we are staying and interference is breaking the control channel up on and off. P25 threshold at 7 like my systems back in Illinois. I have the BCD325P2 scanner, maybe I made the right choice with a scanner without all those bells and whistles and purchased a plain old scanner like the good ole days. I tried everything possible to help with the interference Attenuator with no luck. Oh well back to family and vacation.
Arrived Myrtle Beach yesterday Horry county P25 trunked system was flawless throughout the morning until we arrived at Kingston Plantation Resort where we are staying and interference is breaking the control channel up on and off. P25 threshold at 7 like my systems back in Illinois. I have the BCD325P2 scanner, maybe I made the right choice with a scanner without all those bells and whistles and purchased a plain old scanner like the good ole days. I tried everything possible to help with the interference Attenuator with no luck. Oh well back to family and vacation.
- Status
Similar threads
