Hello all,
I used scanners approx 20 years ago when things were much simpler lol. I wanted to get into it again so I picked up a Whistler TRX-1. I programmed it correctly (even had Whistler support on the phone to verify) and this thing just doesn't pick up much compared to the local Broadcastify feed. It picks up a conversation out of every 15 or so, so i't's missing quite a bit.
The area i'm in is Saginaw County Michigan which uses Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS) / Project 25 Phase I.
I did update to the latest firmware, latest CPU update etc. I also drove around a bit to make sure it wasn't my house being in a bad location. I have reserved at a few different police dept's in the past and even when I took a radio home from a neighboring county I could still pick up most traffic, so I figured scanners would work most anywhere that a portable HT would work.
Does this sound like a bad scanner by chance or more or less normal behavior?
Also, would the BCD436HP work better for this system? If so, I can return this and grab that one as this is only a day old.
Any thought appreciated!
Thanks,
I used scanners approx 20 years ago when things were much simpler lol. I wanted to get into it again so I picked up a Whistler TRX-1. I programmed it correctly (even had Whistler support on the phone to verify) and this thing just doesn't pick up much compared to the local Broadcastify feed. It picks up a conversation out of every 15 or so, so i't's missing quite a bit.
The area i'm in is Saginaw County Michigan which uses Michigan's Public Safety Communications System (MPSCS) / Project 25 Phase I.
I did update to the latest firmware, latest CPU update etc. I also drove around a bit to make sure it wasn't my house being in a bad location. I have reserved at a few different police dept's in the past and even when I took a radio home from a neighboring county I could still pick up most traffic, so I figured scanners would work most anywhere that a portable HT would work.
Does this sound like a bad scanner by chance or more or less normal behavior?
Also, would the BCD436HP work better for this system? If so, I can return this and grab that one as this is only a day old.
Any thought appreciated!
Thanks,