Do you drive? If so, go 10 miles North and see if you pick them up. Also, do you have any of the filters on in the SDS?
For 465.500, pretty sure you would need to be close to the tx'ing radio.
Kenmore police P25 system
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Do you drive? If so, go 10 miles North and see if you pick them up. Also, do you have any of the filters on in the SDS?
For 465.500, pretty sure you would need to be close to the tx'ing radio.
I have the filter set at normal. I have adjusted it to auto as well. I just can't figure this out. Almost like a challenge at this point. There is no reason I should not hear them
Not really sure how the filters work as I don't use them (so never bothered to learn about them or how they work) but there are filter settings in the departments and there is a global filter setting in the profile.
If you drive, take a ride over there. If you hear nothing, then there is an issue with the radio or programming. If you do hear them, then you may just be to far or may have some interference near you.
This PDF describes them to some length. Best for the OP to experiment and see which one (if any) works. Personally I've found "Invert" works best for more distant stations
yes, when it is programmed in analog and the squelch is zero or one i get static. When on 2 it is quiet. I have not heard anything
I have been advised the P25 repeater is operating from a temporary location pending construction of a new police station. So coverage is indeed very limited at this time. The Village of Kenmore is less than 2 square miles so coverage will not be extensive even from the permanent location.
that might explain it. Maybe they are at a reduced power or something. I have been playing with different radios with all different antennas with no luck, My mission continues.......
It is on a temporary antenna on a building. Not expected to be heard much outside of the village. When the new police station is completed it is expected to go back on a tower but coverage designed for only what is needed for the village.
I was just reading the new station project is supposed to be completed by june 2025. So in other words September 2025. Hopefully with the repeater goes back onto a tower which will be much higher in the air i will be able to pick it up. I have a uhf yagi antenna that faces north toward niagara county. I am also running a omni x antenna which works great. I guess time will tell...
The Village of Kenmore just switched this past week to P25 conventional. The frequency is still 460.500 and the NAC is B23. With this being said... The village is less than 2 square miles and doesn't have a very strong repeater to begin with, however with the police station being rebuilt, the repeater has been moved to the top of an apartment complex. Due to this, the signal is not very good but does work fine within the village. Once the police station is finished or maybe before I believe the antenna will be placed on a tower and you should be able to hear it better.
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A Ham Radio Operator With too much frequency.
Are you hearin gother radio transmissions from different radio systems on those antennas? If you are then listen in FM mode to the frequency with no PL/DPL set to see if you hear digital transmissions.
Well I finally picked up a couple transmissions last night. At least I know my radio is working. The issue must be the lower power or antenna placement of their repeater. Hopefully when it moves to the tower this summer it will broadcast farther out.
