MARCS does not come in clear when weather is overcast?

[dizwiz]

I want to see if others are having issues with receiving MARCS when the weather is overcast?

I first thought my problem with MARCS was because the antenna was inside a car (although that didnt limit its ability to receive akron and summit county's apco25 800 Mhz systems, 15 miles away from the repeater).

However, sundays bright and sunny day proved me wrong. MARCS came in perfectly for once.

Then on monday it was bad again (partial decodes of voice)

Heres an example....<buzzsaw from control channel> Ive got a <beep, click gronk> send wrecker <beeeeep, beep>

Someone must be getting better reception or elsewise Ohios agencies wouldnt be able to communicate.

Ive tried the different antennas and they do work a little better than stock (ive tried radio shacks 800 mhz, but better yet antennex's 2.5 dB antenna)

The problem is there whether its inside a car or not. Ive got a BC-296D

 

[xusmarine1979]

I'm not sure if I've got the same antenna or not, I live in Stark and I got the 800mhz antenna from scannermaster.com and it seems to be working great for me. I've been told that your surrounding terrain has a lot to do with your reception as well.

 

[dizwiz]

it ended up my problem was sound quality settings.

I wish the BC296D auto adjusted like the pro96 does.

 

[MaizeBlueFlyover]

it ended up my problem was sound quality settings.

I wish the BC296D auto adjusted like the pro96 does.

That is exactly why I just sold my 796D and bought a PRO-2096. I got tired of messing with those sound quality settings.

Jeff
N*PJO