Davey1
Member
This post is very specific to people that listen to MARCS in Bowling Green. I have a Whistler WS1065 that I use to listen to MARCS. I live near downtown Bowling Green and have extreme difficulty listening to the Bradner MARCS site. On rare occasions I hear the Toledo MARCS site, but that's only a small percentage of the time.
More than a year ago I had an outdoor multi-band antenna, purchased from Universal Radio that did not help. Now I've tried a couple mag mount antennas on a piece of sheet metal about 10 inches in diameter near a window with mixed results. I believe most of my problem lies in interference from nearby cell towers, but I can't prove this. My most recent attempt for better reception is to use an 800 mhz BNC rubber antenna attached to the radio with a 90 degree connector. I started this today and see some improvement.
If you're in Bowling Green, and listen to the Bradner MARCS site, what equipment do you use, and how well does it work? Thanks for any and all input.
More than a year ago I had an outdoor multi-band antenna, purchased from Universal Radio that did not help. Now I've tried a couple mag mount antennas on a piece of sheet metal about 10 inches in diameter near a window with mixed results. I believe most of my problem lies in interference from nearby cell towers, but I can't prove this. My most recent attempt for better reception is to use an 800 mhz BNC rubber antenna attached to the radio with a 90 degree connector. I started this today and see some improvement.
If you're in Bowling Green, and listen to the Bradner MARCS site, what equipment do you use, and how well does it work? Thanks for any and all input.