towtruckdude
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- Apr 27, 2014
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Hello everyone. Im new here, and new to using scanners, and was hoping for a little help. I have an old Radio Shack PRO-46 scanner and ive been listening to dps metro east on it. Because of my job, the scanner has really helped improve my response times when I'm called out to tow a car for them.
The problem is, I can only seem to get a decent signal in my house. As soon as I hop in my tow truck with the scanner, I lose almost all reception. I upgraded to a larger antenna as well as a Uniden Bearcat BC75XLT, and its gotten better, but still has horrible reception at times. Can anyone recommend any tips on getting a better signal in the truck? Am I just going to be forced to mount a large antenna on the truck? And if so, can anyone recommend a good one that wont break the bank (and hopefully not require drilling any holes in the truck)?
Thanks!
The problem is, I can only seem to get a decent signal in my house. As soon as I hop in my tow truck with the scanner, I lose almost all reception. I upgraded to a larger antenna as well as a Uniden Bearcat BC75XLT, and its gotten better, but still has horrible reception at times. Can anyone recommend any tips on getting a better signal in the truck? Am I just going to be forced to mount a large antenna on the truck? And if so, can anyone recommend a good one that wont break the bank (and hopefully not require drilling any holes in the truck)?
Thanks!