I have a VIPER question that I've seen asked a few times and I've seen a couple of different answers on forums. I've been using a BCD436HP in the car with GPS for quite a while, before that I had a BC396XT in the car. I'm setting up a new BCD536HP in the home office. I'm a couple of miles south of Knightdale.
I'm scanning VIPER, Wake's Simucast, Johnston County (Archer's Lodge site), Federal Disaster analog, FRS, GMRS, "Dot" frequencies.
I'm trying to get the fastest scan cycle out of the scanner, I don't want to take 5-6 seconds to loop through the favorites list if nothing is found. Currently, I'm scanning the NC SHP Training Center and the Wendell AAA sites, I get the better signal from the Wendell site. It's my understanding that most talkgroups are only active on the sites they are actively using or someone is actively tuned to (with a VIPER radio, not a scanner).
Will I be missing out on a lot of local traffic if I only scan the Wendell site, do I need to add more sites or is one of the other sites near me more active than the rest? I appreciate any advice.
Thanks,
Doug
I'm scanning VIPER, Wake's Simucast, Johnston County (Archer's Lodge site), Federal Disaster analog, FRS, GMRS, "Dot" frequencies.
I'm trying to get the fastest scan cycle out of the scanner, I don't want to take 5-6 seconds to loop through the favorites list if nothing is found. Currently, I'm scanning the NC SHP Training Center and the Wendell AAA sites, I get the better signal from the Wendell site. It's my understanding that most talkgroups are only active on the sites they are actively using or someone is actively tuned to (with a VIPER radio, not a scanner).
Will I be missing out on a lot of local traffic if I only scan the Wendell site, do I need to add more sites or is one of the other sites near me more active than the rest? I appreciate any advice.
Thanks,
Doug