Hi all, sorry for all my posts recently (is anyone sick of me yet? lol) Mods, feel free to move this if it's in the wrong place.
I just got my new Uniden BCD536HP and am loving this radio so far. The program is simple and I've got the memory system fairly well understood. However, one problem: I'm still not able to receive my county's P25 trunked radio system. I have talkgroups from that system set in Favorites Lists 1 and 2. (I've decided to set up my Favorites Lists like Scanlists or Banks in other radios; so one for fire, one for police, etc. I know many do not like this approach, but it works best for me.)
When scanning the system, the unit displays variable signal bars on the reception of control data. It is definitely receiving more than not, but there are a few sporadic breaks. In order to see if this was the issue, I took the scanner for a ride mobile and even very near the tower sites there was still nothing (and the bars were full and steady).
Analog signals come in just fine. I have already dealt with the Service Types, enabling the Favorites Lists to be monitored, Location Control, etc., all the common problems people seem to run into. Also a firmware upgrade.
Any idea what the problem might be? I think it must be some minor thing in the radio, but I'm just not sure what.
Thank you!
I just got my new Uniden BCD536HP and am loving this radio so far. The program is simple and I've got the memory system fairly well understood. However, one problem: I'm still not able to receive my county's P25 trunked radio system. I have talkgroups from that system set in Favorites Lists 1 and 2. (I've decided to set up my Favorites Lists like Scanlists or Banks in other radios; so one for fire, one for police, etc. I know many do not like this approach, but it works best for me.)
When scanning the system, the unit displays variable signal bars on the reception of control data. It is definitely receiving more than not, but there are a few sporadic breaks. In order to see if this was the issue, I took the scanner for a ride mobile and even very near the tower sites there was still nothing (and the bars were full and steady).
Analog signals come in just fine. I have already dealt with the Service Types, enabling the Favorites Lists to be monitored, Location Control, etc., all the common problems people seem to run into. Also a firmware upgrade.
Any idea what the problem might be? I think it must be some minor thing in the radio, but I'm just not sure what.
Thank you!