jclarkr6
Member
I just got my BCD396XT today and was pleasantly surprised to find that it came preprogrammed with Illinois Starmcom21. I've gotten good results from the ISP's District 12 Dispatch and District 9 Dispatch, and decent results with District 6 Dispatch. I live in District 10 (Coles County), and I was hoping to monitor District 10 Dispatch. However, District 10 Dispatch does not come in all that well and I experience a lot of "drop-outs" with District 10. The "drop-outs" got really bad last night. Some "drop-outs" do occur with the other districts as well. This
What I really want to know is, has anyone else had this type of problem with the preprogrammed StarCom21 system? I would also be interested to know what other people's opinion was in regards to the preprogrammed Starcom21 system on the BCD396XT. For example, did you find that you had to program in additional frequencies that were not preprogrammed into the scanner (on the StarCom21 system)? Were any of the settings (or groups) incorrectly preprogrammed for the Starcom21 system? I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, I need to do to enhance the reception of my scanner and to pick up the digital systems in my area. I live only a few miles away from a StarCom21 site in Mattoon and and I am using a 800 MHz 2.5 db Gain Professional Portable Antenna. I would appreciate any comments or advice.
What I really want to know is, has anyone else had this type of problem with the preprogrammed StarCom21 system? I would also be interested to know what other people's opinion was in regards to the preprogrammed Starcom21 system on the BCD396XT. For example, did you find that you had to program in additional frequencies that were not preprogrammed into the scanner (on the StarCom21 system)? Were any of the settings (or groups) incorrectly preprogrammed for the Starcom21 system? I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, I need to do to enhance the reception of my scanner and to pick up the digital systems in my area. I live only a few miles away from a StarCom21 site in Mattoon and and I am using a 800 MHz 2.5 db Gain Professional Portable Antenna. I would appreciate any comments or advice.