Pro-95 problems...

[erikTromatowski]

Hello everyone. Well I got a Pro-95 scanner a few days ago. I have a problem with trunking, and it seems to be quite unique. With my outdoor antenna (Maxrad MHB5800 with mag mount, I live in an apartment), I am able to recieve the Middlesex County EDACS system (it's an "800" system), but no other trunked system (I have the county EDACS system "800", East Brunswick Motorola type 2 "500", Piscataway Type 2 "500", State police troops B and C "800", PSE&G "900", and NJT TRS"800", plus various conventional FM and AM frequencies all programed in). Each system is in its own bank, and all conventional FM frequencies are also in thier own bank, as are all AM frequencies. With the supplied rubber duck antenna, I can recive all systems (though not very well, since it is a rubber duck. Most of the time most of the systems are unreadable). Since I am able to recive all systems, I can tell all are programed in correctly. I can recive an "800" system with my outdoor antenna (loud and clear, so I know its good for "800" scanning), but no others. Including the "500" systems (though I can recive conventional "500" frequencies loud and clear). I find this quite odd, and have been looking for an awnser and solution to this problem, but have yet to find one. I am somewhat angered, as I bought this scanner so I am also able to listen to AM (this comes in loud and clear) and Trunked systems (problem stated above). Can anyone PLEASE help? Thanks so much.

 

[scanfan03]

I don't think the 95 can trunk at 500 MHz but I don't know.

 

[erikTromatowski]

It can. I am able to receive the Piscataway TRS (which is 500) on the rubber duck, but it comes in horrible, because of the fact that it is a rubber duck.

 

[Pro-95]

(Maxrad MHB5800 with mag mount, I live in an apartment)

What metal are you attaching this antenna to? In other words what is your ground?

 

[erikTromatowski]

A perminantly installed in-wall air conditioner that usually is not on (because I figure the electrical noise created by it would diminish the signal quality), so then I assume the electricity would get to the ground through the building.

 

[scanfan03]

I know it can recieve 500, I am saying trunk track with IDs. I wish there was a 500 MHz system here in Houston.

 

[erikTromatowski]

It can do that too, as I said, I'm able to barely pick up the Piscataway TRS which is 500.

 

[scanfan03]

CCCOOOOOOLLL!!! I'll have to check that out next time I go somewhere that has a 500 trunked system. Do you have to set a base/offset?

 

[erikTromatowski]

Yep. Have to set a base, step and offset.

 

[erikTromatowski]

So, can anyone help me out???