PRO668 (PSR800 & WS1080?) Weak signal squelch problem

[medson]

No operator error.

I can park on weak, slightly noisy analogue conventional channel and the squelch will open reliably at the 9 or 10 o-clock position. However, put the same radio in scan mode and it just skips over the weak busy channel/s. It completely ignores these weaker signals.

It is very annoying when scanning distant systems both using a base antenna and the rubber duck.

Find myself resorting to the Uniden scanners when I need to scan these systems.

There are a few things I like about the WS1080/PRO668 design, but this really does suck.

Elsewhere in these pages it is fixed! Set the Global AGC to OFF, Set Threshold High to 85% and the low to 55%

Use Radio Shack Black Rubber Duck Scanner Ant (800 MHz) for best reception.

KD0-OMN

 

[DaveIN]

I wonder if it's that specific radio (or a batch). My Psr-800 and BCD436HP sound identical and are able to capture the active Talkgoups nearly every time with the same RS800Mhz antennas.

Any chance your getting interference from another signal source?