RICHat22
Member
I posted this in the "user' side and realized the mistake later and can't delete it. Maybe someone can listen and see if I'm just being too picky.
I have been a feed provider since about 2007 with one lapse in there changing up equipment. Never had an issue getting the feed in decent working order. But I have a slight issue that is killing me. Equipment list below. And this was an issue on another computer and with the PSR400 as well.
I know there may be a couple things I can do, but I think a lot of it is in the radio from the source. I am looking for suggestions. If you listen to the feed in my signature, you will hear what I am referring to. There is a constant background hiss or noise floor I can not overcome like I want. Sometimes soft spoken people can not be heard. The signal quality is great on ALL except one South Sheriff repeater far from me. I just took down 155MHz radial and built a 155/450MHz j-pole and fixed that by about 50%.
I have adjusted the sound card, scanner volume, turned AGC and SuperTrack on and off, tried the computer software noise reduction (which breaks up sounding like digital), and used mic and spkr out(no line out), and just can't get that high quality clear sound like I want. I just changed to a 600 from a 400 to get alpha tags in there. And I have a Pro-2096 at home for monitoring. All three have same low level "hiss" at all times, even when not on a talking channel. Old Uniden BC895xlt beside it doesn't seem to but also doesn't have DCS decode which is a must at both locations I've had this.
Is there a quiet feed I can get off the board inside? I have seen USB iMic or something like that. Will that fix it? I'm looking for experienced answers with this setup, not guesses, before I spend more on a non-profit setup. If someone has seen this and a different scanner WILL correct it, I would consider that.
Also, how do I set up notch filters in RadioFeed and does anyone have Audacity or something to tell me exactly where to set them. BTW, this issue also occured with old computer setup. I firmly believe it's a source problem that's being amplified on feed.
Thanks for reading all this junk. Just trying to give as much info in the beginning as possible to help you help me.
Dell Inspirion One all-in-1 with mic input
RadioFeed software (just changed from using ScannerFeed previous years)
PSR600
155/450MHz custom dual band antenna
3.5mm cable from headphone out to mic in on computer
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I have been a feed provider since about 2007 with one lapse in there changing up equipment. Never had an issue getting the feed in decent working order. But I have a slight issue that is killing me. Equipment list below. And this was an issue on another computer and with the PSR400 as well.
I know there may be a couple things I can do, but I think a lot of it is in the radio from the source. I am looking for suggestions. If you listen to the feed in my signature, you will hear what I am referring to. There is a constant background hiss or noise floor I can not overcome like I want. Sometimes soft spoken people can not be heard. The signal quality is great on ALL except one South Sheriff repeater far from me. I just took down 155MHz radial and built a 155/450MHz j-pole and fixed that by about 50%.
I have adjusted the sound card, scanner volume, turned AGC and SuperTrack on and off, tried the computer software noise reduction (which breaks up sounding like digital), and used mic and spkr out(no line out), and just can't get that high quality clear sound like I want. I just changed to a 600 from a 400 to get alpha tags in there. And I have a Pro-2096 at home for monitoring. All three have same low level "hiss" at all times, even when not on a talking channel. Old Uniden BC895xlt beside it doesn't seem to but also doesn't have DCS decode which is a must at both locations I've had this.
Is there a quiet feed I can get off the board inside? I have seen USB iMic or something like that. Will that fix it? I'm looking for experienced answers with this setup, not guesses, before I spend more on a non-profit setup. If someone has seen this and a different scanner WILL correct it, I would consider that.
Also, how do I set up notch filters in RadioFeed and does anyone have Audacity or something to tell me exactly where to set them. BTW, this issue also occured with old computer setup. I firmly believe it's a source problem that's being amplified on feed.
Thanks for reading all this junk. Just trying to give as much info in the beginning as possible to help you help me.
Dell Inspirion One all-in-1 with mic input
RadioFeed software (just changed from using ScannerFeed previous years)
PSR600
155/450MHz custom dual band antenna
3.5mm cable from headphone out to mic in on computer
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