Richmond, Ky Monitoring Area?

[Jono40141]

Does anyone have a hard time monitoring the Richmond channels? I have had two scanners to try and pick up Madison County trunked II system. I have had success and the only problem is its very difficult to hear sometimes with a lot of interference. Does anyone else have this problem? I live on EKU campus and our own police are hard to pick up/understand with the interference. I have bought a 800MHZ Radioshack Antenna it helped a bit, but not too much. I am investing in a better one and hopefully will have it soon. Lexington stations came in fine. Its this damn trunked 800 MHZ system that is bothering me.

HELP?

 

[KR4BD]

Just a hunch...

You might be in a signal Overload situation which will desense the receiver.

Try listening to the Madison County system with the antenna OFF the radio.

I get to Madison County frequently and have not had problems receiving this system on a Pro-94 or 97.

Good luck.

 

[N4JNW]

I monitor them well from Irvine, which is about 20 miles from you. I can also recieve them in Winchester well, and of course, they boom in when I'm in Richmond.

Don't let it bother you. Trunking systems are overwheling at first, well, they were for me anyway, but once I got my teeth cut, they're as easy as scanning conventional frequencies. What type of scanner do you have? I drive to Richmond every morning to get my work truck, maybe we could meet up after work and I could help you with programming.

I have software for most of the RadioShack scanners and could possibly program your scanner with my laptop.