skatertj
Member
So,I'm trying to listen to Riley county fire department because I plan to volunteer with them. I live on Fort Riley so i should be receiving these frequencies with ease, but im not.... I have had my radio tuned to Ogden's tower which is 155.925. Everytime i would recieve a signal, it would come in with static. I currently have it tuned to the CT tone and have yet to see if it comes in with static cause they havent talked on it yet.
Background: I am running a pro-2055 with a radioshack antenna but it isnt the best. It looks just like this one Magnet-mount mobile scanner antenna - RadioShack.com but is older, i believe because it is full black and the screw on the base where the antenna mast and base meet has became rusted. I want to get a new antenna and am hoping it will give me better signal.
Heres my question. If i do join them, they will give me a handheld radio. Itll pick up signals on the military base and i know this because I know of a guy who was on base and got a call. Why is my scanner not picking this up? and when it does, why coming in really badly?
Background: I am running a pro-2055 with a radioshack antenna but it isnt the best. It looks just like this one Magnet-mount mobile scanner antenna - RadioShack.com but is older, i believe because it is full black and the screw on the base where the antenna mast and base meet has became rusted. I want to get a new antenna and am hoping it will give me better signal.
Heres my question. If i do join them, they will give me a handheld radio. Itll pick up signals on the military base and i know this because I know of a guy who was on base and got a call. Why is my scanner not picking this up? and when it does, why coming in really badly?