Hi, new member here, Elk Grove area. Not new to scanners, but haven’t used one since Sac County switched to the digital system. I’ve had scanners periodically over the last several decades, but I’m a casual user. My knowledge is limited compared to what I estimate to be the average hereabouts.
I have a new BCD436HP and I’m running into problems similar to what the OP described. I’ve done everything described above, but the results have been substandard. As briefly as possible, I’ll outline the issues and questions, in no particular order.
1. The simulcasts — countywide, Twitchell Island, Davis... do they have to be appended to the favorites list too?
2. I get very few transmissions on the P25 system. I’m familiar with the relative abundance of transmissions of the LE agencies — EGPD, Sac PD, SSD, etc — from previous monitoring on the old system and from apps like Five-O Scanner Pro. I’m getting about 5% of that level.
3. When I do get a transmission, it’s often clipped it dead air. When I do get audio, it has a strange quality. Hard to comprehend. NOT encrypted, just somewhat garbled. Almost like an echo sometimes. More noticeable on male voices than female. Pitch is possibly a variable.
Any suggestions would be very welcome.
Thank you,
Valjean