I scan from the Albany area and have been really wanting to listen to Sweet Home Police but there's just a few issues that prevent me. I recently got my first digital trunking scanner (BCD325P2) and it seems like it just doesn't pick up their analog frequency (154.8150) at all. I've used the rubber duck antenna and a cheap "Bingfu" VHF UHF antenna that has identical to slightly better performance than the rubber duck. No luck with either.
Beforehand I was using a BC75XLT and while the performance of that with SHPD's frequency wasn't the best I was still able to pick up a decent amount of and audible transmissions occasionally. Another thing I've tried is to use the VHF patch of SHPD on the Oregon State Radio Project. While I am able to actually pick up some of it, it's very choppy and inaudible. As goes with most of OSRP in general for me, no matter which site I use.
I've also tried the "P25" version of their conventional frequency and that doesn't pick up either.
Am I just out of range? Do I need a better antenna? Am I missing something?
Beforehand I was using a BC75XLT and while the performance of that with SHPD's frequency wasn't the best I was still able to pick up a decent amount of and audible transmissions occasionally. Another thing I've tried is to use the VHF patch of SHPD on the Oregon State Radio Project. While I am able to actually pick up some of it, it's very choppy and inaudible. As goes with most of OSRP in general for me, no matter which site I use.
I've also tried the "P25" version of their conventional frequency and that doesn't pick up either.
Am I just out of range? Do I need a better antenna? Am I missing something?