Squelch settings

[Cbman417]

On my Whistler ws1080 should my squelch be wide open for 25 phase 2, or set in the black mark on the squelch knob?

 

[simmsrep]

Per Marks scanners Easier to Read Whistler WS1080/1088 Handheld Scanner and Software Manual

 

[tvengr]

If you have no conventional frequencies using carrier squelch, running the squelch wide open can help in areas where you suffer from P25 simulcast distortion. That is how I usually operate mine. If you have conventional frequencies with carrier squelch, start with the squelch wide open and slowly turn it up until the noise just disappears.

 

[Cbman417]

Thank you I will try this. THANK YOU

 

[eyes00only]

If you have no conventional frequencies using carrier squelch, running the squelch wide open can help in areas where you suffer from P25 simulcast distortion. That is how I usually operate mine. If you have conventional frequencies with carrier squelch, start with the squelch wide open and slowly turn it up until the noise just disappears.

By wide open I assume you mean the button is set to the full counterclockwise position?

 

[tvengr]

Yes. The squelch knob fully counterclockwise.

 

[Cbman417]

By wide open I assume you mean the button is set to the full counterclockwise position?

yes

 

[Ubbe]

Remember that a scanner uses the squelch to detect if a carrier are present. If there are none then it's no point in trying to decode any data and the scan rate will be 50-100ch/s. If you open the squelch the scanner will think that there's a carrier present on the frequency and will stop scan and start to try to decode any data or subtones. When it can't decode anything it starts scan and goes to the next channel and begin to initiate the decode process once again. It will slow down scanning to a snails pace. If you hit a frequency that are conventional analog and has no subtone programmed it will stop and you'll have to listen to the noise until you force it to scan again, or if a timeout timer runs out.

But if the simulcast issue makes the squelch close then it's probably one solution to have the SQ fully open.

/Ubbe