TPS question...Im puzzled.

[davidmc36]

.....obviously its a weaker signal....
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Yeah, weaker for your location. I don't know what your location is in relation to where they are being transmitted from for each system but most likely you are closer to one than the other.

 

[fullspectrum]

Yeah, weaker for your location. I don't know what your location is in relation to where they are being transmitted from for each system but most likely you are closer to one than the other.

Im in Markham. Last night I could hear Peel Ems and I heard a few EMS calls in Markham. I also could hear MTO. I heard a few encrypted digital channels too but it was just noise. I tried some other towers but the control channels are too weak from where I am.

Well at least this opens up some scanning possibilitiesfor me nearby and should Toronto go silent at least there is Fleetnet and OPP for now. Im going to get a new Uniden in the new year...I think its still worth it to upgrade.

 

[SCPD]

I'm a newbie too with a BC246T. I currently listen to Toronto police, fire and EMS. I find my scanner scans too fast between police Fire and EMS, so sometimes if there is a reply from dispatch or vice versa I miss it. I find that annoying. I'd love to have OPP but I know I cant.

 

[torontokris]

Press HOLD to stay on an interesting conversation.. or turn off other things like EMS and Fire if you programmed them into separate quick keys...

Listen to the analog repeater channels (VR's etc) or even better
Get a digital scanner and you can hear OPP

I'm a newbie too with a BC246T. I currently listen to Toronto police, fire and EMS. There was quite a bit of action going on the other nite at Sandhurst Circle; two guys with guns in their pants. I find my scanner scans too fast between police Fire and EMS, so sometimes if there is a reply from dispatch or vice versa I miss it. I find that annoying. I'd love to have OPP but I know I cant.

 

[SCPD]

Hi, thanks. @Torontokris I have a BC246T programmed for Toronto Police, Fire and EMS. I'm still new at this, but think I need to master this scanner before I upgrade to digital. I've only had a scanner for a cpl months. But thanks for the "hold" tip, i will definitely use it.

 

[bigcam406]

the OP might want to try entering frequencies from the Sunderland tower,as its close to his location.

 

[bigcam406]

Missy,try not to discuss what you hear on these forums.its best to keep it to ourselves.

 

[fullspectrum]

the OP might want to try entering frequencies from the Sunderland tower,as its close to his location.

I looked that tower up on the radioreference map...I'm just outside the boundaries. I tried Whitby tower but I couldn't hear the control frequency.

@Missy...you can program the talkgroup ID's you like into ID scan banks and scan those only as well.

 

[davidmc36]

...I'm just outside the boundaries...

The map shows a circle on it to give you a general idea of the range but that doesn't mean you won't hear it if outside that circle.

In fact, on some towers you may be able to hear them from quite far away in a particular direction as some are set up so the signal is "shaped" and stronger in a certain direction. This might be to provide coverage to particular areas due to terrain or other factors.

Did you try Sunderland?

 

[davidmc36]

You may also be surprised what you can get by just putting the stock antenna on a short length of coax and putting it up high in your house, like tape it to the top of a big window or try it upstairs if you have second story.

You might be surprised how well one of these works sitting on top of your fridge or on an old cookie sheet. (gives it a ground plane) works pretty good on the car roof.

Workman KS3 Tri Band Magnet Mount Antenna|KS3 Magnet Mount Antenna [WOR-KS3] : @ Radioworld Toronto

 

[fullspectrum]

Did you try Sunderland?

I just tried it...doesn't work. I can't hear anything on the control channels. Same for Whitby. Thanks for the advice though, I might invest in an antenna now.