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Hello Folks,
I have a specific question to ask. I am utilizing a UHF frequency and I am decoding paging tones (POCSAG 512) with PDW. My issue is, I cannot determine if PDW doesn't like the audio output given by the BCT15 (Not the 15X) or if the scanner has an internal issue.
I noticed that the recording port is dead, no audio will come out of it whatsoever.
The ext. spk port has audio that is coming out, but seems rather crystal-clear.
PDW will not pick up ANY sort of tones... I am stumped.
For giggles, I connected a RadioShack scanner (Pro 97 handheld) up in a lab environment with a small Baofeng on a GMRS frequency using VOX to the POCSAG output of the Wikipedia sample. It didn't work... but PDW was able to define what type of POCSAG tone it was (the Baofeng's AGC rate-limited the actual data tone).
I am looking for a simple solution to decode pager tones without an SDR dongle, just for my own sake. Do you think the BCT15 has an internal issue, or do you think the Discriminator Tap mod would solve my issue?
I have a specific question to ask. I am utilizing a UHF frequency and I am decoding paging tones (POCSAG 512) with PDW. My issue is, I cannot determine if PDW doesn't like the audio output given by the BCT15 (Not the 15X) or if the scanner has an internal issue.
I noticed that the recording port is dead, no audio will come out of it whatsoever.
The ext. spk port has audio that is coming out, but seems rather crystal-clear.
PDW will not pick up ANY sort of tones... I am stumped.
For giggles, I connected a RadioShack scanner (Pro 97 handheld) up in a lab environment with a small Baofeng on a GMRS frequency using VOX to the POCSAG output of the Wikipedia sample. It didn't work... but PDW was able to define what type of POCSAG tone it was (the Baofeng's AGC rate-limited the actual data tone).
I am looking for a simple solution to decode pager tones without an SDR dongle, just for my own sake. Do you think the BCT15 has an internal issue, or do you think the Discriminator Tap mod would solve my issue?