I live in ws Michigan (49348). I currently have a ws1040 and it works pretty good for the most part. I was thinking of up grating to a bcd 436. Would it be worth the change? Or is there not really much reception difference? Any input would be appreciated. Thx.
Would bcd 436 be any better than ws1040?
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All depends on your location and Monitoring Target .
I have many Scanners pro651 a 436 2006 and other non digital Scanners .
Both the 651 and 436 are in my opinion bad on MPSCS Simulcast Towers alot of distortion where i live in Macomb County and other Simulcast County Towers .
so I moved to the SDS 100 a night and day difference .Side by sisde monitoring same systems
I have many Scanners pro651 a 436 2006 and other non digital Scanners .
Both the 651 and 436 are in my opinion bad on MPSCS Simulcast Towers alot of distortion where i live in Macomb County and other Simulcast County Towers .
so I moved to the SDS 100 a night and day difference .Side by sisde monitoring same systems
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Looking up your area you are kinda in a funny zone between two towers 1 Allengan county MPSCS is Simulcast and Barry County is not .
thats all the info I can give you at this time .
Maybe a local could help better .But just me saying get the most up to date Scanner the other are a few years older and maybe not as up todate Firmware and not upgradable
thats all the info I can give you at this time .
Maybe a local could help better .But just me saying get the most up to date Scanner the other are a few years older and maybe not as up todate Firmware and not upgradable
Looking at your county, Allegan, in the database:
Allegan County, Michigan (MI) Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference
Scanner Frequencies and Radio Frequency Reference for Allegan County, Michigan (MI)
www.radioreference.com
Your county mostly uses the statewide MPSCS trunked system.
The site for your county is Simulcast.
Simulcast digital distortion - The RadioReference Wiki
With a site close to you in Wayland, you might not have as many problems with simulcast as some others do. If you don't have a lot of problems with the WS1040, the 436HP should work. Generally, the 436HP is slightly better dealing with simulcast than the WS1040 & other Whistler/GRE scanners. Of course, if you are out & about in other parts of your area, there will be locations where neither the 436 nor the 1040 will work well. If you are running into problems now, your better choice would be the SDS100.
If the area you normally are in does not have significant simulcast problems, the 436HP would give you P25 Phase II capability, if your state system ever converts to that mode. (MPSCS is still P5 Phase I. I have no idea if a change is planned for sometime in the future, though you likely will run into Phase II systems in other areas if you travel.) You would also be able to do the upgrade to add DMR capability if needed. I see one of the fire departments in your county, Carlton Township, uses DMR, and there are a couple of DMR systems used for businesses.
Ok thx for inputs
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