Weak digital signal + squelch?

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nezza

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Hello,

Has anyone else noticed that if monitoring a weak (2 signal bars or less) DMR/NXDN signal the squelch has to be pretty much open (counterclockwise) or it will not decode?

The strange thing is, some days I will have the squelch in the recommend zone (about 10 o'clock) and the signal will break the squelch but the next day it won't and I have to open it fully counterclockwise to hear the signal.

Does the squelch work the same with digital as analog as some people have said when monitoring digital it's best to have the squelch fully open. Or is it atmospherics messing with the signal?

It is a weak signal - 2 bars at best.

Confused!
 

BrianG61UK

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It does seem to work if you have no other strong signals getting into the scanner but all sorts of weird stuff happens when you do.

Sometimes I see the number of bars change massively according to whether or not the squelch is open.

The front end is basically really bad.
 
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