Reception Problems what to do??
Reception Problems what to do??
I have a bcd 396t all I want to listen to is the National city pd its the only channel im interested in. I live in chula vista near the hilltop middle school. I cant get a good signal it keeps breaking up and is choppy. So I went to the store in clairmont that i bought the scanner from. I bought a new antenna srh77ca. Still no better I dont know what to do next?? any suggestions?
I listen to CVPD and NCPD clearly (living in the bonita area) and get a crystal clear signal. You are right in the middle of urban area and should have no problem with signals (unless possibly you're near a NEXTEL antenna). One problem I had when I first bought my 396 was that I had the attenuator on and it was messing up the reception and sound quality terribly. Make sure it is turned off. Still having problems?
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I too live in bonita and I am about 300 feet from a T-mobile, Sprint, Nextel, and AT&T antenna and I have 99% signal strength on my Pro-96 and hear everyone clear on the City's and RCS south system. FYI.PStuart wrote:I listen to CVPD and NCPD clearly (living in the bonita area) and get a crystal clear signal. You are right in the middle of urban area and should have no problem with signals (unless possibly you're near a NEXTEL antenna). One problem I had when I first bought my 396 was that I had the attenuator on and it was messing up the reception and sound quality terribly. Make sure it is turned off. Still having problems?
I've heard about others not being able to receive signal when near the antennas. My old place of employment had a nextel antenna on the roof and I got no signal in or around that whole property. It affected the City trunk system much more than the RCS though.dbelleperc wrote:I too live in bonita and I am about 300 feet from a T-mobile, Sprint, Nextel, and AT&T antenna and I have 99% signal strength on my Pro-96 and hear everyone clear on the City's and RCS south system. FYI.PStuart wrote:I listen to CVPD and NCPD clearly (living in the bonita area) and get a crystal clear signal. You are right in the middle of urban area and should have no problem with signals (unless possibly you're near a NEXTEL antenna). One problem I had when I first bought my 396 was that I had the attenuator on and it was messing up the reception and sound quality terribly. Make sure it is turned off. Still having problems?