[Scan-DC] FFX County Analog

Fri, 1 Feb 2002 11:10:30 -0500

Don't discount the possibility that your receiver is being
overloaded by the finely tuned base stations used by Nextel.
They might say "Motorola" on them, but numerous sites emit
broadband noise.

When I have trouble hearing Fort Lauderdale's trunked system
I kick in the attenuator on my scanner and it clears right up!
So, it might not be weak signal but rather a high noise floor
doing it.

Bote

> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Lee Williams
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 January, 2002 15:29
> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] FFX County Analog
> 
> 
> It is used and it does has lousy reception. The transmitter is at 
> the coast 
> guard station on Telegraph rd. The reason Fairfax County went to 
> a trunked 
> radio system was to greatly improve the radio reception throughout the 
> county. Unless you are within approximately 5 to 10 mile radius of the 
> transmitter you are absolutely correct, reception of these grequencies 
> were/are lousy!