[Scan-DC] Trunktracker III vs IV

[Doug K.]

FWIW, as you probably have seen, I just got a 796 about 3 weeks ago, and 
haven't wrung it out much yet... but... living in, and listening to, 
Montgomery County, things are pretty clear - but I have noticed that 
Howard's fire dispatch is pretty garbled (although the apparatus seems to be 
more clear).  All I can think of is that this involves distance, because 
when I went over to a friend's in Columbia last Sat I threw the 796 in the 
car, and Howard's transmissions seemed to become more clear as I went east 
(ie toward Howard County).  But... from what I've read about digital 
communications, if I understand it correctly (!), it's either there or it 
ain't, and what you hear is what you get.

Hope this is of some value...

Regards,

Doug in Gaithersburg

>From: Rick Charles <RangerRick at flash.net>

>I see the latest digital scanner models from Uniden offer "Trunktracker 
>IV".  As an owner of a BC850D, I find the garbled (digitized) voice output 
>while in digital mode tough to hear.
>
>Can anyone advise what the differences are between TT III and IV, and is 
>there an improvement on the voice quality?
>
>The Uniden web site doesn't offer much.
>
>Thanks, Rick