[Scan-DC] Pro651

[Jeff Krauss]

Hard to say.
I suspect that I am equidistant from two or three towers and far 
enough away that they are nearly the same direction.  So it would 
need to be highly directional.
And a beam antenna wouldn't be practical for a handheld.



At 10:06 AM 12/23/2014, Rick Hansen wrote:
>Hi Jeff, do you think a beam antenna would help? I've used one in 
>parallel with my omnidirectional antenna before.
>
>
> > On Dec 23, 2014, at 8:22 AM, Jeff Krauss <jeff at krauss.ws> wrote:
> >
> > I own several of the GRE PSR500/Pro-106 type radios.  I live in 
> the Rockville area and I cannot receive Fairfax transmissions.  The 
> RF signal is strong, but Fairfax is a simulcast system, which means 
> that there are near-simultaneous transmissions from separate towers 
> that interfere with one another at my receiver locations.  There is 
> actually one location (Falls Rd and Wootton Pkwy) where I can 
> receive Fairfax transmissions, which is evidently shielded from all 
> but one tower.
> > When I drive over into Virginia, I can usually receive Fairfax 
> just fine, probably because signals from one tower are much 
> stronger than the others.
> > I also have a Uniden BCD436HP, and in my experience Uniden has 
> not solved the simulcast problem.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> >
> >
> > At 07:36 AM 12/23/2014, Kenneth Fowler via Scan-DC wrote:
> >> Anyone own the pro651?  I'm interested in monitoring fairfax, 
> prince william, fauquier,  stafford, caroline, and spotsylvania 
> when they upgrade?
> >>
> >> I know it will decode phase 1 p 25 systems.
> >>
> >> Kenneth fowler
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