[Scan-DC] Pro651

[Doorgunner]

I am a lurker..so If I want to buy the best table top scanner, what is it?
Paul

-----Original Message----- 
From: Rick Hansen
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 10:06 AM
To: Jeff Krauss
Cc: Scan DC
Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Pro651

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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