Reception question
 

I've been playing with my Pro-96 lately and I've noticed that the Rio Rancho
PD frequency (155.805) has a lot of what seems like someone staying keyed
up. I turn the squelch all the way up and I still get a signal, but it's
not stopping anyone else from keying up and saying what they need to. Is
there some type of device they might be using to keep people from scanning
them? With the scanner on scan, it keeps stopping on that frequency.

At first I thought it might be the scanner, but I fired up the BC-895XLT and
it was having the same problem. It's not all the time and seems to come and
go, but I never experienced this before, just within the past month or so.

Just thought maybe someone here might know what the deal is. Thanks!

Dave
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probably just weak interference keeping the repeater open.
happens alot in the UK when there is a lift on

mike

"David Casey" wrote in message
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I've been playing with my Pro-96 lately and I've noticed that the Rio
Rancho
PD frequency (155.805) has a lot of what seems like someone staying keyed
up. I turn the squelch all the way up and I still get a signal, but it's
not stopping anyone else from keying up and saying what they need to. Is
there some type of device they might be using to keep people from scanning
them? With the scanner on scan, it keeps stopping on that frequency.

At first I thought it might be the scanner, but I fired up the BC-895XLT
and
it was having the same problem. It's not all the time and seems to come
and
go, but I never experienced this before, just within the past month or so.

Just thought maybe someone here might know what the deal is. Thanks!

Dave
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Bosque fire pics from June 2003, CQB training
pics from October 2003, FTX pics from October 2000,
NBC training pics from September 2000, and
Dining Out pics from October 2000!


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has a lot of what seems like someone staying keyed
up. I turn the squelch all the way up and I still get a signal, but it's
not stopping anyone else from keying up and saying what they need to

Another possibility is that it's a "birdie". Something at or near your location
(A PC perhaps) is emitting an RF field that's being picked up by your receiver.


Move the radio to another location, maybe another room or down the block, to
see if it stops.

F.R.

On 24 Dec 2003 23:13:34 GMT, Frank Raffa wrote:

Another possibility is that it's a "birdie". Something at or near your location
(A PC perhaps) is emitting an RF field that's being picked up by your receiver.

Yeah, I do have the PC right here but it's in the same place it's always
been and it didn't cause any problems before. Oh well, I'm going to look
into putting an antenna up in the attic someday so maybe that will solve my
problem. :-)

Move the radio to another location, maybe another room or down the block, to
see if it stops.

I've tried, it doesn't. And it's just that one frequency.

Dave
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Bosque fire pics from June 2003, CQB training
pics from October 2003, FTX pics from October 2000,
NBC training pics from September 2000, and
Dining Out pics from October 2000!

Checked out the pics on your website while killing time xmas morning, great
pictures. I wish I had taken more pics during my tour in the Navy! Sounds
like you are still in the service and we appreciate the work that you do to
keep America free!




"David Casey" wrote in message
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I've been playing with my Pro-96 lately and I've noticed that the Rio
Rancho
PD frequency (155.805) has a lot of what seems like someone staying keyed
up. I turn the squelch all the way up and I still get a signal, but it's
not stopping anyone else from keying up and saying what they need to. Is
there some type of device they might be using to keep people from scanning
them? With the scanner on scan, it keeps stopping on that frequency.

At first I thought it might be the scanner, but I fired up the BC-895XLT
and
it was having the same problem. It's not all the time and seems to come
and
go, but I never experienced this before, just within the past month or so.

Just thought maybe someone here might know what the deal is. Thanks!

Dave
--
You can talk about us, but you can't talk without us!
US Army Signal Corps!!

www.geocities.com/davidcasey98
Added Patriot live fire pics from June 2002,
Bosque fire pics from June 2003, CQB training
pics from October 2003, FTX pics from October 2000,
NBC training pics from September 2000, and
Dining Out pics from October 2000!

On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 11:48:13 GMT, Jim Douglas wrote:

Checked out the pics on your website while killing time xmas morning, great
pictures. I wish I had taken more pics during my tour in the Navy! Sounds
like you are still in the service and we appreciate the work that you do to
keep America free!

Thanks I'm glad you liked them! I enjoyed just about every minute of taking
them. I wish I'd taken more, there is always something I did or someplace I
went where I didn't have a camera with me and I kick myself still today for
that. Oh well!

Hope you had a Merry Christmas!

Dave
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You can talk about us, but you can't talk without us!
US Army Signal Corps!!

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Added Patriot live fire pics from June 2002,
Bosque fire pics from June 2003, CQB training
pics from October 2003, FTX pics from October 2000,
NBC training pics from September 2000, and
Dining Out pics from October 2000!

What problem might is leakage from a cable TV system. When I used to live in
the city the cable company had a crappy cables with a lot of leakage, they
use to trash out the 2 meter Ham and some Landmobile frequencies. Now that I
have moved to the country the local power company spews out garbage with
their RF on the power line (i.e. carrier current systems) for their
equipment monitoring system.

Another possiblity is a microprocessor control device within the house that
is spewing out garbage. The signal strength you are talking about seems to
maybe indicate it is either in or very close to where the scanner is.




"David Casey" wrote in message
...
I've been playing with my Pro-96 lately and I've noticed that the Rio
Rancho
PD frequency (155.805) has a lot of what seems like someone staying keyed
up. I turn the squelch all the way up and I still get a signal, but it's
not stopping anyone else from keying up and saying what they need to. Is
there some type of device they might be using to keep people from scanning
them? With the scanner on scan, it keeps stopping on that frequency.

Hello

.... Maybe just the obvious: the repeater staying keyed-on for a
lapse of time because a phone patch has been done. We have it on
the local Hydro freq.: Their repeater output stays on for
something like 3 or 4 minutes after the last exchange
if it is mobile-to-landline-phone. It is like if the phone
patch system doesn't recognise that the line has been dropped and
it then hangs the repeater on for its "time-out" period.

Hope this help!

- Sylvain.

What problem might is leakage from a cable TV system. When I
used to live in
the city the cable company had a crappy cables with a lot of
leakage, they
use to trash out the 2 meter Ham and some Landmobile
frequencies. Now that I
have moved to the country the local power company spews out
garbage with
their RF on the power line (i.e. carrier current systems) for
their
equipment monitoring system.

Another possiblity is a microprocessor control device within
the house that
is spewing out garbage. The signal strength you are talking
about seems to
maybe indicate it is either in or very close to where the
scanner is.




"David Casey" wrote in message
...
I've been playing with my Pro-96 lately and I've noticed
that the Rio
Rancho
PD frequency (155.805) has a lot of what seems like someone
staying keyed
up. I turn the squelch all the way up and I still get a
signal, but it's
not stopping anyone else from keying up and saying what they
need to. Is
there some type of device they might be using to keep people
from scanning
them? With the scanner on scan, it keeps stopping on that
frequency.



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We get a lot of cable TV leakage in the Chicago area. Could be your problem,
especially since you are hearing it on both scanners.

Pete

"Frank Raffa" wrote in message
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has a lot of what seems like someone staying keyed
up. I turn the squelch all the way up and I still get a signal, but it's
not stopping anyone else from keying up and saying what they need to

Another possibility is that it's a "birdie". Something at or near your
location
(A PC perhaps) is emitting an RF field that's being picked up by your
receiver.


Move the radio to another location, maybe another room or down the block,
to
see if it stops.

F.R.

Sounds like a b i r d i e. You are s o l. Check the manual for known
birdies.

David Casey wrote:

I've been playing with my Pro-96 lately and I've noticed that the Rio Rancho
PD frequency (155.805) has a lot of what seems like someone staying keyed
up. I turn the squelch all the way up and I still get a signal, but it's
not stopping anyone else from keying up and saying what they need to. Is
there some type of device they might be using to keep people from scanning
them? With the scanner on scan, it keeps stopping on that frequency.

At first I thought it might be the scanner, but I fired up the BC-895XLT and
it was having the same problem. It's not all the time and seems to come and
go, but I never experienced this before, just within the past month or so.

Just thought maybe someone here might know what the deal is. Thanks!

Dave
--
You can talk about us, but you can't talk without us!
US Army Signal Corps!!

www.geocities.com/davidcasey98
Added Patriot live fire pics from June 2002,
Bosque fire pics from June 2003, CQB training
pics from October 2003, FTX pics from October 2000,
NBC training pics from September 2000, and
Dining Out pics from October 2000!