The voice clipping is normal on 800/900 Mhz police radios weather you listen over the internet, scanner or an actual Motorola radio. It is because the audio is sent in short packets digitally and then decoded at the other end.
73...bruce Sent from my iPhone On Jan 24, 2021, at 1:50 PM, Rick Wannall via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: While seeking police scanners recently, BVARC member Larry Riendeau recommended the app Broadcastify. I wanted to say a public “thank you” for the recommendation because it will undoubtedly fill the gap until I find something that would work around Houston, and it’s even likely that with Broadcastify we may decided that’s as much as we need. I do find the audio slightly clipped sounding. It’s not garbled or covered by static at all, but it doesn’t sound like the full sine wave of the voices. I’m not certain if that’s a very accurate way to describe it. It’s an unusual “distortion”, and not enough to prevent it being useful, but enough to make me wonder if physical radios would be clearer. I’ll have to get in front of one for a demo to find out. Anyway, thanks, Larry Riendeau. We are certainly getting plenty of good out of Broadcastify. Rick Wannall KG5ITH From: BVARC <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Larry Riendeau via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 19:05 To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> Cc: Larry Riendeau <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BVARC] Seeking two police scanners The odds of finding a scanner capable of monitoring HPD/HFD Digital radio system is scarce. You might do as well to try the APP Broadcastify HPD ALL Districts Larry Riendeau On Jan 12, 2021, at 18:28, Rick Wannall via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: A friend of mine and I, both of us volunteers who went through HPD Citizens Police Academy, now belong to the alumni association and volunteer throughout the year with HPD. At a recent event, the subject of police/fire/city scanners came up, and we decided we would chase some up and listen now and then. BVARC seemed like a place to start where we might find someone who already had one or more scanners, known to work around Houston, and gathering dust while their more modern replacements stay busy. If you have one or two such scanners that might be happy to back in active service, let me know and let's talk price. We each set a tentative budget of about $200, hoping that we might find something really nice in used gear. One of us will set up at home. The other would like to be able to move around, so remarks on mobile versus handheld are very welcome. Thanks in advance for info, tips, gear offers, anything else relevant. Rick KG5ITH ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org ________________________________________________ Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club BVARC mailing list [email protected] http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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