Riverside Fire Dept

[fnrv00]

Im not picking up Riverside Fire In corona, I can hear other local PD, Chp LASO, without a prob, is 460.17500 FM still the main disp. freq


Thanks

[tk353]

With out sounding mean you have the wrong frequency. Double check under Riverside city. Everything seems to be working. Also check the ctss (pl) tones.

[sp1989]

460.175 is dispatch for Riverside Police Dept, not fire. 460.575 & 460.600 are fire dispatch & response freqs.

[cvrules90]

460.175 is dispatch for Riverside Police Dept, not fire. 460.575 & 460.600 are fire dispatch freq.

I only know dispatch to be 460.575. I think 460.6 is command or tac but I wouldn't know without looking it up.

[fnrv00]

I entered wrong freq above, I have freq 460.575, 460.600, 460.625,. I havent heard anything. (its not the scanner im able to pick up LASD, and ORCO FIRE)

[egilstrap62]

WHAT PART OF CORONA ARE IN COULD BE THE LA SERRIA MNT OR IF YOUR CLOSE TO EL CERRITO MNT MAY NOT HEAR THEM. ED

[fnrv00]

im in corona/norco

[cvrules90]

im in corona/norco

You're likely out of range. You could try getting your hands on a telescopic antenna. They give great coverage but are really long.

[sp1989]

It is likely you are out of range because of terrain...especially if you can hear LASO etc...I think terrain is your enemy here. Try a better antenna and/or a pre amp. Years ago I had a Bearcat 250 that wouldn't pick up shit unless it was across the street.....got a pre amp and it was like the blind seeing again. And that was 1982 technology. Don't know if they are still in business but the pre amp I got way back then was a nice unit from Grove electronics, it was like $40 I think. It did wonders with nothing but a whip attached. When I put up a roof antenna I actually had to use the attenuator on a AOR scanner I used to have.

[sp1989]

The cheapest trick, especially if you live in an apartment, is buy a mobile scanner antenna and throw it up on the roof, as long as it's sort of upright it's all good. I used that at many an apartment. Or, get one of those $14.00 sort of discones from Rat shack, hook it to some RG6U and throw that on the roof, that works well too, and when you move just give 'er a yank. learned that one from a LASD buddy back in the day...good luck!

This is the antenna I was talking about. Ooops price went up since 1982, whadda ya know? Still cheap though....

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... =CT2032078