Brunswick Monitoring Post

I'm limited in what I can do for a monitoring post when I stay in Brunswick, but I've managed to get a good small setup going. I'm using a BC-396 with a RadioShack mag mount scanner antenna for MilAir, Aviation, and various conventional communications. A PRO-95 with a RadioShack 800 MHz scanner antenna scans the Glynn County TRS. I also have have a Yaesu VX-7R with me, so that can always double as a conventional scanner. For a portable setup, it is working rather well.

The nature of the construction of this building (metal studs, metal roof, etc) prevents good reception of VHF inside, but I've noticed that I've been getting OK reception of Townsend Range. The 800 MHz signals get through OK as well. VHF is the main problem, as I have trouble getting local amateur repeaters and the Glynn FD repeater from inside; the surrounding counties' VHF repeaters are obviously a no-go as well.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT

Using the Radio Shack Pro-95 to Monitor the Glynn County TRS

Over the weekend, I programmed the Glynn County TRS into my old Radio Shack Pro-95 with hopes that it would monitor the rebanded system. Yesterday I took it down to Brunswick with me and found that it worked just fine; it had no problems tracking the rebanded frequencies. Given that the Glynn system is analog, the Pro-95 will suffice for it and leave the BC-396 for monitoring military aviation and digital communications.

Mac McCormick III, KF4LMT