WA Radio Scanner Users' Group

I've tried two lots of rechargables, charged externally, also tried alkalines (all new). Filing a warranty claim with the seller as I believe the unit is faulty.

robbage wrote:1.3V is good for rechargeable NiCD and NiMH batteries. 1.2V is the nominal voltage. They should never charge to 1.5V. You can get them to around 1.4v but that will drop back down as soon as you start using them.

Could too much voltage be causing these issues perhaps?

There may have been a battery leak which has caused damage. It will be fairly obvious if you can get a sighted person to check it out. There will be ugly brown stains and rust. Doesn't look like it. I think my batteries are overcharged, the multimeter reads 1.3V instead of 1.2V so I'll let them run...

Check the battery connections and battery condition for the power issue. Can the radio pick up other signals on nearby frequencies? It doesn't seem to pick up anything except a faint signal from what sounds like an ethnic radio station on the lower frequencies. I suspect the battery compartment is ...

Why would this scanner require tone codes to hear audio? Surely it would only need them to block signals without tone codes That's what I thought too, and although the radio search stops on certain frequencies and shows a few bars of reception, all I hear electronic noise. I suspect the scanner may...

It's a Racing Electronics RE2000 Alpha.

Excuse me for asking what I'm sure is a simple thing, I have recently picked up a radio scanner and have tried to tune into PTA frequencies in my local area (Joondalup) however I am unable to hear anything on these channels. I suspect I need to put in DSC codes or tone codes in order to receive a si...