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I got myself a scanner that picks up a bit of frequencies. I've found some police frequencies to listen to and also a list of frequencies that I programmed. The problem is that it doesn't recieve very well, especially in my basement where I spend most of my time. Any tips?
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Leave your basement.
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Reformat basement.
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mjrpes wrote:Reformat basement.
lol
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ToxicBug wrote:especially in my basement where I spend most of my time. Any tips?
hahaha

Put an antenna and route it downstairs with an amp and some coax
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Post by Canidae »

Foo wrote:Leave your basement.
Not an option for him

When I was a kid I shimmied up a streetlight across the street and attached the other end of a 50ft wire to make a nice shortwave antenna to my second story window.
I disconnected it during thunderstorms...
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Connect the arial to the earth connection in a plug.
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go to the nearest radiator or pipe, scratch off some paint and connect the antenna to that. thatll make pretty much your whole house a receiver :icon14:
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mjrpes wrote:Reformat basement.
I was gonna suggest zerofilling the basement but that's already been done.
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