Andrew - thanks for the thought. Perhaps I need to move house from near EGCC to near EGPF.
NiteFlite - thanks for the pointer. Pretty much as I suspected then. Strangely though, it's not dependent on position in the house - and even with the roof mounted aerial it's still cr*p. I'm suspicious that it is something to do with intermediate frequencies in the internals of the scanner --- Tech Log here I come! I must get around to fixing a visit to come and see you chaps -- I've only been talking about it for three years -- who is it best to talk to??
Thanks
Nick Locke
Nick Locke's Reporting Points (now with the first photos - POL and WHI)