"John" wrote in message
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I'm in search of a scanner antenna to mount on my Ford Explorer. I
understand that there isn't "the perfect" antenna to receive
everything; although my main scans are fire, police, and CHP (nothing
trunked).

Before I makes any holes in my truck just wanted to make sure I got a
good antenna that would stand up to years of use. Don't want anything
that will rust (have had past bad experience with that). What types of
antennas do the police or CHP use for their scanners?


John,

If all you listening is confined to a single band and you want a permanent
mount find a Motorola (or similar business radio) dealer. The can sell you
( and install if you like) the same antenna they would on a police car. I
did that some years back when all the locals were still on VHF-hi. Went to
the same Motorola shop that I always saw police cars parked at for service.
If I recall it was about $50 for the antenna, not sure about installation as
I did it myself. Was a good quality unit though, never a bit of corrosion
over several years of use.

Larry