On Sat, 30 Aug 2003 20:03:40 -0400, "Bob" wrotF:

The stock indoor seems fine for local VHF but not too good on the 800 mhz
trunked system. How does the dicone work on the 800 mhz band?

One thing to be aware of for the 800 MHz band. Transmission line
losses can defeat the advantage of a better antenna in a better
location. Use low loss coax and keep the length as short as possible.

I'd be inclined toward some type of 800 MHz collinear gain antenna not
too far from the receiver. You might be able to find gain cell phone
mobile antennas that could be adapted at a good price. I picked up a
couple trunk lid mount cell phone antennas at a dollar store for $2
each. I wish I would have bought more, but I didn't realize they were
NMO mounts until much later.