Best Scanner Antenna
 

A couple questions. Can anyone suggest a good scanner antenna. I currently
have the discone from Radio Shack, But just dont think Im picking up
everything I should be. I currently have it connected to a 780 running rg-58
cable. I mainly monitor 154mhz range,500mhz range, and State Police. Thanks
in advance. Also if anyone is selling one let me know Thanks



AIM: fp863

Get rid of the discone. By design discones are broadbanded and have little
if any gain in a specific frequency. Buy a Scantenna from Grove Enterprises,
buy a Radio Shack VHF/UHF TV mast mouted amp (300 to 75 ohm) model, use RG-6
coax and mount the Scantenna as high as possible. Grove also sells F to
whatever receiver chassis adapter needed.



Prodigy wrote:

A couple questions. Can anyone suggest a good scanner antenna. I currently
have the discone from Radio Shack, But just dont think Im picking up
everything I should be. I currently have it connected to a 780 running rg-58
cable. I mainly monitor 154mhz range,500mhz range, and State Police. Thanks
in advance. Also if anyone is selling one let me know Thanks



AIM: fp863

Don't get rid of teh discone, get rid of the RG-58!

Richard in Boston, MA,USA

john wilson wrote:
: Get rid of the discone. By design discones are broadbanded and have little
: if any gain in a specific frequency. Buy a Scantenna from Grove Enterprises,
: buy a Radio Shack VHF/UHF TV mast mouted amp (300 to 75 ohm) model, use RG-6
: coax and mount the Scantenna as high as possible. Grove also sells F to
: whatever receiver chassis adapter needed.



: Prodigy wrote:

: A couple questions. Can anyone suggest a good scanner antenna. I currently
: have the discone from Radio Shack, But just dont think Im picking up
: everything I should be. I currently have it connected to a 780 running rg-58
: cable. I mainly monitor 154mhz range,500mhz range, and State Police. Thanks
: in advance. Also if anyone is selling one let me know Thanks
:
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: AIM: fp863