"Buzzygirl" wrote in message
...
My 83 was deaf in the airband until I switched from the stock antenna to
a
Diamond RH77CA.

The Diamond RH77CA is an excellent scanner antenna, much better than the
short stock duckie of the Pro-83. I just picked up the RH77CA for my 83
and
lo and behold, it "hears" much better now on all frequencies. I got the
antenna at Universal Radio. I would suggest that Pred02 pick up one of
these
as it will probably make a noticeable difference in reception.

Jackie

I really like this antenna. I purchased 3 of them from Universal Radio. I
originally bought one for my VR500, thought I lost the first RH77CA so I
ordered two more. Found the first one under the seat of my car after the
other two arrived, so I have now replaced the stock antennas on 3 of my
radios.

It really brings the bands to life, even HF. Well definitely better in HF
than the stock antennas are.

How about the name of the Airport ??
Maybe we can help !!


"Pred02" wrote in message
oups.com...
Hi,
I just bought a radio scanner (radioshack pro-83) and want to listen to
airband frequencies, however, I cannot find any on the airband. I tried
doing the scan, and even tuning to specific ones, like Boston ATC and
whatnot, but cannot hear anything.

Other frequencies, such as Police/Fire I hear just fine. I am
approximately 10 miles away from a major airport.

Am I doing something wrong, or I really have to be close to the airport
to hear them on the scanner?

Thanks.

Kind regards,
george

"rojolo" wrote in news:XAdPe.1974$eQ.330
@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com:

How about the name of the Airport ??
Maybe we can help !!



Really don't need the name of the airport if he's 10 miles away and using a
hand held he is not going to hear anythang!!! He need to put an antenna up
on da roof...and here you go the name and frequ's of every airport on the
world :-)

http://www.airnav.com/airports/



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The Other George wrote in
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"rojolo" wrote in news:XAdPe.1974$eQ.330
@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com:

How about the name of the Airport ??
Maybe we can help !!



Really don't need the name of the airport if he's 10 miles away and
using a hand held he is not going to hear anythang!!! He need to put an
antenna up on da roof...and here you go the name and frequ's of every
airport on the world :-)

http://www.airnav.com/airports/


Correction - He may or may not hear any ground communications at 10 mile
range with stock antenna - He most certainly should hear the aircraft side
though.

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 22:15:04 -0500, The Other George
said in rec.radio.scanner:

Really don't need the name of the airport if he's 10 miles away and using a
hand held he is not going to hear anythang!!!

I hear plenty from 40 miles away from an airport using the rubber
duck.

You're sure a fountain of misinformation, aren't you?

Al Klein wrote in
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On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 22:15:04 -0500, The Other George
said in rec.radio.scanner:

Really don't need the name of the airport if he's 10 miles away and
using a hand held he is not going to hear anythang!!!

I hear plenty from 40 miles away from an airport using the rubber
duck.

You're sure a fountain of misinformation, aren't you?



Then you ether live in the middle of a desert or on the planes with
nothing from you to the airport!!! Or on a mountain overlooking the
airport. I have lived 12.7 miles away from KPIT Pittsburgh International
and before I put up a Scantenna the only thing I could hear was the
planes, after going up 45 feet I now hear the tower. While in the U.S.
Army as a gun ship driver for 24 years I could never hear the tower on a
hand held if I was 4 or more miles away with out going up on a building
or being higher then the buildings I was near. And yes I am a fountain of
information :-)



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On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 13:59:02 -0500, The Other George
said in rec.radio.scanner:

Al Klein wrote in
:

On Fri, 26 Aug 2005 22:15:04 -0500, The Other George
said in rec.radio.scanner:

Really don't need the name of the airport if he's 10 miles away and
using a hand held he is not going to hear anythang!!!

I hear plenty from 40 miles away from an airport using the rubber
duck.

You're sure a fountain of misinformation, aren't you?



Then you ether live in the middle of a desert or on the planes with
nothing from you to the airport!!! Or on a mountain overlooking the
airport. I have lived 12.7 miles away from KPIT Pittsburgh International
and before I put up a Scantenna the only thing I could hear was the
planes, after going up 45 feet I now hear the tower. While in the U.S.
Army as a gun ship driver for 24 years I could never hear the tower on a
hand held if I was 4 or more miles away with out going up on a building
or being higher then the buildings I was near. And yes I am a fountain of
information :-)

Read George's claim again - he didn't say "he is not going to hear
anything transmitted from the ground", he said "he is not going to
hear anythang". I said that I hear many air band signals. Unless you
live far from civilization, you will too - with a rubber ducky.

"Pred02" wrote in news:1124741375.452636.265120
@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com:

Hi,
I just bought a radio scanner (radioshack pro-83) and want to listen to
airband frequencies, however, I cannot find any on the airband. I tried
doing the scan, and even tuning to specific ones, like Boston ATC and
whatnot, but cannot hear anything.

Other frequencies, such as Police/Fire I hear just fine. I am
approximately 10 miles away from a major airport.

Am I doing something wrong, or I really have to be close to the airport
to hear them on the scanner?

Thanks.

Kind regards,
george



Well your first problem is it's a Radio **** I mean Shack "Compact
Handheld Scanner" and your 10 miles away from the airport.. If you where
1 mile away it might, I say might work!! The antenna on that "Compact
Handheld Scanner" is junk. You need a real antenn pluged into it.. A
better bet for what you want to do would have been the Pro-2052 heck
Radio **** only wants $149.99 for it.

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...&product%5Fid=
20-432

or a Uniden BC895XLT or any base or moble scanner with a real antenna,
any real antenna... That crapy rubber ducky thingy on that "Compact
Handheld Scanner" is just there for looks, you want to hear the airport
click the link

http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...&product%5Fid=
20-043

mount it 20 feet above your home.

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Well your first problem is it's a Radio **** I mean Shack "Compact
Handheld Scanner"

It's a Bearcat BC92XLT, manufactured by Uniden and repackaged for RS.

It's decent for a $69 scanner.
I like mine.

"D. Brown" wrote in news:UdWdnUPj58XKE5PeRVn-
:


Well your first problem is it's a Radio **** I mean Shack "Compact
Handheld Scanner"

It's a Bearcat BC92XLT, manufactured by Uniden and repackaged for RS.

It's decent for a $69 scanner.
I like mine.



$69.00 the Radio **** I mean Shack web page show it at $119.95

PRO-83 Compact Handheld Scanner with Signal Stalker and Skywarn Button

$119.99 Brand: RadioShack
Catalog #: 20-501 Model: PRO-83

"Skywarn Button" a button to warn you if the sky is falling :-)

It still needs an antenna 20' above the roof of the house to hear an
Airport 10 miles away.


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