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On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 07:43:52 -0400, Scott said in
rec.radio.scanner: Sounds like what I need then. Will the work with a handheld scanner? The antenna will work with anything. A GRE (Radio Shack) scanner will overload easily so, if there are any transmitters within a few miles of you, you probably don't want too much antenna. What about wiring? I need cable and adapter plugs to get everything hooked up from the Antenna to my scanner. What type of Cable if I go with the outside setup? Again - how long and what frequency? I'm also wondering what type of connectors I need to hook the antenna up to the pro 95 handheld. BNC for the scanner end. I'm not sure about that particular antenna, but I think it takes a PL-259 (278-205). Soldered. Even at 150 MHz, you don't want a non-solder connector. At 850 MHz, it's as good as 5 feet of cable missing between the antenna and scanner. Radio Shack doesn't list a solder-type BNC connector, so you might want to use another PL-259 (they come 2 to a pack at RS) and use an adapter (278-120) to go to the scanner. |
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