[Scan-DC] Antennas was: Scan-DC Digest, Vol 23, Issue 8

[John M. Nash]

Andy:

I had a great experience with this reasonably priced antenna.  See the 
following link to the discone antenna offered by Antenna Warehouse.
http://www.antennawarehouse.com/Scanner/Superdiscone.htm

Regards,

John Nash
Falls Church VA
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Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Antennas was: Scan-DC Digest, Vol 23, Issue 8


> Hi Andy...from the CHM website, put this page into your bookmarks...I'll 
> be referring to it in detail in a moment...
>
> http://www.radioreference.com/wiki/index.php/Scanner_Antennas
>
> Now, you say you are using a handheld in a fairly rural area.  You're 
> quite right, a better external antenna, mounted nice and high will bring 
> in more signals. Normally, I would hesitate to recommend an antenna like 
> that for a handheld, because most handhelds are not designed to handle the 
> much higher signal level that such an antenna would supply.  However, 
> being in a rural area, this might not be such a problem.
>
> There have been many such discussions on the antennas forum on both Strong 
> Signals and RadioReference. However, the consensus seems to be that the 
> 20-176 RS antenna isn't all that expensive, and works reasonably well. 
> However, there are others that you might consider - the NilJon, ScanTenna 
> and Diamond Discone have all been well received (pun intended) by 
> scannists.
>
> It might help if we knew your interests; that would help narrow the field 
> down a bit. In the meantime, the page I just gave has links for these and 
> many other antennas. Included there are reviews and other useful tips.
>
> The next item to consider is the coax; as you go higher in frequency, 
> losses from the coax due to the materials used gets higher and higher. 
> Your standard RG58U is virtually worthless at any significant length if 
> you are interested in 800 mhz reception. Pretty much the standard cables 
> include RG6 and the 9913 type of cables, but there are others as well.
>
> Next is waterproofing. Coax plugs, even when constructed correctly, can 
> leak over time. A double coating of electrical tape, and materials such as 
> Coax Seal are a must.
>
> That should get you started thinking. Let us know a bit more about where 
> you are (city/county/state will do nicely) and your interests, and we'll 
> see if we can help out with a bit more specific information.
>
> 73s Mike
>
> links editor,Capitol Hill Monitors
> Utility Monitoring Central
> editor, Strong Signals software page
> Wiki Administrator, Radioreference.Com
>
> --- tigerwoods1217 at yahoo.com wrote:
>
> From: Tiger Woods <tigerwoods1217 at yahoo.com>
>
> I am looking to put an external scanner antenna on my
> house.  I don't know anything about them and when I
> went to Radio Shack they had one model type and the
> sales guy din't have any clue about it at all.  Is the
> model at Radio Shack decent?  If not, any suggestions.
> I live pretty rural so my rubber duckie antenna on
> top of my handheld can only get so much.  Any
> information would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks,  Andy
>
>
>
>
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