[Scanner] (no subject)

Sat, 15 Jun 2002 11:09:18 EDT

> [email protected] writes:
> I'm new to this group and was wondering, if a person wanted to go "big 
> time" and put up a big antenna for scanning, what would it be?  And where 
could 
> I get it?
>  

[email protected] helpfully replied:
>  I believe Grove's Scanner Beam is considered a very good one for outdoor 
use.
> 

To which I add:

Not a bad choice, but the Beam is of course directional.  A better choice 
might be the Scantenna.  It is wide-band, omnidirectional, throws a lot of 
metal at the signal (almost 7 feet long), and sturdy.  Grove sells it, and 
Radio Shack sells a look-alike.

AL STERN  Satellite Beach FL 