[TrunkCom] outside antennas

Sun, 29 Dec 2002 20:13:57 -0500 (EST)

I don't think I will be able to do two feedlines, but I know that someone
on here posted about this a while ago and a discone was mentioned and they
have had good luck with 800 MHz.  In general since I have moved 800 MHz
reception has been better since I now stay up stairs, and I am getting
more then I would have expected even with what I have on my BC245  What
ever I get will have the BNC connector that will accomidate my scanner,and
then with the Kenwood THF6A for ham that I have I will have to get a
convertor,wwhich I can get for next to nothing, and am I correct in
assuming that the BC250D will also have a BNC connector for the antenna? I
am going to have someone help me with this, and if I do mount I will be
using the TV antenna mass, but I'm wondering now what has beenused to
accomidate all three bands, I know it is a bit of give and take here, but
as I said I figure if I am doing this to address my ham issues I might as
well look into something for scanning especially with the new BC250D that
hopefully will be here in a few weeks.

On Sun, 29 Dec 2002, radio wrote:

> Happy new year to you Jeff.
>
> A discone works for 2 metre doesn't it and I think 70 cm as well but I may
> be mistaken. No gain and not the greatest for 800 but if your limited to one
> antenna or one feedline.....
>
> There are lots of low profile commercial 800/900 antenna's out there you
> could consider if it's in the budget and can have two feedlines in your
> situation.
>
> J.
>
> "Just watch me."  Pierre Elliot Trudeau 1970
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "JEFFREY MICHAEL KENYON" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Cc: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 19:47 PM
> Subject: [TrunkCom] outside antennas
>
>
> > Hi everyone.  I am finally going to be putting up and outside antenna in
> > the near future.  Although it will mainly be for ham use, I have always
> > wanted something that will do well on 800 MHz for scanning distant trunked
> > systems, and systems that I am just on the fringes of.  The ham bands that
> > I will be using this for is 2-meters and 440, but I figure that if I am
> > going to do something I had might as well look into what will help also
> > with scanner use as well.  Any help would be good, and thanks and happy
> > new year.
> >
>
>
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