The Best Pick Up Truck Scanner Antenna

[Pete27a]

Ok I am looking for peoples advice on what is the best scanner antenna for a Ford Ranger Pick Up Truck. Right now I am just using the antenna off the radio of the truck and it is not working to good. I would like evryones advice on what they think would work best installed on a pick up truck. I need the antenna to receive on all bands, do to that were I live I have a lot of everthing to listen to and it is all mixed from low band right to 900 trunk. So let me know what you guys think. Thanks for your time..Pete

[gewecke]

Well if you have a tool box behind the cab that's a good spot for an all-band scanner antenna which can be had at radio shack for about $30+tax or you could put it on the roof which would be my first choice.
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[JStemann]

I have a larsen nmo 150/450/800 antenna that does real well on most bands and runs about $30. It's about 21" tall or so, you can use it with a mag mount or drill a hole. The austin spectra is a great antenna especially for the lower bands, it also does ok if you have anything down in the 42-44 mhz area. It uses an nmo style mount, is about 33" tall and will run somewhere close to $100.

I have both and they both do very well, the taller spectra does better on the lower bands and they're about = on the 800 band. The shorter larsen doesn't do very well down in the 40's.

jeff s.