Antenna.

[se]

Hello All.

I live in London Ontario...Could anyone please recommend a better antenna I can get for my BCD396T handheld scanner? I use a Logitech wireless keyboard and mouse and today I noticed that while I was scrolling with the wheel on my mouse in Internet Explorer, there was interference coming though on my scanner.

Thanks Sheldon.

 

[moonbounce]

I don't think it has anything to do with your antenna as much as it has to do with the proximity of the scanner and computer. I have to keep my radio at least five feet away from my computer and I am not sure if that isn't far enough.

 

[69stiles]

London Fire is 800mhz & I use a Radio Shack 800mhz antenna.
For fleetnet I have to use an outdoor antenna. I haven't found any handheld ducky that works indoors but maybe somebody out there knows of something good. I'm about 20km from the nearest tower.

 

[torontokris]

If your getting interference your too close to the computer... a better antenna will probably will just make that interference worse (as it will pick up more).

As the previous poster suggested a RS 800mhz antenna is amazing for 800mhz... for Fleetnet if you have problems you should go to at least an extendable antenna, if not a mobile antenna (on a magnet mount that you place somewhere), or an outdoor antenna as suggested.

Try moving the scanner around the room different spots see how that works.

 

[hitsfm]

antenna

put up an outside antenna there cheap to buy an better range

 

[Muxlow]

I guess im just lucky. I dont need an antenna to pick up the byron tower, or site 1 and 3 for london edacs

 

[rodmaster48429]

Buy some good coax and and external antenna and mount it away from all intrerfierence.

 

[torontokris]

or also a good magnet mount antenna.. and put it on a magnetic base somewhere in the room.
I found this helps a lot and gives you just enough room to get away from the PC, without having to wire outside etc etc.

An outdoor antenna is always better though.

 

[moonbounce]

Magnetic mount, I bought one in a dollar store for a dollar. Well madem 10ft cord, it is from the old cell phone days where you could mount it on a trunk lid and run it inside the car to your cell phone, works great.