Is there a antenna specificly for listening to the 482 frequencies for a handheld scanner? I know that there are mobile antennas specificly tuned for certain frequency ranges,so I was wondering if there are any handheld antennas that would be better for receiving the 480 frequency range.
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I'm not aware of anything specifically designed for a scanner to cover THAT specific frequency range, but there are antennas available for commerciall/public safety portables in that frequency range. Fact is, though, just about any UHF range antenna should work just fine. You'd probably not notice any difference with something cut that precisely.
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A 6" 1/4 wave UHF rubber duckie with BNC as used on some commercial hand helds usually works a little better on UHF than the supplied scanner antenna. You can get these on Ebay cheap.
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I'm sure it's just fine and the price is definitely right. I would go with that one.
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Yes.
But, a 6" piece of wire is a 6" piece of wire. It's the most basic of antenna that one can design, just a stub of wire. So, it's not like any hand held antenna will perform miracles. However, I would say that it should be a marked improvement over the stock antenna that is coil of wire that may be somewhat resonant in the vhf band somewhere.
But, a 6" piece of wire is a 6" piece of wire. It's the most basic of antenna that one can design, just a stub of wire. So, it's not like any hand held antenna will perform miracles. However, I would say that it should be a marked improvement over the stock antenna that is coil of wire that may be somewhat resonant in the vhf band somewhere.
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I searched Ebay using "uhf antenna bnc" and got lots of suitable antenna hits with buy it now from $1.99 on up.
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