ryanburton33
Member
Antenna suggestions needed.
First off I just bought a Uniden bc396t. Stock antenna. I listen primarily to our State's AWIN system which uses the Apco-25 system. For that system(since I live in the middle of town) i get great reception, the antenna works perfectly fine. Now here is the problem...last weekend I went to my parents(my hometown) and tried listening to our area police, fires....etc. All of these channels are still operated in the 153-159.00 range. The reception was poor/scratchy. I was very frustrated with the reception. I am sure its just the antenna though. My old scanners work fine for back home. My questions are:
1. Is there a better universal antenna to use for both the Apco25 system that operates in the 850-860 range and the conventional 150-160 range or
2. Would it be better to buy a different antenna for the conventional range and swap out as needed.
First off I just bought a Uniden bc396t. Stock antenna. I listen primarily to our State's AWIN system which uses the Apco-25 system. For that system(since I live in the middle of town) i get great reception, the antenna works perfectly fine. Now here is the problem...last weekend I went to my parents(my hometown) and tried listening to our area police, fires....etc. All of these channels are still operated in the 153-159.00 range. The reception was poor/scratchy. I was very frustrated with the reception. I am sure its just the antenna though. My old scanners work fine for back home. My questions are:
1. Is there a better universal antenna to use for both the Apco25 system that operates in the 850-860 range and the conventional 150-160 range or
2. Would it be better to buy a different antenna for the conventional range and swap out as needed.