my first outdoor antenna...

[mparker]

i think i am going to purchase a antennacraft st2 and mount it on a pole off the top of my faux chimney on the back of the house (if the wife allows) or mount it to a truss in the attic...

anyhow will it give me good performance for public safty listing and 800? ive also been intrigued by nasa/iss/shuttle listening also... i think thats in the low 100's....

thanks guys...

 

[W6KRU]

Do you realize how large the ST-2 is? That is not exactly a stealth antenna.

 

[James04TJ]

The ST2 performs very well for the money. If you can fit it in your attic I would recommend doing so rather than placing it outdoors. They do not survive wind very well. We currently have one in three pieces on the roof of our building.

 

[mparker]

102" iir

 

[mparker]

can it be mounted vertically?

 

[Sinister]

can it be mounted vertically?

Hi mparker,
I think your trying to ask if it can be mounted horizontally to fit in your attic. Since signals travel vertically, mounting it in a horizontal manner would give poor performance.

 

[W6KRU]

can it be mounted vertically?

That is what I was getting at. It is mounted vertically and if memory is correct, it is almost 10' tall.

Edit: I exaggerated. It's only 8.5'.

 

[mparker]

Hi mparker,
I think your trying to ask if it can be mounted horizontally.

yeah, thats what i ment...

i defiantly dont have 8' of vert space in the attic... well thats shoots that idea.. i guess ill just go with a discone but i dont want to lose 800 performance...

 

[Sinister]

Do you know how far the transmiting antenna is from your location. You can look here

 

[mparker]

the scantenna seems nice....

 

[W6KRU]

yeah, thats what i ment...

i defiantly dont have 8' of vert space in the attic... well thats shoots that idea.. i guess ill just go with a discone but i dont want to lose 800 performance...

I'm shopping for something similar. I already have the RS 20-176 and it does good on 150/450 and OK on 800 but I need a second antenna and I would prefer something that is better on 800 even if it doesn't do 150/450. I don't want a yagi or LP and I've heard that groundplanes aren't very good on 800.

 

[mparker]

yeah, it also has to have a high WAF (wife acceptance factor) lol but if i can stuff it in the attic she wont care...

 

[Sinister]

Dan you did not leave many options for yourself on that one.

mparker you can look in the Wiki for more options

 

[mparker]

look in the Wiki for more options

yeah i browsed through it but didnt really find what i was looking for... guess ill have to read more...

 

[W6KRU]

Dan you did not leave many options for yourself on that one.

Yeah. I know. I am considering building a coax collinear to see how that works.

A while ago someone posted a iink to a site that had pages and pages of antennas. I searched back through the antenna forum last night and couldn't find it. Anybody remember that link?

 

[digitalanalog]

Yeah. I know. I am considering building a coax collinear to see how that works.

A while ago someone posted a iink to a site that had pages and pages of antennas. I searched back through the antenna forum last night and couldn't find it. Anybody remember that link?

check my signature...............
www.scannerantennasource.com

 

[W6KRU]

check my signature...............
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Thanks! That's it. I have been looking around this afternoon and the Laird omnis are interesting but the price is a little steep. The quality looks top notch though.

Anybody here tried building a coax collinear?

 

[W6KRU]

Dan you did not leave many options for yourself on that one.

I think I found what I wanted at a good price. I picked up one of these, new in the tube, for $30 including shipping off of fleabay.

MFB8133 - 806-866 3dB Fiberglass

 

[W6KRU]

I think I found what I wanted at a good price. I picked up one of these, new in the tube, for $30 including shipping off of fleabay.

MFB8133 - 806-866 3dB Fiberglass

Wow. I received the antenna and have it at about 10'. It is definitely better than the sputnik on 800.