I'm sure everyone loves seeing these pop up. Just looking for opinions really, though, whether or not anyone's actually used the below product.
Want to look at getting a discone antenna for my scanner (Uniden BCD396T), but not the expensive, outdoor mount versions. So I poked around, and came across two "desktop discone" models. One is made by ScanMaster, called a "Desktop Discone", and is found here (well, found easily):
Radioware & Radio Bookstore - Scanmaster Desktop Discone Antenna
The other one looks like it's a different model. Manufacturer is unknown, but it only seems to be found on UK shopping sites:
Desktop Discone Antenna > Maplin
Is it reasonable to expect a boost in scannable frequencies with something like that, especially over a Diamond RH77CA antenna? Note, I'll probably keep this near my computer, which I know is usually bad because of local RF interference, but I'm wondering if that negative would be offset by any gained ability to detect further-away signals.
Mostly, my RH77CA can pick up my county's local trunked system, but I can barely pick up any other nearby trunked systems (excluding the next-door county conventional system, which comes in fine as well), but I would also like to pick up nearby ham transmissions, especially those used by local Skywarn groups (usually 147.300MHz, plus others). The RH77CA has a difficult time scanning that range.
Any Thoughts? Thanks!
PS: Thoughts on this non-discone scanner antenna?:
Maldol AH-W100RX Scanner Antenna
Want to look at getting a discone antenna for my scanner (Uniden BCD396T), but not the expensive, outdoor mount versions. So I poked around, and came across two "desktop discone" models. One is made by ScanMaster, called a "Desktop Discone", and is found here (well, found easily):
Radioware & Radio Bookstore - Scanmaster Desktop Discone Antenna
The other one looks like it's a different model. Manufacturer is unknown, but it only seems to be found on UK shopping sites:
Desktop Discone Antenna > Maplin
Is it reasonable to expect a boost in scannable frequencies with something like that, especially over a Diamond RH77CA antenna? Note, I'll probably keep this near my computer, which I know is usually bad because of local RF interference, but I'm wondering if that negative would be offset by any gained ability to detect further-away signals.
Mostly, my RH77CA can pick up my county's local trunked system, but I can barely pick up any other nearby trunked systems (excluding the next-door county conventional system, which comes in fine as well), but I would also like to pick up nearby ham transmissions, especially those used by local Skywarn groups (usually 147.300MHz, plus others). The RH77CA has a difficult time scanning that range.
Any Thoughts? Thanks!
PS: Thoughts on this non-discone scanner antenna?:
Maldol AH-W100RX Scanner Antenna