I have this antenna ,since its a beam type antenna it's more directional and you have to point it in the direction of the signals or radio system you want to recieve .I use it to recieve a 800mhz system in the neighboring county.I also have a preamp hooked up to it and it works well recieving the distant signals.Its not as omni-directional recieving as the scantenna, but it will recieve local signals off the side where the antenna is not pointed OK.