Antenna opinion
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Is there a reason those two are your only choices?
What band/frequencies are you monitoring?
What band/frequencies are you monitoring?
I don't think either one of those will perform satisfactory. Especially on low band VHF.
mrnavy2
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I been looking at the reviews on the ST2. Seems like a real good all around Antenna. Does anyone disagree? If so, why. Thanks
DickH
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If you mean a thru-the-glass antenna, they aren't very good.
Since glass does not impede radio waves, putting it on the roof only gives you more height and, of course, a good ground plane. Inside the car will work fairly well.
KSDeputy
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I used a VHF stick on window antenna with my last Uniden portable, a 250D, and it picked up everything well, even 800 mhz trunking systems. I am curious if it would work on the new digital P 25 systems?
profiledescent
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Ignore any figure quoted in dbi.
profiledescent
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That it's P25 doesn't mean anything. P25 is mearly the format of the signal. Same with DSTAR, NXDN, DMR etc. It's still just a radio signal, so if you have an antenna that's been working for you on a given band, go with it.
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you really don't need to be low profile to be low profile.
Take a look at some of the am/fm and satellite antennas on cars today.
Any smaller black antenna on the outside of the car, even mounted on the roof, isn't really going to look out of place. You can get shorty rubberized dual band antennas that look no different from many am/fm antennas that you see on cars today.
And being outside the car, and vertical, is going to give you much better gain than the two antennas you pictured,.
you really don't need to be low profile to be low profile.
Take a look at some of the am/fm and satellite antennas on cars today.
Any smaller black antenna on the outside of the car, even mounted on the roof, isn't really going to look out of place. You can get shorty rubberized dual band antennas that look no different from many am/fm antennas that you see on cars today.
And being outside the car, and vertical, is going to give you much better gain than the two antennas you pictured,.
He mentioned he wants to monitor some low band VHF. Most anything suitable for that is going to stand out.
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