Pinellas P25 antenna

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sanman1960

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• Dec 16, 2014

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I live in Pasco county and am able to have some reception with my scanner but only with the RS 800 antenna and only in certain parts of my house. I would like to try a external antenna on my house. What antenna and cable would you recommend for Pinellas P25 from 40 miles away ? Thank you.

 

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• Dec 16, 2014

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Put a yagi up at least 20 ft up and point south.

 

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• Dec 16, 2014

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Specifically ,which yagi and what type of coax ?

 

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Yagi should be 800mhz and atleast 3db gain. For cable you need low loss such as lmr-400.

Wilson and Larsen make great yagi's.

 

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• Dec 18, 2014

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Anywhere in Tampa bay that sells this gear, such as the pole and antenna or online only ?

 

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• Dec 18, 2014

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sanman1960 said:

Anywhere in Tampa bay that sells this gear, such as the pole and antenna or online only ?

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Here is a post I did awhile ago on my yagi setup in Pinellas
http://forums.radioreference.com/general-scanning-discussion/301228-here-my-base-antenna-setup.html

 

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• Dec 18, 2014

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sanman1960 said:

Anywhere in Tampa bay that sells this gear, such as the pole and antenna or online only ?

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I don't think you'll find a 800MHz Yagi locally. Scanner Master is the best bet. Not sure if any of the online amateur radio stores will have them either.

As for the pole, I simply use the 10' top rails for a chain length fence. You can get them at Home Depot for $10. They stack, so with two, you'll have a 20' pole.

 

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• Dec 19, 2014

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haven't checked in awhile, but tessco had good pricing and wide variety. have to set up an user account. compare prices with them.

 

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• Dec 19, 2014

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kayleesdad said:

haven't checked in awhile, but tessco had good pricing and wide variety. have to set up an user account. compare prices with them.

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FYI anyone thinking of ordering from Scannermaster allot of their Yagi's drop ship from Tessco