a Firestick CB Antenna Will

[Richardneu316]

it make a good scanner antenna for in my pickup truck THANKS

 

[jackj]

Nope, unless you are interested in receiving frequencies around 27 MHz. Antennas work best when they are tuned to the frequencies you want to receive. Most of the interesting traffic is going to be above 100 MHz with some ranging from 450 MHz to 800 MHz. A 27 MHz antenna won't work well at all on those frequencies.

 

[Richardneu316]

ok Thanks so very much

 

[Richardneu316]

let me know what one will work best on my truck they use fm and ohio marcs here
Hustler MRM Scanner antenna

Scanner Antennas

 

[ka3jjz]

That should work pretty well as long as you have some place on your truck with lots of metal; antennas like this one depend on that to work properly. However, if all you're interested in is MARCS, a cell phone antenna will work very well for that application. There are so many models out there for this app- in fact even a window mount would likely work very well, as long as you don't have any metallic tinting, which can seriously detune it.

Best regards..Mike

 

[Richardneu316]

That should work pretty well as long as you have some place on your truck with lots of metal; antennas like this one depend on that to work properly. However, if all you're interested in is MARCS, a cell phone antenna will work very well for that application. There are so many models out there for this app- in fact even a window mount would likely work very well, as long as you don't have any metallic tinting, which can seriously detune it.

Best regards..Mike

Thanks Mike can u suggest good one for me cell phone antenna

 

[ka3jjz]

I don't have a cell phone (Thank God!) but the reputation of Wilson Electronics antennas is excellent - take a look around your area for a distributor..

Cell Phone Antennas and Cell Phone Boosters at Wilson Electronics

I wouldn't doubt that RS may also have them...best regards..Mike

 

[Richardneu316]

ok thanks mike