Antenna defect?

[MichaelC34]

Whats up people is it just me or did Uniden create a defective product? My Uniden bcd325p looks like at the antenna port that it leans a little bit to the right not sure if this is a defective product or this is how the scanners were made? seems to work fine

thanks

 

[kruser]

Whats up people is it just me or did Uniden create a defective product? My Uniden bcd325p looks like at the antenna port that it leans a little bit to the right not sure if this is a defective product or this is how the scanners were made? seems to work fine

thanks

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[MichaelC34]

Whats up people is it just me or did Uniden create a defective product? My Uniden bcd325p looks like at the antenna port that it leans a little bit to the right not sure if this is a defective product or this is how the scanners were made? seems to work fine also dropped it once now im all paranoid

thanks

 

[MichaelC34]

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When i take the antenna off though its the actual port it self that looks defected leaning to the right

 

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[jaspence]

Looks just like my BC125AT.

 

[MichaelC34]

Looks just like my BC125AT.

Yeah i guess thats how the manufacturing went with these scanners

 

[dave3825]

Sometimes bnc will lean to one side if they are a sloppy fit or wearing out. How does the port look without the antenna?

 

[kruser]

Yeah i guess thats how the manufacturing went with these scanners

It does look a bit tilted towards the right.
Is the BNC jack itself good and tight to the chassis when you try and wiggle it without an antenna attached?

 

[EastCoastSunrise]

My 325P2 looks similar does not feel lose or anything I think it might be like that to fit the curve of the housing.

 

[MichaelC34]

It does look a bit tilted towards the right.
Is the BNC jack itself good and tight to the chassis when you try and wiggle it without an antenna attached?

I talked to the people over at bearcat wearhouse they are saying that some of these rubber antennas and the housing are manufactured that way and they have little kinks like that, does not wiggle around though or anything

 

[tvengr]

Yeah i guess thats how the manufacturing went with these scanners

The antenna looks perfectly normal to me. Just like my 325P2.

 

[MichaelC34]

The antenna looks perfectly normal to me. Just like my 325P2.

Yours leans like that to though? The problem is in the housing like I said thats how it is manufactured

 

[GROL]

That is normal for a BNC connector to have a bit of play in it, and would let the antenna lean to one side in reference to the bayonet pin orientation. I have other scanners that do the same thing. My BCD325P2 antenna does not lean as the BNC spring is pretty tight on the antenna connector, but I can wiggle it from side to side a good bit.

 

[MichaelC34]

No mine is very tight nothing moves

 

[MichaelC34]

Hey guys one more question I been very friendly with my local PD they think its pretty cool I listen in hehe loving this new hobby! so in other words cops are with us?

 

[wtp]

ahhh it would be "we are with the cops"

 

[MichaelC34]

Yeah i turned the antenna around now theirs minimal tilt but like I said the bearcat warehouse said that the rubber antennas and the housing were manufactured that way around the housing

 

[kruser]

Yeah i turned the antenna around now theirs minimal tilt but like I said the bearcat warehouse said that the rubber antennas and the housing were manufactured that way around the housing

That's a sure sign the antenna is just crooked.
My 325P2 antenna is 90 degrees off from the table I set the radio on so it does not appear to have any lean any direction.
Mine basically aligns perfectly with the first column of keypad buttons.

I guess the main thing is that your BNC jack is tight and you don't see any reception problems.

 

[MichaelC34]

That's a sure sign the antenna is just crooked.
My 325P2 antenna is 90 degrees off from the table I set the radio on so it does not appear to have any lean any direction.
Mine basically aligns perfectly with the first column of keypad buttons.

I guess the main thing is that your BNC jack is tight and you don't see any reception problems.

Yeah the radio works perfectly and the when i try to turn the antenna knob its very very hard to take off i put a lot of force into it, they said these antennas are meant to bend slightly should i be worried about that? I am getting a new upgraded antenna