antenna madness!

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thmsemrtn37

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I have a BC80XLT Uniden and have had a lot of trouble getting 800Mhz. I purchased the radio shack 20-006 800 Mhz antenna and didn't see much difference. I then got one of those telescoping 30-1300 Mhz antennas and still no difference.
I then dug out an old 3" stock ducky antenna and it improved the 800mhz noticeably!! I have no idea why? Any suggestions?
 

Rt169Radio

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I have heard that short antennas work good on 800MHz freqs. So maybe that's why.
 

krokus

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How strong of a signal are you trying to copy?

If your signal is already strong, or you are copying a simulcast system, a better antenna might not help. (In fact, it could make things worse.)
 
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