burnstransport
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- Jan 2, 2011
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Hello, I currently listen to a RS PRO-163 that is linked to a Scantenna ST-2 mounted to the side of my house. I do monitor the Mass State Police 800MHz Motorola trunking system with this setup, and many times the reception quality is quite poor and full of static. I live approx 45 miles from the two nearest towers in the system. Should my ST-2 antenna be pointed in a certain direction relative to the nearest tower? If so, should the plane of the antenna be perpendicular or in-line with the line of sight to the tower, or to a center point between the two nearest towers (they're both pretty much the same distance from me as the crow flies and same power rating). Would I be better off using a 800MHz Yagi style or 800MHz omni directional??? Any advice is greatly appreciated, I'm somewhat new to this.