Good antenna for GRE-PSR100? Any ideas?

[RRscanner]

What is a good antenna for a Grecom PSR100 scanner? I use my scanner mostly for railroads and I need a better antenna. I want one that can get frequencies from about 10 miles away.

P.S. I'm new here so don't make fun of me if my question is dumb =)


Thanks,

Max

 

[DaveIN]

Welcome to Radioreference RRscanner! Now why would someone flame you for such a question

I use the Diamond RH77CA SRH77CA Antenna for the rail band with good results on both the 150 and 450MHz bands.

Also take a look at the Wiki: Scanner Antennas - The RadioReference Wiki

 

[Cryptolog]

Yep, RH77CA is hard to beat.

 

[W6KRU]

If you want to listen to RR only, you might want to check out a Smiley antenna. You can pick the frequency that the antenna is cut for and the base connector. It is a custom antenna to your spec and it is cheaper than the Diamond. I use a slim duck cut for the marine freqs.and it works great.

Smiley Antennas

 

[RRscanner]

If you want to listen to RR only, you might want to check out a Smiley antenna. You can pick the frequency that the antenna is cut for and the base connector. It is a custom antenna to your spec and it is cheaper than the Diamond. I use a slim duck cut for the marine freqs.and it works great.

Smiley Antennas

What base connector do I select?

 

[captncarp]

I like to listen to railroads and tug boats. I use the Diamond RH77a at home. When I'm on the move I like a Smiley commercial grade regular duck tuned to 160mhz. It's much shorter and still does a good job.

 

[W6KRU]

What base connector do I select?

The PSR-100 uses a BNC antenna connector.

 

[RRscanner]

If you want to listen to RR only, you might want to check out a Smiley antenna. You can pick the frequency that the antenna is cut for and the base connector. It is a custom antenna to your spec and it is cheaper than the Diamond. I use a slim duck cut for the marine freqs.and it works great.

Smiley Antennas

Some of the railroads have frequencies such as 160.950, and others with 161.370. If I select 161 as the frequency on the Smiley Antenna would it be able to pick up the 160's?


Thanks,

Max

 

[Jim41]

Some of the railroads have frequencies such as 160.950, and others with 161.370. If I select 161 as the frequency on the Smiley Antenna would it be able to pick up the 160's?


Thanks,

Max

Yes. You will have no problem.

Jim41