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Hey guys so Im trying to find what antenna this is, I cant seem to find this and seems to be a very unique antenna used on all of the Idaho state police vehicles. It is believed to be NMO mount. If any one has any leads I would greatly appreciate it.
 

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Are they using UHF? Maybe an elevated feed type antenna ? Picture is not clear enough.

Motorola made one decades ago that was NMO mount. I have one new old stock in my closet. Handy when you want 5.25 dB gain and extra elevation.

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Are they using UHF? Maybe an elevated feed type antenna ? Picture is not clear enough.

Motorola made one decades ago that was NMO mount. I have one new old stock in my closet. Handy when you want 5.25 dB gain and extra elevation.

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They are on UHF, it almost looks like a Jpole style antenna, do you have a model number by chance?
 

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They are on UHF, it almost looks like a Jpole style antenna, do you have a model number by chance?
Motorola TAE6062B UHF 5 dB

But it is a way old model. I would look for Antenna Specialists models with similar gain,

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Its a Sti-co tri-band antenna:

Tri Band Roof Mount Antenna
Yup, sure is, good eye, full bandwidth from 136-174, 380-520& 762-870 MHz and an NMO mount to boot.

And it's a quality product, back when I worked for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Motorola I installed heaps of their covert product line, very flexible and worked great (as great as covert/compromise can work).

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Sti-Co RFMT-TB-V/U/C-A I use one for a multi-band radio and 1 for a scanner and they work great
 

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I could unbend a paperclip or coat-hangar and legitimately claim "it's broad-band, and works great!" PLEASE, if you truly know what you're talking about, respect us here and be objective in describing an antenna's performance ("it works better than the ___ and ____ because_____") and not minimally subjective.

If a stranger set a bowl of soup in front of you and said "Eat it -- it's good," you're probably not going to simply trust what they said,unless you're stupid.

Sti-Co products tend to be extremely expensive comparatively, and if you look at the spec-sheets, tend to be broad-band & thus little to no-gain. It's always amusing to hear their marketing people promote their products, then talk to one of the engineers about actual specs, then get the price.
 

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There was a company a long while back that made an expensive HF dipole antenna that claimed was matched from 3 to 30 Mhz. It had a box in the middle with a 100 watt 50 ohm load and an SO239 connector. They sold a lot to Govt agencies.

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There was a company a long while back that made an expensive HF dipole antenna that claimed was matched from 3 to 30 Mhz. It had a box in the middle with a 100 watt 50 ohm load and an SO239 connector. They sold a lot to Govt agencies.

I remember that antenna it had paralell wires IIRC. But you did not need 'tuner'.
 

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Find out who does the radio work for the state and ask them.
 

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That's a sti-co wideband Public safety antenna.

I was in Idaho recently and saw some cars with them on them.

I have 2 of them for my own use and they work very well, there's no difference compared to using 3 individual quarter wave whips thru a tri-plexer and in fact it is more convenient to use this model when you have a dual or tri band radio.

from the great Pacific Northwest
 

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If you can't ask an installer then the next time you get close to
A car with one on it, take a close look, they usually have a brand/model number on them. I think I'd ask the driver of that car first though...
 

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I could unbend a paperclip or coat-hangar and legitimately claim "it's broad-band, and works great!" PLEASE, if you truly know what you're talking about, respect us here and be objective in describing an antenna's performance ("it works better than the ___ and ____ because_____") and not minimally subjective.

If a stranger set a bowl of soup in front of you and said "Eat it -- it's good," you're probably not going to simply trust what they said,unless you're stupid.

Sti-Co products tend to be extremely expensive comparatively, and if you look at the spec-sheets, tend to be broad-band & thus little to no-gain. It's always amusing to hear their marketing people promote their products, then talk to one of the engineers about actual specs, then get the price.

WOW Someone needs a hug
 

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I could unbend a paperclip or coat-hangar and legitimately claim "it's broad-band, and works great!" PLEASE, if you truly know what you're talking about, respect us here and be objective in describing an antenna's performance ("it works better than the ___ and ____ because_____") and not minimally subjective.

If a stranger set a bowl of soup in front of you and said "Eat it -- it's good," you're probably not going to simply trust what they said,unless you're stupid.

Sti-Co products tend to be extremely expensive comparatively, and if you look at the spec-sheets, tend to be broad-band & thus little to no-gain. It's always amusing to hear their marketing people promote their products, then talk to one of the engineers about actual specs, then get the price.
I have neither the equipment nor the inclination to test the equipment to your specifications. If I switch antennae on my scanner and the second one seems to work better, that's what I'll report. There are those here who DO have both the equipment and inclination to satisfy you. More power to them. Until that day comes, you'll have to be satisfied with anecdotal observations.
 
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