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IFR 1000 Antenna

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Heya Folks!

I just picked up an IFR 1000a...
I'm in the midst of getting it back online and one of the glaring things missing is the antenna!

Any thoughts on what I should be using? Or the specs of the original whip??

Thoughts & comments would definitely be appreciated! It's my 1st service monitor.

-dc 73
 

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Heya Folks!

I just picked up an IFR 1000a...
I'm in the midst of getting it back online and one of the glaring things missing is the antenna!

Any thoughts on what I should be using? Or the specs of the original whip??

Thoughts & comments would definitely be appreciated! It's my 1st service monitor.

-dc 73
Pretty sure it came with one of these...


Which doesn't work for crap if it's on the bench (unless you use a right angle BNC). I vary rarely used an antenna as I was usually hardwired to a radio, but a right angle telescoping whip would probably work just fine.
 

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Pretty sure it came with one of these...


Which doesn't work for crap if it's on the bench (unless you use a right angle BNC). I vary rarely used an antenna as I was usually hardwired to a radio, but a right angle telescoping whip would probably work just fine.
Neither of my service monitors have their original antennas; I use the telescoping jobs with built-in right angle hinge and they work just fine.
 

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IIRC, the IFR came with a simple whip, that was 90 degrees from the front panel, that was approximately 8 inches long. I don't recall of it was the whip that was bent, or a 90 degree BNC mount.
 

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90 degree telescoping whip is what I see at most service shops. Seen a couple rubber duck's too.
 

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I stuck a Maldol telescoping right angle whip with all my service monitors but never really used them. Instead I use the multiband scanner ducky that comes with Radio Shack and most scanners and I use that with a BNC right angle adapter. Its resonant on VHF/UHF/800 and obviously works fine for radios on the bench and still picks up local repeaters, etc. How often do you receive on a service monitor outside the usual VHF/UHF/800 bands? Almost never.
 
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