Hello everyone,
I finally bought a 436HP a couple months ago but have been using the stock antenna. My fire department transitioned to P25 (East Bay Regional Communications System) a while ago and simulcasts on their conventional system. On both VHF and UHF, the reception is intelligible about half the time. One transmission may come in perfectly clear, but the next can be so broken that nothing can be made out (it is not encrypted). Meanwhile, my BC95XLT will come in just fine using its stock antenna at the same time when listening to the VHF frequency. Most of the time when listening I am indoors. I live on a hill and am withing 10-15 miles of the broadcasting antenna.
I primary listen to the fire department on P25 around 772 MHz, so I thought I would buy a Remtronix 800 because it performs so well; however, I would like to have the ability to continue to monitor the conventional VHF around 160 MHz for the fire tones. We often have medical helicopters flying out here, so I want to listen to Calstar, CALCORD, and hospital comms all around 155 MHz. I am not looking for a roof mount base antenna yet because I am not currently living here permanently.
Would the Remtronix antenna be a good fit or would I be better off with a dual band antenna, and if so what would you recommend?
I have some audio recordings in here Dropbox - Recordings - Simplify your life
Thanks
I finally bought a 436HP a couple months ago but have been using the stock antenna. My fire department transitioned to P25 (East Bay Regional Communications System) a while ago and simulcasts on their conventional system. On both VHF and UHF, the reception is intelligible about half the time. One transmission may come in perfectly clear, but the next can be so broken that nothing can be made out (it is not encrypted). Meanwhile, my BC95XLT will come in just fine using its stock antenna at the same time when listening to the VHF frequency. Most of the time when listening I am indoors. I live on a hill and am withing 10-15 miles of the broadcasting antenna.
I primary listen to the fire department on P25 around 772 MHz, so I thought I would buy a Remtronix 800 because it performs so well; however, I would like to have the ability to continue to monitor the conventional VHF around 160 MHz for the fire tones. We often have medical helicopters flying out here, so I want to listen to Calstar, CALCORD, and hospital comms all around 155 MHz. I am not looking for a roof mount base antenna yet because I am not currently living here permanently.
Would the Remtronix antenna be a good fit or would I be better off with a dual band antenna, and if so what would you recommend?
I have some audio recordings in here Dropbox - Recordings - Simplify your life
Thanks