whistler base scanner 1098 reception issue

bugsy57

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Mar 13, 2023
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i have a whistler 1098 scanner and can get the same reception with or without a dicone antenna i hooked up above a metal roof using pvc pipe as the support runnning the cable back to my scanner. is the metal roof and or pvc pipe the problem or is my location approx 50 feet around the corner of the building away from the scanner.
 

theoleman

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Apr 4, 2008
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Somewhere In, TX; at the moment
What are you listening for? What coax are you using.
I never have an issue with my 1098 with an attic antenna. Reception improves when it’s connected to an outdoor antenna.
Even though a discone has no gain, there should be improvement over the indoor antenna.
Tells readers about the building nearby
 

blackice76

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Dec 21, 2023
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FRANKLIN COUNTY ,MISSOURI
when i was putting the antenna together inside about 4 feet from the whistler scanner i noticed frequencys comming over that i now no longer can recieve after i installed it in the aforementioned location. i listen to police and school district channels
 
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