Better Whip Antenna?

[arturobandini]

I have a Pro-651. Is there an aftermarket whip antenna that is better than the one that came with the unit?

 

[gewecke]

I have a Pro-651. Is there an aftermarket whip antenna that is better than the one that came with the unit?

Well yeah, but for what bands? What do you want to listen to? More info might help. 73, n9zas

 

[RadioTowerMaster]

The much touted & very popular Diamond RH77CA is an excellent all band portable antenna that even I recommend & I detest Diamond Antenna products especially the base station ones who's manufacturing specs reek of snake oil, if your listening is band specific then seek an antenna that covers that particular chunk of spectrum, most of my portables are commercial grade with the matching antenna already on it, you can go that route & acquire an antenna from any Land Mobile radio or Amateur radio distributor, just make sure the antenna utilizes a male BNC connector. Enjoy your weekend.

 

[gewecke]

The much touted & very popular Diamond RH77CA is an excellent all band portable antenna that even I recommend & I detest Diamond Antenna products especially the base station ones who's manufacturing specs reek of snake oil, if your listening is band specific then seek an antenna that covers that particular chunk of spectrum, most of my portables are commercial grade with the matching antenna already on it, you can go that route & acquire an antenna from any Land Mobile radio or Amateur radio distributor, just make sure the antenna utilizes a male BNC connector. Enjoy your weekend.

. I have a Diamond X50 A which I'm quite happy with, no snake oil at all .. 73, n9zas

 

[arturobandini]

I think I'm mostly in the 800mhz area.

Well yeah, but for what bands? What do you want to listen to? More info might help. 73, n9zas

 

[N8IAA]

I think I'm mostly in the 800mhz area.

Radio Shack 800 MHz, Remtronix 800 MHz. Really depends on what you are trying to receive and how distant the sites are from you. You don't want too big of a whip on the handheld.
Larry

 

[arturobandini]

Thank you. I've ordered the Radio Shack 800MHz and will try that. My sites aren't far but, at times, starting about two weeks ago, stuff I've monitored without problem for a while is now hard to receive. I've posted in the forum for my area asking if there has been some change but no responses yet.