I've been using a simple Radio Shack Pro-2027 scanner for a while and have always been able to hear what I wanted to hear with a simple antenna connected right to the scanner itself. Recently I moved about 40 miles eastward and now have my scanner in a basement area... long story short I can't scan what I want to scan anymore!
If I mounted a better antenna to the roof of my house, would it really make that much of a difference and could I possibly hear what I wanted?
More specifically.... I want to pick up two specific fire departments.... one operates in the 470.xx mHz range and is about 30 miles to my west at about the same elevation. The second fire department uses the 42.xx mHz range and is about 40 miles to my northwest and about 700 feet higher than my location. Do you think I have any chance of picking them up with a good antenna?
Thanks in advance... like I said I've been scanning for a number of years, but never really had to look into a good antenna, antenna placement, or anything like that. Any suggestions you could offer would be greatly appreciated!!
- Turk
If I mounted a better antenna to the roof of my house, would it really make that much of a difference and could I possibly hear what I wanted?
More specifically.... I want to pick up two specific fire departments.... one operates in the 470.xx mHz range and is about 30 miles to my west at about the same elevation. The second fire department uses the 42.xx mHz range and is about 40 miles to my northwest and about 700 feet higher than my location. Do you think I have any chance of picking them up with a good antenna?
Thanks in advance... like I said I've been scanning for a number of years, but never really had to look into a good antenna, antenna placement, or anything like that. Any suggestions you could offer would be greatly appreciated!!
- Turk