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I’m looking for help with my Kenwood TH-K20A radio please. I was advised the Diamond SRH77CA would work well with it, however there doesn’t seem to be enough thread on the radio for the antenna to grip. Do I need a different Diamond antenna? Is there an adapter available that extends the...

Looking for a definitive answer on this please. I was using an indoor antenna with a Motorola Spectra mobile radio and receiving only, not transmitting. The antenna was in my attic, and the radio was used for an online scanner feed, but had to take down the feed as the room the computer and...

I provide the Baltimore area rail feed hosted on this site, and was wondering what my options are for upgrading my antenna come the spring possibly, without breaking the bank. I currently am utilizing a Motrola Spectra mobile radio hooked to a 3dBi omnidirectional gain antenna cut to the...

Has anyone had favorable results using this antenna in an attic? I currently own the 3dBi indoor TrainTenna which I have mounted in my attic and hooked to a Motorola Spectra mobil unit. The 9dBi on the LP looks very attractive though. As a rule of thumb how much more coverage should I expect...

With narrowbanding right around the corner I am looking to upgrade my Yaesu VHF transceiver to a commercial radio so I can achieve greater RF sensitivity. Now before I go out and pick up a used HT1000 or something along those lines, can I use the RSM audio adapter to broadcast the radio...

I'm looking to purchase a used Motorola VHF narrowband capable radio which I can have programmed as receive only to monitor rail traffic in my area. I want the capability to be able to scan approx 20 channels, a portable radio, and price < $200.00. Any suggestions? Also can anyone recommend a...

I checked the astro spectra's on ebay and they are all mobile units. I am looking for a good place to get a relatively cheap used motrola portable that can scan say 20 channels in the VHF band and is narrowband capable. Being new to this, any suggestions on which radio to look into, and where...

Just curious if anyone has made the switch from a Yaesu FT270R to a Motorola portable radio. I use my Yaesu as a scanner hooked up to a gain antenna to monitor rail traffic in the area. It blows my old Uniden scanner out of the water, however it cannot receive narrowband. Thus after Jan 1st the...

Just curious if anyone has made the switch from a Yaesu FT270R to a Motorola portable radio. I use my Yaesu as a scanner hooked up to a gain antenna to monitor rail traffic in the area. It blows my old Uniden scanner out of the water, however it cannot receive narrowband. Thus after Jan 1st...

I am using the traintenna blade indoor antenna, which is nice because it doesn't require a ground plane. The antenna came with 18' of coax which should allow me to run it from the attic above to my Yaesu. DPD Productions - TrainTenna Railroad Band Antennas for Commercial & Hobbyist Applications

I am using an indoor gain antenna to monitor rail traffic in my area. Currently the antenna is attached to the inside of an exterior wall on the 3rd floor of my townhome. If I moved the antenna to the attic what kind of increased reception range could I expect? I would think signals would...

I am getting better reception with the Yaesu now. I think I had the volume turned up too high which reduced the sound quality.

So to better understand the difference between the squelch feature and RF squelch is this correct. The squelch which I believe can be set with values from OFF to 9 will control what signals are recieved, based on the signal strength shown at the bottom of the display. The RF squelch has...

I recently purchased a Yaesu FT270R which I am using as a scanner to monitor area rail traffic. I have noticed I get better range than my Uniden Bearcat scanner, as expected, however the audio quality is not as clear as the scanner. I've fooled around with the RF squelch, and the regular squelch...

I recently purchased a Yaesu FT270R which I am using as a scanner to monitor area rail traffic. I have noticed I get better range than my Uniden Bearcat scanner, as expected, however the audio quality is not as clear as the scanner. I've fooled around with the RF squelch, and the regular...