coax

I just bought a scanner today.... Radio Shack PRO-136. Yeah, I know it's a cheapy, but I don't mind. Obviously the stock antenna is pretty much crap. So I bought a 20-176, which folks seem to have a lot of good things to say about. My goal is to monitor air frequencies including the control...

Couldn't find a thread anywhere that covered this so... I sometimes (haven't completely ran the coax where I want it) hook up a discone antenna to my BC780XLT, I have been able to increase my radius where I receive transmissions from but there is a realy noticable distortion in the audio.. Is...

I think there was a thread, somewhere on here, about making a simple loop antenna from coaxial cable. I'd been plagued by harsh QRM and electrical buzz at night time, which hampered LW/MW Dx during these hours. My homemade loops had been made out of standard insulated electrical wire. I've seen...

I know TV isn't really spoken of much on RR, but since many people here are so knowledgeable....here it goes. I'm putting up an antenna, it is going to be about 60ft high and the base will be about 250ft from my house. It is required to pick up a signal of any quality. I'm looking for a...