Antenna defect?

[MichaelC34]

Just hope I dont have to return the scanner lol

 

[JoeBearcat]

The BNC on the scanner should not be damaged. If it is that may be an indication that the damage happened after the antenna was installed.

Sorry to put that to blunt, but it's very unlikely the antenna and scanner could have been damaged in the same way without those being connected. That is not to say you did anything. It is possible that could be a demo or return. Again, I don't want to guess about that. I don't know the dealer but it should not matter who they are. My suggestion would be the same.

 

[dave3825]

My Uniden bcd325p looks like at the antenna port that it leans a little bit to the right not sure if this is a defective product or this is how the scanners were made?

seems to work fine also dropped it once now im all paranoid

When i take the antenna off though its the actual port it self that looks defected leaning to the right

How does the port look without the antenna?

You have not posted a pick with the antenna removed from the radio. Can you post some pics of the port without that antenna showing the port leaning? Because looking at this pic, it looks like the antenna is messed up a bit. The gap between the rubber and the bnc is greater on the right side and giving the visual indication of leaning to the left..

Also if i get an upgrade for an antenna like the 800b remtronics the reception will be a lot better right?

If your listening to 7/8/900 mhz freqs, then yes.

The sweet spot on that antenna is 700~900mhz . What freq ranges do you listen to? I have the Radio Shack branded version and while it rocks on 7/800mhz, it does ok with uhf but totally sucks on vhf for me.

Scanner Master says, " The Remtronix REM-800B BNC 800 MHz Scanner Antenna is possibly the best antenna available for 700-960 MHz monitoring! While it does not work as well on lower frequencies if you need extra range on a 700/800/900 MHz system this antenna is hard to beat. "


I have maybe 5 of them with 4 still in rat shack packaging. Got them for 9 bucks when rat shack was closing.

 

[MichaelC34]

You have not posted a pick with the antenna removed from the radio. So it could be the port or it could be a sloppy bnc.

Can you post some pics of the port without that antenna showing the port leaning?



If your listening to 7/8/900 mhz freqs, then yes.

The sweet spot on that antenna is 700~900mhz . What freq ranges do you listen to? I have the Radio Shack branded version and while it rocks on 7/800mhz, it does ok with uhf but totally sucks on vhf for me.

Scanner Master says, " The Remtronix REM-800B BNC 800 MHz Scanner Antenna is possibly the best antenna available for 700-960 MHz monitoring! While it does not work as well on lower frequencies if you need extra range on a 700/800/900 MHz system this antenna is hard to beat. "


I have maybe 5 of them with 4 still in rat shack packaging. Got them for 9 bucks when rat shack was closing.

I listen to police and fire mostly which are 400-500 no their was a miscommunication its not the port the port looks fine its on very tight

 

[wtp]

i bought a cheap SMA to BNC connector.
i ended up stripping the antenna post (396T) to the point that i can just pull off the antenna and connector (quick disconnect).
and the radio still works fine...

i would not worry about a little tilt if you still hear stuff.

 

[dave3825]

I listen to police and fire mostly which are 400-500

I do not believe an antenna tuned 2 to 3 hundred MHz higher that what you monitor will give you much improvement. Ideally you want an antenna that's optimized (tuned) for the range of what you listen to. I listen to everything and when I get an antenna, its most likely going to be a REM-842B that is VHF/UHF/800MHz Tri- Band and Optimized for what I listen to in the 136-174/420-470/800-900 MHz ranges.

 

[MichaelC34]

I do not believe an antenna tuned 2 to 3 hundred MHz higher that what you monitor will give you much improvement. Ideally you want an antenna that's optimized (tuned) for the range of what you listen to. I listen to everything and when I get an antenna, its most likely going to be a REM-842B that is VHF/UHF/800MHz Tri- Band and Optimized for what I listen to in the 136-174/420-470/800-900 MHz ranges.

Got a reccomendation for that one im getting the remtronics rubber antenna tri band

 

[MichaelC34]

I do not believe an antenna tuned 2 to 3 hundred MHz higher that what you monitor will give you much improvement. Ideally you want an antenna that's optimized (tuned) for the range of what you listen to. I listen to everything and when I get an antenna, its most likely going to be a REM-842B that is VHF/UHF/800MHz Tri- Band and Optimized for what I listen to in the 136-174/420-470/800-900 MHz ranges.

Is that also good for the P25 trunked systems? I mean i listen to it perfectly fine with the stock antenna but i heard its a nice improvement to the remtroniks

 

[iMONITOR]

I've owned three 325's over the years. I never had an antenna that didn't look straight.

Rubber Ducky antennas are not manufactured with any degree of precision. Maybe it was dropped and the antenna was bent, or maybe just warped during manufacturing.

 

[dave3825]

Is that also good for the P25 trunked systems?

i heard its a nice improvement to the remtroniks

If you mean the Remtronix 800B, some say yes and some say no. The 800B is 7 to 900MHz and the 842B is tri band. The REMtronix 842 Antenna Review

 

[MichaelC34]

yeah I am mostly listening to POLICE, STATE POLICE, and fire I do also listen to logan airport frequencies which are also on lower bands as well in the 100's

 

[345binder]

Looks fine to me although the radio housing curve may fool the eye. Just lean the unit with the antenna against something, into the lean you see. Couple weeks it will be bent the other direction.

 

[JoeBearcat]

Is that also good for the P25 trunked systems?

Antennas are designed for frequency range(s), not modes like P25.