Antenna For Unication G5 In Amplified Charger On 800 MHz System

[JASII]

I am doing a bit of planning on a project. The system we will want to monitor is on 800 MHz. The location is a challenge for monitoring that system. A Unication G5 (without being in an amplified charger) will hear it for a bit in a certain "sweet spot", but moving slightly loses the signal. So, to be able to monitor it, consistently, in the building, it will need to be in an amplified charger.

So, with that in mind, is it safe to say that almost ANY 800 MHz antenna connected to the Unication amplified charger will work better than the VHF 1/4 wave antenna that comes with the Unication amplified charger?

At home, I use a magnetic antenna mount, with a NMO150/450/800 Pulse-Larsen Tri Band Whip. I am looking for any suggestions for mobile 800 Mhz antennas with NMO mount. I found one that lists gain: 5 dBi. In the real world, would I notice much difference between the NMO150/450/800 and the B8065CN?

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[IAmSixNine]

I am in a similar situation. I monitor a system that i am on the edge of.
By watching the error rate i found that putting a full size motorola antenna on the G4 gave me better results than using an external 800 antenna. For my testing i had a mag mount antenna with one of those older what we used to call pig tail antennas. They have the curl half way up. Not the most scientific test but i found what works for me.

 

[nosoup4u]

I was using one of these when I had my G5 which was recommended in another thread a while back and it was an improvement and did not affect the center pin.

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[Firebuff66]

I use 2 of the below for my 700/800 RX they work great

EM Wave EM-M11003 - 700/800/900 MHz High Gain Antennas

Roof mount antenna, 3dB gain, 764-869 MHz

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Laird Technologies Base Station Adapter / Mobile - Base Converter Kit (MBC)

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[nosoup4u]

I was using one of these when I had my G5 which was recommended in another thread a while back and it was an improvement and did not affect the center pin.

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Disregard, I didn't realize you meant the base

 

[mmckenna]

At home, I use a magnetic antenna mount, with a NMO150/450/800 Pulse-Larsen Tri Band Whip. I am looking for any suggestions for mobile 800 Mhz antennas with NMO mount. I found one that lists gain: 5 dBi. In the real world, would I notice much difference between the NMO150/450/800 and the B8065CN?

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I don't think you are going to notice any difference.
I run 800MHz radio in my work truck on my trunked system. I've been playing with the new Larsen NMO-150/450/758sf and comparing it to the Larsen NMO-800.
I don't notice any difference in them.

If you are trying to listen to an 800MHz system with the pager, having an external antenna is going to make a big difference. I think any of those antennas will work fine for what you want. If you can't pick up the system with those antennas, there's probably not much else you can do.