Antenna

[brockhunter]

hi again all was wondering if anybody knows if the 800MHz scanner antenna RS catalog#20-283 is better than the antenna that comes stock with the pro-96 handheld.thank-you

 

[Grog]

For 800mhz, yes. I'm still testing the other bands.

Last weekend I was sitting at work playing with a new-to-me Pro 93. I tried to lock onto a 800 system from another county but it would not lock. I stopped on the control channel and it barely came through.

I switched to the RS "800" antenna, and the system came it very well. I'm a believer

 

[Dubbin]

There is alot of talk about this antenna in The Antenna Forum

 

[bee]

Yes, the 800mhz is much better than the stock antenna. Much better!

 

[brockhunter]

is it only good for trunking systems or for all freq it seems when i put it on i do not pick up the local police which are 20 miles away they are not on a trunking system but it picks up OPP police very well which are on trunking. thank you

 

[N_Jay]

is it only good for trunking systems or for all freq it seems when i put it on i do not pick up the local police which are 20 miles away they are not on a trunking system but it picks up OPP police very well which are on trunking. thank you

Antennas are FREQUENCY (i.e. VHF, UHF, 800 MHz, etc.) dependant,
not modulation (analog, P25, ProVoice, etc.)
nor system dependant (Conventional, Trunking, etc.)

 

[Voyager]

hi again all was wondering if anybody knows if the 800MHz scanner antenna RS catalog#20-283 is better than the antenna that comes stock with the pro-96 handheld.thank-you

It's better on 800, about the same on UHF, nearly the same on VHF-Hi, and nowhere close on VHF-Low.

Joe M.

 

[brockhunter]

thanks

thanks everyone for the help