antenna

[DJBio]

hello i am thinking on getting a different antenna for my Uniden BCD996P2 scanner what options is there
i dont want to spend alot of money on it

 

[jtwalker]

Back of set? External for the house? Vehicle mount?

Then the question is what frequencies are of the most interest?

Of course this question gets asked all the time, so did you try a search? The specific model of scanner is less an issue than the questions I asked above.

 

[DJBio]

if possible external of my house and i have from 100MHZ to just under 900MHZ
and its a uniden bcd996p2

 

[jwt873]

For general listening, you can't miss with the good ole' discone. I see you're in Canada.. Radio World sells them. Here's one of the lower cost ones. MFJ-1866 25-1300 Mhz VHF Discone Antenna with SO-239 – GPS Central

 

[CHHTX]

Here's a recent thread in the Scanner/Receiver Antenna Forum (go figure) that discusses 2 of the most popular discones.

Tram or Diamond Discone Antenna

After not having a scanner for a few years and having moved I find myself in need of an antenna. I just purchased a BCD536HP and need to decide which antenna would be best. I'm looking at the Diamond D130NJ and the Tram 1410 or1411. I had a discone antenna in the past and it worked well. The...

forums.radioreference.com

(if you don't have time to read it, it comes down to quality/durability. My vote is to spend the investment in a Diamond)