BCD 396XT Antenna

[UnidenBC92XLT]

Retech Antenna SMA M Male for Uniden Scanner BCD 396XT APCO 25 | eBay
Has anyone tried one of these out?

 

[W8RMH]

That's a cheap Chinese knockoff of the Diamond SRH77CA

 

[UnidenBC92XLT]

That's a cheap Chinese knockoff of the Diamond SRH77CA

Ok thanks for the info. Is the Diamond good antenna over the stock one thats on the 396XT?

 

[phyberoptics]

Ok thanks for the info. Is the Diamond good antenna over the stock one thats on the 396XT?

I have used the Diamond RH77CA (BNC) and the Diamond SRH77CA (SMA).

I prefer using the BNC version simply because the SMA version doesn't hit bottom when you screw it on, so it leaves a slight gap. Purely cosmetic, but OCD kicks in, and it has to be correct.

Both Diamond models perform exceptionally well for my usage (VHF / UHF / 800mhz) scanning.

[Edit] I realized I didn't really answer your question: Over the stock antenna, there is a significant gain in performance.

 

[NWI_Scanner_Guy]

That's a cheap Chinese knockoff of the Diamond SRH77CA

But I see on the eBay listing that it's made in Taiwan, so it's made by the good Chinese, not the bad Communist Chinese.

I have a couple of "knockoffs" of the Diamond SRH77, and although I don't actually have a Diamond SRH77 to compare them to, they still work better than the stock antennas that came with all of my handheld scanners (especially the HP-1).

 

[AuntEnvy]

Anything is always better

Ok thanks for the info. Is the Diamond good antenna over the stock one thats on the 396XT?

than stock antennas.

I have the Diamond RH77CA and the RS 800 model. They both work great.

So, with "cosmetics" in mind, it depends on whether you want a short or long duck on there.