Best antenna ..indoor for a BCT8

[budpeed]

New member,live in Western Maryland,where it's been snowing all day! Just got the above unit.Delighted.
Not sure if the supplied ant. is good enough? On top of a mountain at 2,900 ft. Could the group share their
thoughts on best antenna.Again,must be indoor type.
Thanks.
Bud Peed
Retired USMC.
Aviation Ordnance VMF-321

 

[BeerNutz]

Semper Fi from a 2311.

Best indoor antenna is the one that came with your BCT8.

 

[mike_s104]

You can try a wideband mobile mag mount on an upside down metal cabinet old coffee can.

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[majoco]

+1 for the supplied wire antenna that came with your rig - just stick it to the window with the supplied suckers and you're good to go.

 

[ka3nxn]

Austin Condor is better than the stock antenna

 

[Rt169Radio]

Get a Diamond RH77CA HT antenna.

Diamond RH77CA Amateur HT Antenna

Then get the Valor BNCSCRS suction cup mount.

Valor BNCSCRS Suction Cup mount

Attach the antenna to the mount and put in on a window and hook it up to your scanner.

Or you could get a Larsen tri-band antenna with a NMO magmount and attach it to a big enough metal groundplane.

 

[ka3jjz]

Bud if you have an attic available, you would benefit even more from the additional clearance from at least some of the stuff in your home (normally I would say something about the height, but being at nearly 3000 foot, you've already got a built in advantage). It depends, of course, how much vertical clearance you have, but nearly anything you put up there with reasonable type of coax would outdo any antenna you would put in like a mag mount on a coffee can or similar by a wide margin.

best regards..Mike

 

[mike_s104]

Bud if you have an attic available, you would benefit even more from the additional clearance from at least some of the stuff in your home (normally I would say something about the height, but being at nearly 3000 foot, you've already got a built in advantage). It depends, of course, how much vertical clearance you have, but nearly anything you put up there with reasonable type of coax would outdo any antenna you would put in like a mag mount on a coffee can or similar by a wide margin.

best regards..Mike

You're right but don't discount a good mobile. When I rented a townhouse, I used a mobile mag mount on a coffee can in the attic and it performed great.

You don't have to over think things. Try it, if it doesn't work, try something else.

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[mike_s104]

You can try a wideband mobile mag mount on an upside down metal cabinet old coffee can.

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I meant to say:

"an upside down old coffee can or on a metal cabinet."

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[Francosis]

Best indoor antenna...for a BCT8

I have a BCT8 in my office which is attached to the DPD indoor marine band antenna attached to the interior wall near my door to eliminate interference from my PC & it works great, my bedroom BCT8 stock antenna is replaced by the Diamond RH77CA back of set whip with a right angle BNC connector, both work for me, very delighted with both setups, hope this helped.

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