billybob123
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Any opinions on what the best overall handheld scanner antenna for pulling in weak signals ??
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ervin1 said:my opinion as far as price and reception would be the rs 800mhz rubber duck..lotta people however prefer the diamond srh77ca it is a little longer in length about 15 inches
Mach_1 said:I have both of these and for what I listen to (800 & VHF Hi) the diamond rh77ca works great (for me). No penalty on 800 (compared to the RS 800 duck) and I'm getting much better reception on the VHF Hi. However, the VHF lo reception seems to be virtually non-existent (for me anyway)...
I have heard of this antenna before any pics of it and the cost? Which freqs. is it good for or is it for all?carmelof said:Hello,I use the Diamond RH-771 and they are a very good Hand Held Antenna.
Good Luck Lino Melbourne Australia.
The Watson or Wilson Y-881 Super-Gainer antenna I have is about the same size except it is very thin The cost of this an tenna is in the neighborhood of $45.00unitcharlie said:Hi billybob....
The following is based only upon what I can hear tempered by what I have heard from my scanners--I have used a number of non-stock antennas in the past two decades. I have been using a Diamond RHF 40 antenna for two weeks now.
This antenna is 16" long and very flexible but I can hear stuff on VHF Hi that I couldn't with the Rat Shack 800; I am hearing trunked systems that I couldn't monitor unless I was within a few miles... I can't report on VHF Low becuase there is only one agency licensed in the area I monitor and I have never heard anything on their freqs, ever.... I bought this antenna because I wear my PRO 96 around my neck while working a scene I broke a Rat Shack 800 and the top plate of my radio when I took a tumble...
My only complaint is that it spins around the base because the BNC isn’t as tight as I would like but that might be a design feature given the length (I have attached it to my radio using some 550 cord and cable ties--it fell off once). It is weird (see picture) It took some learning but I can now bend the extra ten inches of antenna down so I am not poked in the face with it (then bend it up if I need to use the extra length to her something) while working... at 30 bucks it has been a real gem.