dudekindjack
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I'm looking for others ideas what type of antenna I should try for vhf/uhf use on my scanner.
I currently am using a magnetic mount antenna, sticking on edge of my front porch ( house has a tin roof)
I cut an old cheap cb band antenna to the length to 18 inches from feed point of the coax. And took the coil out of the anenna, but soldered a peice of wire where the coil was on the antenna, to give me a connection to h4 18 inch length I needed. The coax end was bad, so I just spliced an old peice of rg-58u onto the peice of cable on the antenna, but I'mpicking up something every now aND then I have to turn my squelch up really high. I'm sure if coming In from the splice I put together.
I got three ideas for a replacement antenna.
Make another antenna , but put a new peice rg8u from antenna tpm where it goes in the radio. 21 feet of cable would be great, cause I would have enough coax length to put the back on the roof, and run it to my receiver on the table .
2. Buy a dual band 144/440 band antenna and use it. (Only problem im finding there is, coax length is not near long enough to put it back on the roof to my receiver. I need more than 9 feet )
3. Buy a magnetic mount scanner antenna. (Coax legth seems to be the problem again )
Not really wanting to put another disc cone up, I had one I used to use on 2 meter, but the elements always feel out , they are not very well made,
Which route is the best way to go for a replacement antenna? I live In a very mountainous terrain, a quarter wave always seem to work with ok results when I was using one on 2 meter ham in this mountainous terrain, shot on the signal at a 45 degree pattern. I'm thinking that's what would work best for scanner use too, due to the mountains.
I'm open for ideas on what to try.
Thanks
Chris
I currently am using a magnetic mount antenna, sticking on edge of my front porch ( house has a tin roof)
I cut an old cheap cb band antenna to the length to 18 inches from feed point of the coax. And took the coil out of the anenna, but soldered a peice of wire where the coil was on the antenna, to give me a connection to h4 18 inch length I needed. The coax end was bad, so I just spliced an old peice of rg-58u onto the peice of cable on the antenna, but I'mpicking up something every now aND then I have to turn my squelch up really high. I'm sure if coming In from the splice I put together.
I got three ideas for a replacement antenna.
Make another antenna , but put a new peice rg8u from antenna tpm where it goes in the radio. 21 feet of cable would be great, cause I would have enough coax length to put the back on the roof, and run it to my receiver on the table .
2. Buy a dual band 144/440 band antenna and use it. (Only problem im finding there is, coax length is not near long enough to put it back on the roof to my receiver. I need more than 9 feet )
3. Buy a magnetic mount scanner antenna. (Coax legth seems to be the problem again )
Not really wanting to put another disc cone up, I had one I used to use on 2 meter, but the elements always feel out , they are not very well made,
Which route is the best way to go for a replacement antenna? I live In a very mountainous terrain, a quarter wave always seem to work with ok results when I was using one on 2 meter ham in this mountainous terrain, shot on the signal at a 45 degree pattern. I'm thinking that's what would work best for scanner use too, due to the mountains.
I'm open for ideas on what to try.
Thanks
Chris