Best out door Antenna

[55engine]

I would like to know the best out door Antenna for my house? I know this was covered before but I can’t find it thank you

 

[doctordialtone]

I would like to know the best out door Antenna for

Antenna and frequency advice, please

It depends very much upon which frequencies you intend to monitor.

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[55engine]

VHFUHF 800 MHz I live in a single-family house now no more apartment building

 

[Brales60]

I'm really liking my Omni X. It's tuned for the 700 stuff, but works pretty damn good on everything. What scanner are you using?

 

[RU55]

If you want omnidirectional, a discone is a reasonable antenna. Keep in mind that antennas are always a compromise. The best antenna depends upon what you want to listen to and if you need high gain in one direction, or you want to receive from every direction.

 

[n1chu]

Whatever outside antenna you decide on, mounting it as high as practical is the main reason we go outside to begin with… ground the installation according to code, and use a low loss feedline. RG58 may be good for CB but it won’t cut it at the frequencies you are interested in. Belden 9913 or Comparable is necessary.

As for antenna choices, a directional gain yagi is what I run. I have a rotator to aim it with but I can get away with aiming it at my weaker signals and still get the stronger stuff off the sides, meaning I really don’t need a rotator. A discone is a good all around antenna however. Your budget may dictate what’s best for you.

 

[dlwtrunked]

I would like to know the best out door Antenna for my house? I know this was covered before but I can’t find it thank you

Things you need to state:
1. What bands/frequencies? (Need to be as specific as you can...just public service? ...military aircraft?...low band VHF?...etc.)
2. Transmitting or just receiving?
3. Omni-directional or just interested in signals in one direction?
4. Are you willing to use more than one antenna?
5. What is your budget?
6. How high is it going to be? Usually height is more important than antenna.
There is no one answer for "best" without answering at least questions 1-4.
As other will note, this is asked about once a month. (Type best antenna in the Radioreference search box and it will get over 13,000 results.)

 

[55engine]

Sorry vhf uhf and 800 on UNIDEN 536

 

[RU55]

Sorry vhf uhf and 800 on UNIDEN 536

Are you interested in omni directional antennas, or is most of what you want to listen to in one direction?

 

[Whiskey3JMC]

VHFUHF 800 MHz I live in a single-family house now no more apartment building

I've had good results across these bands with the Austin Spectra. Yes it's costly & you need to purchase a separate NMO mount for it but it gets the job done

 

[Dan6071]

I have 3 Austin Spectra antennas the best I ever had.

 

[TJX400]

DPD Productions Omni X. It's a wonderful antenna.