Best Replacement Antenna BC-396T

[mtl828]

I have been looking at Diamond SRH815. Will this help me pick up more if i get this? I listen to 136-174, 450-520, and 800 MHz trunked and conventional. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Does anyone else have any other suggestions of antennas for these ranges?
Thanks.

 

[nursepen]

best antenna

I've found that radio shack's 800 mhz antenna for hand held scanners works well as long as each channel is set specfically for am,fm or digital reception.

 

[awasser1]

Why does making Freq AM, FM, etc make reception better dont under stand that one??

 

[Raven95150]

AM/FM or digital/analog doesn't make a difference, it's the frequency that matters. The RS 800 is a great choice for 800mhz. For a wider range of frequencies I would recommend the Comet SMA-3. I've had excellent results with mine. Others will probably recommend the Diamond RH77CA, but I've never used one.

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