Buying a Larsen NMO-800 Antenna
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KX5MOT
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If you don't find anything else try Waltel out of Texas at http://shop.waltel.com/catalog/
I don't belive he carry's Larsen, but he does have a pretty good selection of other 800 mobile antennas.
I do have a used NMO-800 Larsen sitting here on my shelf...
Hope this helps.
Jon
KD5NBU
I don't belive he carry's Larsen, but he does have a pretty good selection of other 800 mobile antennas.
I do have a used NMO-800 Larsen sitting here on my shelf...
Hope this helps.
Jon
KD5NBU
RolnCode3
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http://www.ecwest.com
http://www.radiooutfitter.com
Only done business with Waltel and radiooutfitter.com. Both have been just fine by me.
http://www.radiooutfitter.com
Only done business with Waltel and radiooutfitter.com. Both have been just fine by me.
LarrySC
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Try www.bncantenna.com Tri-band and 800 only mobiles & base by MAXRAD Commerical Antennas.
KX5MOT
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habpatrol said:
I just don't have a use for it right now, i used it for a while on the car but now i have a 900 MHz radio in there, so im using a different antenna, and i use a portable for 800 now.
Jon
Most of Waltel's antennas are Antenex brand. I think they work very well, and are the right price. I have quite a few of them (1/4-wave VHF, VHF, 5/8-wave 800 and 900). They also have the phantom antennas (pretty cool if you're going for low-profile).
KX5MOT
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Yes yes, Phantoms are very cool, i'm looking into getting some more of those. 8)
Thanks for everyone’s response. I have been using a RS multi-band antenna for the past several years but it has pretty much died. I only used my scanner to monitor EMSA when they were on 463.100 but now that they have gone 800, my scanner just sits there. I am going to try and monitor TFD main side because they get sent on the majority of EMSA calls.
I just wanted to buy a good 800 antenna that would allow me to monitor other bands as well. I think the Phantom would look really cool, but being so small I don’t know if I could pick anything up other than 800. The reason that I picked the NMO 800 was based on some reviews that I saw on here, and the fact that it not only did very good on 800 but other bands as well.
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I am still trying to come up with a way to present to EMSA that they need to either simulcast their main dispatch channel on 463.100 or make it non-encrypted analog on 800. It really sucks when they went digital and encrypted.
I just wanted to buy a good 800 antenna that would allow me to monitor other bands as well. I think the Phantom would look really cool, but being so small I don’t know if I could pick anything up other than 800. The reason that I picked the NMO 800 was based on some reviews that I saw on here, and the fact that it not only did very good on 800 but other bands as well.
PS
I am still trying to come up with a way to present to EMSA that they need to either simulcast their main dispatch channel on 463.100 or make it non-encrypted analog on 800. It really sucks when they went digital and encrypted.
okla-lawman
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There is a guy over on 32nd street just east of memorial that sales radio stuff out of his garage. I beleive it is commercial elecrtronics. He does a lot of work for tpd. ohp etc. He had a stroke a few years back but is still open just like 12 to 5 mon-fri. He had all sorts of 800 ant. tjough he charges retail.I will try to find hi sddress and phone number. I am currently laid up and his info is in my patrol car in town.
okla-lawman said:
I have been to his shop before but it was for CB stuff. I didn't know that he carried scanner antenna's. It has been several years and I guess I figured he was no longer in business. It seems like it was in the area of 8500 E 31 Pl.
thanks
okla-lawman
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I was there abouts 8 weeks ago and he was still there. He had probable a dozen 800 antennas.
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