I had teh radio shack discone antenna which worked well; but during a recent storm, we had higher than normal winds and... all (8) of the long rods broke off and 4 of the shorts broke.
I tried using solder to get them back up but it didn't last the 1st cold night and a bump made them slip apart.
I *finally* got thru to someone at a local radio shack that was at least willing to look up the part numbers... ready ? $8.69 for 1 of the long rods. That would be more than I spent on the antenna itself. And they didn't carry one ("Who uses scanners anymore, it's all encrypted anyway") so I left a bit annoyed.
I have a nice whip type on my truck; works but not as well as the discone, especially at our new location. While unpacking I found a "motorola signal booster" (likely purchased to see if we could improve on the over-the-air digitial tv). The unit was never opened. Says it will boost 52-1000mhz -- close to full range coverage; work trying it along with the truck antenna as a base? Will the "out of boost range" signals (ie: 1200mhz) be passed thru w/o boost, or lost?
Here's a link to the booster: Amazon.com: Motorola Signal Booster 484095-001-00 Bi-Directional RF Amplifier (Discontinued by Manufacturer): Electronics
I thought about getting some all-thread as a replacement, but they are $5/piece so not exactly 'cheap' fix.
Anyone have any other repair ideas?
Has anyone tried/used ST4 Antennacraft?
I tried using solder to get them back up but it didn't last the 1st cold night and a bump made them slip apart.
I *finally* got thru to someone at a local radio shack that was at least willing to look up the part numbers... ready ? $8.69 for 1 of the long rods. That would be more than I spent on the antenna itself. And they didn't carry one ("Who uses scanners anymore, it's all encrypted anyway") so I left a bit annoyed.
I have a nice whip type on my truck; works but not as well as the discone, especially at our new location. While unpacking I found a "motorola signal booster" (likely purchased to see if we could improve on the over-the-air digitial tv). The unit was never opened. Says it will boost 52-1000mhz -- close to full range coverage; work trying it along with the truck antenna as a base? Will the "out of boost range" signals (ie: 1200mhz) be passed thru w/o boost, or lost?
Here's a link to the booster: Amazon.com: Motorola Signal Booster 484095-001-00 Bi-Directional RF Amplifier (Discontinued by Manufacturer): Electronics
I thought about getting some all-thread as a replacement, but they are $5/piece so not exactly 'cheap' fix.
Anyone have any other repair ideas?
Has anyone tried/used ST4 Antennacraft?