Conray23
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I was wondering if anyone could give me an idea of a better antenna for my handheld scanner ws1040 scanning digital trunked 800mhz?
I agree 100%. For 700/800 MHZ on the WS1040, the Remtronix REM-800B will result in a significant increase in signal strength over the stock antenna. The REM-800B has a BNC connector to match your scanner. I have 3 of them.Regardless of how many post will inevitably show up in this thread it will eventually come down to this, Amen!
There is also a new P25 digital trunked system for Washington and Clackamas Counties. On the Motorola analog system you are using, some of the sites require a custom 800 MHz rebanded bandplan. If you have ARC500 or Win500 software and attach your programming file, I can check it for you.I just realized it’s an analog trucked signal. Does that matter?
I wonder if any electrical engineer out there has ever taken that antenna apart and tried to explain why it works so well.Regardless of how many post will inevitably show up in this thread it will eventually come down to this, Amen!
I wonder if any electrical engineer out there has ever taken that antenna apart and tried to explain why it works so well.
I do have arc500 but I get all my channels from radio reference. I’m not smart enough to program my scanner manuallyThere is also a new P25 digital trunked system for Washington and Clackamas Counties. On the Motorola analog system you are using, some of the sites require a custom 800 MHz rebanded bandplan. If you have ARC500 or Win500 software and attach your programming file, I can check it for you.
Using ARC500, Download from Scanner and save the file. Right click on the file and Send to Compressed (zipped) folder to be able to attach the file. Click on Attach files and Open the zipped folder. I want to check the bandplans. That may be why you are having a problem receiving the system.I do have arc500 but I get all my channels from radio reference. I’m not smart enough to program my scanner manually
Standard antennas have several elements in it, usually dualband, that interact with each other in a negative way. A single band 800MHz antenna have only one element that is bigger in size designed for some gain at a more narrow frequency range. The biggest part of the standard antenna are designed for the 155Mhz band and the 800Mhz part of it are a much smaller.I wonder if any electrical engineer out there has ever taken that antenna apart and tried to explain why it works so well.
Engineers and gov officials have taken a simple analog tx/rx system and made it so complicated... I used to think lawyers were the bane of society, now they compete mostly equally with engineers and gov officials...
I just realized it’s an analog trucked signal. Does that matter?
I wonder if any electrical engineer out there has ever taken that antenna apart and tried to explain why it works so well.
I wonder if any electrical engineer out there has ever taken that antenna apart and tried to explain why it works so well.