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[kojak5150]

My BCD996T arrived today. I am still at work. But I know what I will be doing tonight. Any recommendations on what type of external antenna I should get??

 

[N4JNW]

I hear folks swear by them Diamond Discone antennae. Depends on what you wanna listen to. If you want to hear far away 800 mhz systems, a small beam pointed in the direction you want would be awesome..

For general scanning, I'd reccomend a Scan-tenna (Yes that's the name), or a Diamond Discone.

 

[kojak5150]

sorry about posting in the wrong thread. Thanks for the info on the antenna too

 

[DaveNF2G]

I second the recommendation of a Diamond discone. Don't go for the cheaper Radio Shack discone (if it's still available). The RS version lacks the "stinger" or extra whip on top that improves reception below 150 MHz.

 

[Patrick_]

I recommend you search for "antenna", "best antenna", "scantenna", etc on these forums. A while back I was looking for an antenna that could pull in low-power VHF Low frequencies from over 35 miles. I wound up buying the Monitenna 5094A (lucky to have found it, on closeout). I read great reviews for the Scantenna, but the 5094A is the predecessor to the Scantenna, and it's performance on VHF-Low surpassed greatly that of the Scantenna, at least from what I read.

If you're looking to receive one direction, look for a directional antenna. From my gatherings and research, however, the Scantenna is the best overall, multiband antenna you can buy. If the Monitenna 5094A could be found anywhere, I'd have to say the Monitenna 5094A would be your best bet.

Of course, if you want to pull in 800MHz, then it's a whole different story.

 

[fmon]

I second the recommendation of a Diamond discone. Don't go for the cheaper Radio Shack discone (if it's still available). The RS version lacks the "stinger" or extra whip on top that improves reception below 150 MHz.

Still in stock. RS 20-047