Long wire antenna for scanning, very impressive results for my BCD 436 hp

[Rq17954z]

For the past few weeks I have been using a long wire antenna with my BCD 436 HP. My results have been very good. Can receive both sides of many analog transmissions that I may have only heard the dispatch. Has almost totally eliminated simulcast distortion. I know that antennas are supposed to be resonant for the frequency. But I would recommend anyone with a long wire antenna try it with your scanner.

 

[ladn]

I have been using a long wire antenna with my BCD 436 HP. My results have been very good

What bands?
How are you interfacing it to the scanner?
How long?

 

[Rq17954z]

Have a short length old tv cable with bc9 adapter on one end of the wire and some random lengths of 16ga wire splice together in my attic about 60 ft long . Made improvements on the marine band can hear ship to dispatch before could hear just dispatch. On the airband its receiving ground communication at 2 different airports that I would just receive the tower . The 2 meter ham band it is picking up some repeaters from NY that I didn't receive . And the p25 local public service it has reduced the simulcast distortion before i would move the discone antenna around to reduce it. Thought the wire would make it worse but it didn't.

 

[Rq17954z]

Have a short length old tv cable with bc9 adapter on one end of the wire and some random lengths of 16ga wire splice together in my attic about 60 ft long . Made improvements on the marine band can hear ship to dispatch before could hear just dispatch. On the airband its receiving ground communication at 2 different airports that I would just receive the tower . The 2 meter ham band it is picking up some repeaters from NY that I didn't receive . And the p25 local public service it has reduced the simulcast distortion before i would move the discone antenna around to reduce it. Thought the wire would make it worse but it didn't.

Should say bnc connector instead of bc9 haven't posted in awhile guess you can't edit anymore.