Mobile antenna

[ktedder]

What is a good mobile scanner antenna? My truck is aluminum so a magnet mount won’t work.

 

[ka3jjz]

In what frequencies are you interested? Mike

 

[ktedder]

Mainly in the 450.000 range and I listen to Arkansas state police on the awin system which is digital and have to program in the ID number. I have the BCD436HP

 

[mmckenna]

What is a good mobile scanner antenna? My truck is aluminum so a magnet mount won’t work.

I've been playing around with a few different models connected to a multiband mobile.

The Larsen NMO-150/450/758 is currently on my personal truck and it works well. It's a fairly thin/flexible antenna with a spring at the base, which is an improvement over their older model.

I'm also using the EM Wave EM-M43002 on my work truck. It's a thicker antenna, a bit less flexible than the Larsen, but has a really nice design for the base.

Both trucks are Ford F-350's with NMO mounts on the roof. Work truck is a 2017, personal is a 2018. I've swapped the antennas around, and am happy with both. I've used them transmitting on VHF, UHF and 800MHz. I'd not hesitate using either one for scanner use.

 

[lu81fitter]

Drill a hole in your truck roof and put a NMO mount in. Put a 6 inch whip on it. Great for UHF. Make sure to route antenna wires behind airbag deployment areas. You can fish the coax down the pillars and under the removable plastic guards at the bottom of the doors to your radio. Both of the antennas that mmckenna calls out works well also if you need multiband performance. I have the EM Wave on my car and the Larsen on my truck.