nvanw27
River Central, TVC
Hi, everyone!
A few months ago, my family bought 20 acres of land that came with a little hunting cabin. On the cabin was an old analog TV antenna. It’s one of those gigantic ones that takes up half the roof. It’s got a coaxial connector on it. I spent a while on the roof getting it down, and now it’s just sitting there.
Would it be possible to use this as a scanner antenna? It’s analog - I tried using it on our Digital TV and it didn’t pick anything up in multiple configurations. I wouldn’t be transmitting through it - I don’t have any licenses and both of my Baofengs have PTT disabled through the software. I’d probably use it to monitor VHF stuff with an occasional venture into UHF.
Is it possible to do this, and what would I need to make it happen? If I can’t, I’m sure I could find something else to do with it, or sell it on Craigslist or something.
Thanks!
A few months ago, my family bought 20 acres of land that came with a little hunting cabin. On the cabin was an old analog TV antenna. It’s one of those gigantic ones that takes up half the roof. It’s got a coaxial connector on it. I spent a while on the roof getting it down, and now it’s just sitting there.
Would it be possible to use this as a scanner antenna? It’s analog - I tried using it on our Digital TV and it didn’t pick anything up in multiple configurations. I wouldn’t be transmitting through it - I don’t have any licenses and both of my Baofengs have PTT disabled through the software. I’d probably use it to monitor VHF stuff with an occasional venture into UHF.
Is it possible to do this, and what would I need to make it happen? If I can’t, I’m sure I could find something else to do with it, or sell it on Craigslist or something.
Thanks!