Can someone please help.... I have a two SDS100's. One with a Diamond tri-band rubber ducky and the other with a Diamond D300N with LMR400. This is all new equipment. Just installed today. (The base antenna that is). My RSSI signals are stronerg with the rubber ducky then the base antenna. I only have a 50' run of cable. I have NO idea where to begin to start to troubleshoot. Thoughts? Ideas?
SDS100/SDS200: Please help with signals
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Which picture is the external antenna? RSSI is in dBm and negative numbers, so the closer to zero the stronger.
The rubber ducky is closer to zero than the base antenna
Who put the connectors on the coax?
Who put together the antenna and connected the coax?
Have you swapped antennas?
Who put together the antenna and connected the coax?
Have you swapped antennas?
jtwalker
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Yep 👍
Switch antennas and see if lower performance goes with external antenna. If so you have your answer - cable, connectors or antenna is defective.
When you get your coax/antenna issue figured out, I'd suggest you get a multicoupler, if you don't already have one.
Some say Stridsburgs are over-rated/over $$, but they do work well.
Some say Stridsburgs are over-rated/over $$, but they do work well.
Same results with other antenna. Changed coax too. I did the install so I know it was to properly. Just can't find the signal loss problem.
I definitely plan on it
jtwalker
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This statement isn’t clear (to me) what you did and what the results were.
Sorry. I had a tram antenna 1210 and was having this problem. I upgraded the antenna to the Diamond D300N and the coax to LMR400. Same results. I get better reception using the Diamond RH77CA rubber ducky then I do the base antenna.
jtwalker
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I suggested you switch scanners to the opposite antenna and verify results. My guess is connectors are not on well, but just a guess.
Is cable new? Is Discone new? Connectors new?
Did that and the scanners pick up the same. The coax is new as well as the antenna
Let's see a picture of how and where you mounted the Discone. Is it outside or in your basement? Did you DIY the coax connectors?
jtwalker
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Then you have a scanner issue or at least a difference in ability to receive as well.
tvengr
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-60dbm is much stronger than -94dbm.
So the external is the picture on the right?
Correct
Then that is the stronger signal. -60dBm is stronger than -94dBm, a whole lot stronger.
My bad. The -60 is the rubber ducky
