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I have a BCD436 handheld and was wondering if I had an outdoor or portable antenna would that help me with my reception. I don’t know much about antennas but I was thinking along the lines of a discone antenna mounted on a tripod due to the fact that we have HOA rules. I wanted to take the antenna out into my garage or patio, set it up, and listen to the scanner. Any suggestions?