pro 106 questions

[crippledchicken]

Does this particular handheld have good sensitivity, selectivity, audio and rejection from intermod? Thanks!

 

[N8GXZ]

I have had a 106 for about 2 years now and can say I sold my 996T after using it for 3 months. I am using a commercial UHF rubber duck antenna cut to around 450 Mhz and pick up signals sitting on my desk . I am about 15-20 miles from the nearest marcs site and pick them up like I was right on top of it. Strange thing I have a couple of outdoor antennas a discone up about 30 feet the the other a rat shack el cheapo ground plane at near 50 feet . When connected to either outdoor antenna I get no digitel comms what so ever. seems like i only get a digital signal with the duck, cant figure that out. When in keep it in my trailblazer I will get digital comms with my mag mount VHF antenna. Never any intermod even in high RF areas. Great radio , its cheap lookin plastic but works good for me . Good enough to sell the uniden

 

[GrumpyAeroGuy]

I have had a 106 for about 2 years now and can say I sold my 996T after using it for 3 months. I am using a commercial UHF rubber duck antenna cut to around 450 Mhz and pick up signals sitting on my desk . I am about 15-20 miles from the nearest marcs site and pick them up like I was right on top of it. Strange thing I have a couple of outdoor antennas a discone up about 30 feet the the other a rat shack el cheapo ground plane at near 50 feet . When connected to either outdoor antenna I get no digitel comms what so ever. seems like i only get a digital signal with the duck, cant figure that out. When in keep it in my trailblazer I will get digital comms with my mag mount VHF antenna. Never any intermod even in high RF areas. Great radio , its cheap lookin plastic but works good for me . Good enough to sell the uniden

ya know, I experience the same thing. With a duck, i experience what you experience. When I switch to the outdoor antenna, it all goes away (discone about 30ft off the fround), can't lock on to ANY digital systems . I would love to understand that one too......

 

[stlouisx50]

I can't recall too much intermod except for when you get into the 700 - 900 mhz band. You will get about 10% intermod. Other than that you don't get much with the rubber duck. I do recall having quite an issue with front overload in the vhf band though using an antenna that is not a rubber duck.

However I do not get the overload when using my custom stripped coax vhf high tuned antenna.