For the past 10 years I have had an AntennaCraft VHF-HI/UHF Outdoor scanner antenna about 50 ft up with 75 ft of RG6 coaxial cable with a BNC Male To F Female connectionand it worked great for all kinds of frequencies. I also had it connected to a TV amplifier for better reception which I thought seemed to help even more. But recently the wind took it down and I ended up buying a Tram 1410 discone antenna. I am using the coaxial cable and amplifier but now with the railroad transmissions, there is so much static( alot of noise)and I can not pick up as far. I even took it off the amplifier and still no difference thinking that was the problem. But when I scan my weather channels I can pick up 6 different ones perfectly fine, 4 of them are really clear, plus I hear police from all over real good too. So I know my scanner is picking up good reception for that, but my railroad frequencies sound terrible. Do I need to do something different? Do i need a different antenna? Would a J-pole work? Do I need to modify my current antenna? Please help because I provide a railroad feed and I do not want to disappoint my listeners. Thanks so much.
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