Seanm214
Member
Hello,
I currently have a RadioShack pro-18 and am looking to upgrade my antenna in my vehicle for better reception and am looking to get the Pulse Larsen NMO 150/450/758 all band whip antenna to improve reception of 800 MHz trunked radio in my car. I tried this with the Laird whipless antenna to try and improve reception and it only made it worse because I think the scanner is receiving overload and desensing if that makes sense. I’m worried that the same thing will happen with the pulse Larsen antenna. I know it’s definitely a better antenna than the Laird but I’m not sure if the scanner was the problem or the antenna was the problem?!? I don’t want to get this new and better antenna if it’s just going to keep desensing again in my car. Do all scanners experience desensing or is it just my pro-18. I’m wondering if some of the more expensive scanners like the Uniden sds100 or the Uniden BCD436HP would also experience the same desensing that my pro-18 is experiencing in my area. Since the sds100 and the BCD436HP are so much more expensive I would not expect them to experience desensing to the level that my scanner is but I’m not sure.
Thanks
I currently have a RadioShack pro-18 and am looking to upgrade my antenna in my vehicle for better reception and am looking to get the Pulse Larsen NMO 150/450/758 all band whip antenna to improve reception of 800 MHz trunked radio in my car. I tried this with the Laird whipless antenna to try and improve reception and it only made it worse because I think the scanner is receiving overload and desensing if that makes sense. I’m worried that the same thing will happen with the pulse Larsen antenna. I know it’s definitely a better antenna than the Laird but I’m not sure if the scanner was the problem or the antenna was the problem?!? I don’t want to get this new and better antenna if it’s just going to keep desensing again in my car. Do all scanners experience desensing or is it just my pro-18. I’m wondering if some of the more expensive scanners like the Uniden sds100 or the Uniden BCD436HP would also experience the same desensing that my pro-18 is experiencing in my area. Since the sds100 and the BCD436HP are so much more expensive I would not expect them to experience desensing to the level that my scanner is but I’m not sure.
Thanks