read the wiki.. may i ask for your opinion 396t handhld ant. *long*

[marylee1126]

Hi im new. yeah but i dont post ever ahaha so be nice. i read ALOT as u can see its 230am. i have a bcd396t,handheld. for 2 weeks i havent gone to sleep before 3am since i got it. its hard but i dont want to be on here asking lame questions when your database is awesome.. just absorbing all the info..
I live new san diego in the imperial valley, Brawley CA to be exact. part of sandiego rcs system.
first- i need an Antenna. Id like one i can take in my car. i dont care what it looks like. looks arent important here hahah. I drive a 02 mitshbishi eclipse but whatever works good although not larger than my car ahah.. my dad said something about one i can a=mount on my home window? what do you guys with experience personally prefer.. my dad has oneon his roof-sat in garage 2 yrs cuz it was sooo massive none of my brothers wanted to helo him put it up.. it needed a crane practically.. too funny..
second-car chargers? checked ebay but saw none but then i guess i cant buy everything on ebay eh..

i did read your WIKI and that thing is awesome. see-thats why i never post im too busy reading and the databse that hooks up to the arc program is so fun. and timesaving.funny i like manually programming equally as with software weirdo eh.

ok so let me know what you think would be a good antenna for my home or car or both... here is more info about my local.. i think im below sea level too i live by salton sea.. kinda..

ps-my husband regrets buying me this. i never sleep and listen to it constantly -cant run to store w/o it..Ahhhh crazy...

ps-
3rd
off subject...i hear sdrcs is splintered then hear its not.then is..etc...
it IS right?
no apco25 system..set up in my scanner tho just as 800 splintrd.

System Name: San Diego, County of (RCS - Public Safety)
Location: None, CA
County: 2 counties
System Type: Motorola Type II SmartZone
System Voice: Analog and APCO-25 Common Air Interface
Sysid: 470f
CT: 105.88
Uniden DSP: 0333 1985 3542
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fav system to monitor besides all the medevac action which rocks out here....this is off these freq's 1 pri 2 sec ct's
860.20000* 863.10000* 864.25000* have 2 very close towns cts also in here
listen to 800-868 mostly but only cuz i am new and learning will obviously add to hahah ..want to get the blue angels tho soon at nas el centro will work on that after catch up on sleep..

dont want to add too much info then will be overkill...
gracias!
mary lee
busy.b@sbcglobal.net

 

[PaulAnderegg]

If all else fails, a 1/4 wave VHF NMO mount on a magnet never fails.

I used to have all sorts of custom tuned single band antennas sprouting from every flat panel of my car, but eventually got a scanner with a S meter, and found 1/4 wave VHF whips do amazing on VHF and 800, with a slight loss on UHF. I found 1/4 VHF whip trumped Motorola 1/4 800 and pigtail factory antennas on OEm mounts, that was suprising. Maybe thy have better scanner antennas now?

Paul