N4JNW
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Hey guys. Been doing some thinking about outdoor antennae, and my situation moving away and buying a first home and stuff. Now worst case scenario, we find a good starter home, in a neighborhood or area where outdoor antenna are not allowed. I will be faced with not much choice here, so I'm going to go with the ideal situation of where an outdoor antenna system WILL be allowed.
I've decided against my 60' self support tower for now. I do plan to be active on 10 meter voice, but I can make a quick dipole for that in the back yard, or hidden under a gutter along the length of the house. That will be no problem.
What my problem is becoming, is how in the world I'm going to operate 2 meters, and scan at the same time. I'll need outdoor antennae for this, and I'm not sure as to what antennae will be best suited. So, I need your assistance and reccomendations.
I was just thinking of throwing up a simple push up pole, and securing it to the side of the house with some pipe clamps, and driving a long bolt, or peice of concrete rebar into the ground, and slipping the mast pipe over it to keep it from moving around on the ground. So far so good... I think..
Now, on the top section, I plan to cut the pole, about 4' from the top, and installing a old TV rotor for my 2 meter ham beam. Yes, I want to be able to smack the repeater back home, which will be about 60 miles as the crow flies. I figure 45 watts and a Diamond 6 element 2 meter beam will help me out. So, I'll mount the beam just above the rotor so I can turn it.
Ok, now here's where I need reccomendations. What type of scanner antenna should I put on the tip top? I was thinking the RadioShack $25.00 antenna. It rocks on on VHF and UHF, but I hear it blows on 800 mhz. Ok, no biggie, I have my RS800 duckies and a right angle BNC so I can use the 800 duckie on my "Trunking Only" scanner, and I can have the $25.00 antenna plugged into my Pro-2096, which will have mostly VHF and UHF. I'll likely have a multicoupler as well, so I can feed my handhelds plus the 2096 off the $25.00 antenna as well.
Are there any other scanner antennae that I can mount on the tip top of the pole, that would have better 800 mhz coverage, that would also be out of the beam's radiation pattern as to not affect it?
Would it be worth putting the beam on the tip top, but laying it horizontal, and putting a scantenna down next to the rotor? That way the elements of either antenna wouldn't be conflicting with each other.
I hope you guys get what I'm trying to push across here. I think I've explained it decent. Need your input please.
Much 'Preciated
I've decided against my 60' self support tower for now. I do plan to be active on 10 meter voice, but I can make a quick dipole for that in the back yard, or hidden under a gutter along the length of the house. That will be no problem.
What my problem is becoming, is how in the world I'm going to operate 2 meters, and scan at the same time. I'll need outdoor antennae for this, and I'm not sure as to what antennae will be best suited. So, I need your assistance and reccomendations.
I was just thinking of throwing up a simple push up pole, and securing it to the side of the house with some pipe clamps, and driving a long bolt, or peice of concrete rebar into the ground, and slipping the mast pipe over it to keep it from moving around on the ground. So far so good... I think..
Now, on the top section, I plan to cut the pole, about 4' from the top, and installing a old TV rotor for my 2 meter ham beam. Yes, I want to be able to smack the repeater back home, which will be about 60 miles as the crow flies. I figure 45 watts and a Diamond 6 element 2 meter beam will help me out. So, I'll mount the beam just above the rotor so I can turn it.
Ok, now here's where I need reccomendations. What type of scanner antenna should I put on the tip top? I was thinking the RadioShack $25.00 antenna. It rocks on on VHF and UHF, but I hear it blows on 800 mhz. Ok, no biggie, I have my RS800 duckies and a right angle BNC so I can use the 800 duckie on my "Trunking Only" scanner, and I can have the $25.00 antenna plugged into my Pro-2096, which will have mostly VHF and UHF. I'll likely have a multicoupler as well, so I can feed my handhelds plus the 2096 off the $25.00 antenna as well.
Are there any other scanner antennae that I can mount on the tip top of the pole, that would have better 800 mhz coverage, that would also be out of the beam's radiation pattern as to not affect it?
Would it be worth putting the beam on the tip top, but laying it horizontal, and putting a scantenna down next to the rotor? That way the elements of either antenna wouldn't be conflicting with each other.
I hope you guys get what I'm trying to push across here. I think I've explained it decent. Need your input please.
Much 'Preciated
