RS/GRE 800 MHz Antenna vs. BCD436HP Stock Antenna

[UPMan]

http://massivelyuninformed.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/RS800.jpg

 

[n4yek]

Tried 3 different browsers, get an 'image cannot be displayed because it contains errors'

 

[UPMan]

Chrome, Firefox, and IE all work fine for me.

 

[jonwienke]

Works for me as well.

 

[garys]

Worked for me as well.

 

[ChrisABQ]

Where is the comparison? I can agree with the RS800 chart on UHF and 700/800.

 

[UPMan]

The stock antenna is baseline (i.e. all values normalized to 0). The graph shows the performance of the RS800 as compared to the stock antenna.

 

[ChrisABQ]

Ahh, thank you sir.

 

[rbrtklamp2]

What brought this up ibhave always found the stock antenna to adequate on both the 325 and 436 line of scanners in fact I usually prefer the stock antenna. Only antenna I've seen work a little better than stock antenna across the board is the Watson 801.

Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk

 

[jonwienke]

The Diamond RH77CA is significantly better than stock on most bands.

 

[n3ouc]

Im a little confused. Does this not prove what most people have been saying and that is the RS/GRE 800 antenna is better on 700/800 MHz than the stock antennas? I did not see anyone claim that the RS/GRE antennas are better on VHF or 400 mhz.

Mike

 

[UPMan]

What brought this up?

It was part of a larger project I was working on (actually tested 6 antennas...published method and results at Measuring Relative Antenna Receive Performance – Massively Uninformed, which I linked to in an earlier post in the antennas forum...but I see a lot of "which antenna should I get" questions here, too).

 

[greggk]

Im a little confused. Does this not prove what most people have been saying and that is the RS/GRE 800 antenna is better on 700/800 MHz than the stock antennas? I did not see anyone claim that the RS/GRE antennas are better on VHF or 400 mhz.

Mike

Confused as well. I bought the RS 800mhz for ALL my portables. Does this graph show that the RS 800's are better than the stock? Everyone can LOL about this question...but I'm really not a radio tech so don't know what this is saying. THANKS. Greg

 

[UPMan]

Where the line is > 0, the RS800 is better. The further above 0, the better. If the line is below 0, the RS800 is worse.

 

[greggk]

Thanks Upman. I assume that the numbers along the 0 line are the frequencies. I appreciate the reply..and the good info. Greg

 

[UPMan]

Correct. From 20 - 1200 MHz. I tested at 5 MHz intervals.

 

[jonwienke]

I would like to see a similar comparison to the Diamond RH77CA.

 

[greggk]

Correct. From 20 - 1200 MHz. I tested at 5 MHz intervals.

Again, good stuff! Its nice to know that the money I handed over for these was not wasted. All the RS Stores around me are closing...they had one 800 MHz antenna on the shelf and I bought it. I don't need it...but I bought it. Thanks Upman! Greg

 

[sallen07]

I would like to see a similar comparison to the Diamond RH77CA.

I second that motion!

 

[slayer816]

I second that motion!

Thirded!