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Has anyone had any issues with the Scantenna ST-2 receiving UHF?
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Bucko
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It appears to lack in the UHF area compared to my other antenna to me, it is fair on UHF but my other antenna does better ( it is hard to beat on high band & Air ).
trunker0205
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Same here I have the scantenna for the bedroom scanner and the UHF is pretty bad The VHF hi-lo is real good..I also have a discone and that does a great job in the UHF band.
I have both the RS 20-176 and the Scantenna. The 20-176 generally beats the Scantenna in the UHF range while the Scantenna generally beats the 20-176 in VHF hi/lo. I'm sure you'd see improved performance with a dedicated UHF antenna.
a real antenna
I suggest if u have the cash and are serious about the hobby to get a ham antenna.
I have a tri band (2 meter/440/6 meter) antenna that has "gain" on all the ham bands listed. I use it for my ham operation but have found it's a GREAT antenna for scanner work.
http://www.rfparts.com/diamond/v2000a.html
I suggest if u have the cash and are serious about the hobby to get a ham antenna.
I have a tri band (2 meter/440/6 meter) antenna that has "gain" on all the ham bands listed. I use it for my ham operation but have found it's a GREAT antenna for scanner work.
http://www.rfparts.com/diamond/v2000a.html
digitalanalog
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I have found ( i have 2 scantenna's) They are directional to some point.
You may try facing in the direction of the signal to see if that helps any.
It helped me.
Very large photo below
You may try facing in the direction of the signal to see if that helps any.
It helped me.
Very large photo below
Holy Cow! never saw a pic that big posted on here before.. lol
Anywho back on topic, I have a scantenna ST2 and here is what I have found..
VHF hi 150-170 MHZ It works GREAT! I'm hearing 60 miles plus clear as a bell..
UHF 400-470 MHZ It sucks.. I have a town that is about 20 miles by air away and it doesn't pick them up real great either..
800 MHZ (Not sure if hits is VHF or UHF) It works but it's not real great.. I can hear my local 800 mhz comms but the statewide 800 mhz comms are not real great, It seems to work fairly well but not great..
Low Band 30-50 MHZ I have NEVER had any luck on this band with a scantenna ST2, Has anyone else??
That's what I have found out, Just my two cents. Hope it helps!
Anywho back on topic, I have a scantenna ST2 and here is what I have found..
VHF hi 150-170 MHZ It works GREAT! I'm hearing 60 miles plus clear as a bell..
UHF 400-470 MHZ It sucks.. I have a town that is about 20 miles by air away and it doesn't pick them up real great either..
800 MHZ (Not sure if hits is VHF or UHF) It works but it's not real great.. I can hear my local 800 mhz comms but the statewide 800 mhz comms are not real great, It seems to work fairly well but not great..
Low Band 30-50 MHZ I have NEVER had any luck on this band with a scantenna ST2, Has anyone else??
That's what I have found out, Just my two cents. Hope it helps!
ScannerDude244
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I have to agree with most of everyone I was hoping it would do better than my discone it was about the same or worse.
Works alot better on High Band!
I don't listening air.
Low band works about the same as the discone
800mhz I have one channel that covers the county witch don't need a high end antenna to to pick it up.
Works alot better on High Band!
I don't listening air.
Low band works about the same as the discone
800mhz I have one channel that covers the county witch don't need a high end antenna to to pick it up.
why is your 800mhz elements sticking out horizontal instead or vertical? Is both antennas for the same radio or seperate radios?
wingnut71
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ok i got a question how good are these scantennas i just ordered one and now im getting worried i might have made a mistake after reading this last few posts. im a total newbie to scanning and recently asked for help in this area and was told there were great receiving antennas as i said im a newbie any help will be greatly appreciated i listen to 150-170 mhz for fire and emergency but mostly 800mhz for police ,dnr ,etc please can some one help me out here lol
I think they are fine. I can pick up UHF repeaters from surrounding counties so i think they're fine.
Eric Burris kc0ldt
digitalanalog
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Actaully Never noticed it.
There are no 800 MHz stations close enough for receiving anyway's
Needless to say, I don't monitor 800MHz.
No, antennas are not going to the same radio, they are both
running to separate splitters running 3 scanners each.
I would not worry at all. On 150-170 MHz the Scantenna works very well. It also performs beautifully on the aero band 118-136 MHz and well on 25-54 MHz. For 800 MHz, I monitor two sites. One is 15 miles and the other about 20 miles line of sight and it gets the job done with the signals at full strength.
UHF is the only band that has given me fits. As others said, the Scantenna is a bit directional and it's quite noticable on UHF. For a test comparison I listened to a local repeater on 460.175. With the Scantenna pointed opposite of the site, the reading is 1-2 bars on a Uniden BC796D s-meter. When positioning the Scantenna towards the site, the signal strength goes up to 3-4 units on the same scanner. I have band specific antenna (Comet GP-6NC 155/460 MHz omni) that brings the repeater in at full scale no matter what height or position.
For $30 or less the Scantenna does the job for most people. Good luck.
Is that in the middle of mast or with the top clearing the mast? Mine is in the middle now but at a previous house i had it at the top and noticed no problems. still don't notice any directional problems with it.
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