Fizz306
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Turning it to try certainly can't hurt by any means. Half the fun of the ham/scanner hobby is experimenting and playing with things to see how it effects your setup!
St-2 antenna question
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Turning it to try certainly can't hurt by any means. Half the fun of the ham/scanner hobby is experimenting and playing with things to see how it effects your setup!
i WILL GIVE IT A WHIRL AND ALSO TRY AND READ UP ON SOMEMORE OF THE ST2 ANTENNA.. ALSO MAYBE MORE PEOPLE WILL KEEP POSTING HERE
Fizz306
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So, just a thought here. Call me crazy, but if you don't want to listen to agencies in southern Maine, you could just remove them from your scan list or reprogram your Uniden to remove those "offending" frequencies.
YES AND. TRUE. bUT i PLAN ON DOING THAT IF THIS EXPERIMNET WORKS TO THE NORTHEAST.. lol
iMONITOR
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Why don't you L/O their TG's? Or just remove them from your programming?
Also, please turn off your caps lock while you're at it.
Sorry. Im in the middle of programming scanner and the stuff from the NORTH And East is there I just was wonderring what people are thinking. It's all conventional no talk groups
Blackink
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Same here.....all Conventional Groups.
Hi MaineRadioMan. I have an ST2 also. Put it up last year about 20' above the peak of my metal roof.
I did a little adjusting (turning/rotating) with it shortly after the install and I didn't find a drastic change. I do have a lot of mountains and hills surrounding me but I found, for my purposes, having the antenna facing towards North was the best for my situation. I have a slight mountain with plenty of tall trees towards the North-East, about 50' from my house, so I didn't even try pointing it that way.
I'm in New England and I can sympathize with you about the rain. I think we're all in it for a few days here.
Good Luck
Hi MaineRadioMan. I have an ST2 also. Put it up last year about 20' above the peak of my metal roof.
I did a little adjusting (turning/rotating) with it shortly after the install and I didn't find a drastic change. I do have a lot of mountains and hills surrounding me but I found, for my purposes, having the antenna facing towards North was the best for my situation. I have a slight mountain with plenty of tall trees towards the North-East, about 50' from my house, so I didn't even try pointing it that way.
I'm in New England and I can sympathize with you about the rain. I think we're all in it for a few days here.
Good Luck
10-4. thanks steve.. I really have less mountains I think to the northe and east. South is just a clear shot. but I wanna try something different and pick up more Central and Northern Maine. I already here vermont like there next door and Canada.
I get the Burlington 162.400 Weather channel like its in my yard
I get the Burlington 162.400 Weather channel like its in my yard
I guess you can assemble the antenna and point it anyway you want. I think.. Thats why I came on here and asked!!!
jack103
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Buy a Grove Scannerbeam Antenna mount it on a tripod mast and pick up a tv antenna rotator from RS !
we turning the antenna did nothing!!!
doublescan
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tweaking ST2
Did you try turning the antenna while listening to it, or having someone listen for you. I don't have mine 100' up, but I will sometimes use those distant weather frequencies for "tuning" purposes.
I already pick up a station on just about every weather frequency anyway, but the difference in signal should be evident. That is, IF there is a weather freq in the direction you are seeking...
Did you try turning the antenna while listening to it, or having someone listen for you. I don't have mine 100' up, but I will sometimes use those distant weather frequencies for "tuning" purposes.
I already pick up a station on just about every weather frequency anyway, but the difference in signal should be evident. That is, IF there is a weather freq in the direction you are seeking...
owe ya im listening to vermont everyday
jonwienke
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Not surprising, given the ST-2 is an omnidirectional antenna.
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why don't you try a preamp and the st-2 is some what bi directional and if your antenna to low get it higher in the air........
Where will i find one of them babies?????
rbm
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This screen capture should make it clear that the ST2 is NOT truly 'omni directional'.
It shows reception from two completely separate ST2 antennas.
The top is facing EAST, the bottom is facing WEST.
It shows Satcom narrowband transponders.
If you only depended on one of those antennas, in only one direction, you wouldn't even know the other signals existed.
Rich
ST2 Directivity - East vs. West on SatCom narrowband transponders
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And for completeness, using prcguy's X-Wing antenna, you can see all of the transponders are really there.
It shows reception from two completely separate ST2 antennas.
The top is facing EAST, the bottom is facing WEST.
It shows Satcom narrowband transponders.
If you only depended on one of those antennas, in only one direction, you wouldn't even know the other signals existed.
Rich
ST2 Directivity - East vs. West on SatCom narrowband transponders
Edit:
And for completeness, using prcguy's X-Wing antenna, you can see all of the transponders are really there.
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jonwienke
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That also depends on what kind of mast or truss it's attached to. Also, higher frequencies are more directional than low. If you use a 1.5" mast that only extends to the central mounting bracket, the directional effect for most freqs is minimal.
I USE this Nello Antenna Mounting Pipe or this from Radio Shack or what this antennena is mounted to,.. and we are buying a new home next summah and im puting up a bigger tower probably 150 to 175 feet where ever we buy
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