STRIDSBERG MCA204M with 800 band?

[Ncfirewire]

Hi I have been using a Stridsberg mca204m for years with great success monitoring vhf and uhf. However a couple off my neighboring counties have switched over to the 800 band.
By using the mca204m is it restricting what i hear on the 800 band?

Its specs say 25 MHz to 1 GHz VHF/UHF Frequency Range

but i also notice they sell one designed for the 800 band but i still need to listen to the 460 band as my primary so i dont think this one would work for that

 

[sflmonitor]

I use the Stridsberg MCA204M for VHF, UHF and 800 with no issues. I have no problem receiving 800 MHz systems in my area. I think the MCA804/B which is 800 MHz specific may provide some gain for that band. But what you have works just fine.

 

[Ubbe]

If it's anything like my MCA204M then it has a sharp filter below 25MHz where it's totally dead and then a 4-6dB gain going up in frequency with a 10dB peek in the 550MHz-700MHz range. At 800MHz it's down to 3dB gain and at 850MHz it's 0dB and at 920MHz it has 3dB loss and finally 6dB loss at 1000MHz. I calibrated using the same coaxes and connectors as when I sweeped the multicoupler.

/Ubbe

 

[N9JIG]

Hi I have been using a Stridsberg mca204m for years with great success monitoring vhf and uhf. However a couple off my neighboring counties have switched over to the 800 band.
By using the mca204m is it restricting what i hear on the 800 band?
Its specs say 25 MHz to 1 GHz VHF/UHF Frequency Range
but i also notice they sell one designed for the 800 band but i still need to listen to the 460 band as my primary so i dont think this one would work for that

The 800 MHz. version has additional band pass filters and the amp presents overall gain above that to overcome the insertion loss. The wideband version has a wider filter (of course) and just enough gain to overcome the insertion loss.

While the wideband works pretty well on the 800 MHz. band if you are using one specifically on that band then the 800 MHz. version will provide better results.