I have tried and failed with the Austin Spectra antenna. Not only did the cheap center contact tin piece break off (it lost it's "spring" after I first installed it, and I didn't crank it down hard) but the coax inside the spring base (plain coax, with a spring over it) had broken as well, after going thru 4 car washes.
I have a good Motorola VHF long base load antenna I have since stuck up there, and of course it does fine on the VHF frequencies. I usually monitor the 154-161 MHz band, so that's no issue, but there are some 700-800 Mhz systems throughout Georgia I like to monitor when I get near those areas as well (I have the scanner GPS set to open them and close them at approx. 5 miles outside the counties they are in) ...BCD996XT, by the way.
I do not monitor any 400Mhz systems, just VHF and 700-800 Mhz.
My question is, what appreciable difference will I get (or not get) on receive with the VHF antenna for monitoring the 800mhz systems v/s the Austin (when it did work)? Would it be worth it for me to install an 800Mhz antenna also, in unison with the VHF one?
This is strictly for transmit only.
Thank you!
I have a good Motorola VHF long base load antenna I have since stuck up there, and of course it does fine on the VHF frequencies. I usually monitor the 154-161 MHz band, so that's no issue, but there are some 700-800 Mhz systems throughout Georgia I like to monitor when I get near those areas as well (I have the scanner GPS set to open them and close them at approx. 5 miles outside the counties they are in) ...BCD996XT, by the way.
I do not monitor any 400Mhz systems, just VHF and 700-800 Mhz.
My question is, what appreciable difference will I get (or not get) on receive with the VHF antenna for monitoring the 800mhz systems v/s the Austin (when it did work)? Would it be worth it for me to install an 800Mhz antenna also, in unison with the VHF one?
This is strictly for transmit only.
Thank you!
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