Gentlemen help me out on this, i watch this forum quite a long as a guest but now i need your help. i purchased the vxa-300 for monitoring the airband but i am little dissapointed cause although in the papers has a good sensitivity it does not work as i thought so. Imagine that my yaesu vx-5 is more sensitive in airband than my vx-300 and this is sooo dissapointing, anyway i live 4 to 5 km from the athens international airport in a rather high area. Here we go
1) i am intrested in listening only the vhf airband (118-137) what rooftop antenna should i use with my vxa-300?
2) in my work (not so high area) if i use an antenna like rh-771 (europe rh77ca) or maldor al-500h (although this antenna seems to be totally dissapeared) will i see drastic changes in reception or it is not worth it?
3) if i use an antenna (in my work or at home) like SkyScan Desktop Discone Antenna will i see major diffrences ( i have seen in tests that this antenna goes quite well in airband) or it does not worth it?
i am not intrested in creating an antenna in my own only buying.
waiting your replies and pls set in mind that i live in europe and i want to listen a lot an if it was possible as high and as long as i can with my vxa-300.
1) i am intrested in listening only the vhf airband (118-137) what rooftop antenna should i use with my vxa-300?
2) in my work (not so high area) if i use an antenna like rh-771 (europe rh77ca) or maldor al-500h (although this antenna seems to be totally dissapeared) will i see drastic changes in reception or it is not worth it?
3) if i use an antenna (in my work or at home) like SkyScan Desktop Discone Antenna will i see major diffrences ( i have seen in tests that this antenna goes quite well in airband) or it does not worth it?
i am not intrested in creating an antenna in my own only buying.
waiting your replies and pls set in mind that i live in europe and i want to listen a lot an if it was possible as high and as long as i can with my vxa-300.