What if any preamps to you find successful for MilAir

[n4jri]

Hi Everybody,

I'm primarily a mobile listener, using a 9" whip in the car to feed two TRX-1's.
But I'm working on a home setup (much of which would be portable) centering around a Stridsberg 8-way antenna coupler, and various power accessories for the TRX-1's, PSR-500's, AirSpy and Laptop that would be combined together with some additional elevation.
I feel like I need a little more amplification, but at home I'm next door to a State Police tower with a VHF NWS station and a VHF P25 control channel. So sometimes I actually get better reception with the attenuator. If course, I don't really know if the VHF stuff is really my problem or if all that cellular/broadband energy is more the problem.

So the more specific question is this: Could I benefit from a consumer TV preamp that also has LTE filtering? There are a number of products that amplify 25-1000 MHz, but I'm thinking that I need to cut off more around 500 MHz to avoid all the 700/800 stuff that's nearby as well.

Thoughts?

73/Allen (N4JRI)

 

[EAFrizzle]

I'd recommend against a pre-amp if you're already getting overload on the front end. Proper filtering added with a good antenna will do more for you at first. You can get filters made to block a specific frequency once you determine exactly what you need.

 

[EAFrizzle]

You can try one of the consumer LTE TV filters, but I'd imagine, depending on your distance from the tower, that the VHF is hitting you pretty hard.