I'm considering using this Antenex TRAB8213 Phantom antenna to scan 800 in my town. One of the main reasons that I like the looks of this antenna is because it has a 3 dB gain (which I assume means that it amplifies the transmissions some more than normal?). This would be great because right now, the "volume" of transmissions in my city seems pretty weak on the scanner using the RadioShack 800 Mhz rubber duck.
Anyway, I'm wondering if this antenna will work well mounted to the hood of my truck (don't have a trunk) with a lip mount? Also, the freq range listed for this antenna is 821-896. Is this the range I should get (I see that there are a few different antennas very similar to this one, but with slightly different ranges)? Here are the main frequencies that I will be scanning (Motorola Type II trunked):
856.43750
856.76250 (alternate control)
857.43750 (primary control)
866.27500
866.62500
867.27500
868.50000
868.75000
Alright, thanks everybody!
Link to antenna specs: http://www.antenex.com/c_search.asp...mily=700+MHz+to+2.4+GHz+3+dB-MEG+BLACK+MODELS
Anyway, I'm wondering if this antenna will work well mounted to the hood of my truck (don't have a trunk) with a lip mount? Also, the freq range listed for this antenna is 821-896. Is this the range I should get (I see that there are a few different antennas very similar to this one, but with slightly different ranges)? Here are the main frequencies that I will be scanning (Motorola Type II trunked):
856.43750
856.76250 (alternate control)
857.43750 (primary control)
866.27500
866.62500
867.27500
868.50000
868.75000
Alright, thanks everybody!
Link to antenna specs: http://www.antenex.com/c_search.asp...mily=700+MHz+to+2.4+GHz+3+dB-MEG+BLACK+MODELS
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