Today I finished up the installation of a new Austin Ferret and LMR-400 feedline.
It replaces some sort of consumer grade vertical made like an outdoor TV antenna (rolled aluminum elements) which I bought at the local electronics shop a few years ago, which replaced a Grove Omni-II. They were both run to the listening position with RG-6. Our location so near the ocean eats up inexpensive antennas in a few years.
This one has a new run of LMR-400 to the Brain Room, and from there, for now it's patched over to a run of 1/2" Superflex to the wall plate, and a short RG-142 jumper to the BC785.
What a difference... Before, here on a hill overlooking south San Luis Obispo, I heard all the local stuff just fine. Now, on what I have programmed as CDF TAC channels, I'm getting other CDF locals, TAC 9, 151.385, and TAC 4 151.190. From the traffic, it sounds like at least one is over in the San Joaquin valley (Porterville was mentioned.)
I know that CDF channels are recycled as TACs outside of their local area so it's time to dig out my references and see what I'm hearing.
It replaces some sort of consumer grade vertical made like an outdoor TV antenna (rolled aluminum elements) which I bought at the local electronics shop a few years ago, which replaced a Grove Omni-II. They were both run to the listening position with RG-6. Our location so near the ocean eats up inexpensive antennas in a few years.
This one has a new run of LMR-400 to the Brain Room, and from there, for now it's patched over to a run of 1/2" Superflex to the wall plate, and a short RG-142 jumper to the BC785.
What a difference... Before, here on a hill overlooking south San Luis Obispo, I heard all the local stuff just fine. Now, on what I have programmed as CDF TAC channels, I'm getting other CDF locals, TAC 9, 151.385, and TAC 4 151.190. From the traffic, it sounds like at least one is over in the San Joaquin valley (Porterville was mentioned.)
I know that CDF channels are recycled as TACs outside of their local area so it's time to dig out my references and see what I'm hearing.