Apologies if this has been covered, but I could not find anything related. I own Uniden SDS100, SDS200 and SR30C as well as a Baofeng BF-F8HP Pro.
Recently, I installed a J-pole antenna 7-feet from the house, which stands 10.5 feet high. Grounded properly to my knowledge. Coax runs through jumper under a closed window into my home through various connections, lightning arrestor and BNC male to my choice scanner. I've been connecting the Baofeng and SR30C to it with few issues. With the added power (I guess), I have to increase the squelch more than just using their regular handheld antennas. Both of them work relatively well. I even tried it on the Uniden SDS100 with decent analog results.
With my excitement, I decided to purchase a dedicated ATC tuned radio. In comes the Yaesu FTA-450L. Great radio, but I cannot connect it to the new antenna, as the hissing just does not go away, even with squelch turned all the way up. This seems to be a more sensitive device that acts different than the rest of my gadgets. Or something.
Is my device defective, or am I missing a setting somewhere to eliminate this issue? I wanted to bring the issue here, before messing with the freshly installed antenna. Thank you!
Recently, I installed a J-pole antenna 7-feet from the house, which stands 10.5 feet high. Grounded properly to my knowledge. Coax runs through jumper under a closed window into my home through various connections, lightning arrestor and BNC male to my choice scanner. I've been connecting the Baofeng and SR30C to it with few issues. With the added power (I guess), I have to increase the squelch more than just using their regular handheld antennas. Both of them work relatively well. I even tried it on the Uniden SDS100 with decent analog results.
With my excitement, I decided to purchase a dedicated ATC tuned radio. In comes the Yaesu FTA-450L. Great radio, but I cannot connect it to the new antenna, as the hissing just does not go away, even with squelch turned all the way up. This seems to be a more sensitive device that acts different than the rest of my gadgets. Or something.
Is my device defective, or am I missing a setting somewhere to eliminate this issue? I wanted to bring the issue here, before messing with the freshly installed antenna. Thank you!
