Yagi/Beam Antenna's

[john56]

Has anybody had any good luck using these yagi/beam type antenna's on 800 trunking systems? I am contemplating getting one, and was wondering how well they work, if at all?

thanks,
john

 

[N_Jay]

Has anybody had any good luck using these yagi/beam type antenna's on 800 trunking systems? I am contemplating getting one, and was wondering how well they work, if at all?

thanks,
john

They work great if you need a few more dB gain, and/or a few more dB rejection from other directions.

They work like crap if that is not the issue you are trying to fix?

 

[brandon]

I have the Grove Scanner Beam Antenna II in the attic of my apartment and it does a wonderful job on 800. I can pick up the San Diego RCS North Cell nearly full strength from my location in El Cajon. With the rubber duckie the north cell is hard to monitor from my location. I also receove the CHP out of Riverside and San Bernardino Counties and get to reduce the interference coming in from Mexico since it points the other direction.

 

[h8tdigitalradio]

Hello,

An Yagi is great for 800 MHz reception. It will improve your receiver's performance, or overload it. The trick is aiming the Yagi to the direction of the system(s)you what to monitor. Use good cable and connectors, and please have fun!

They work like crap if that is not the issue you are trying to fix?

ROFLMAO :lol:

73

Dave AKA The Tripzter :shock:

 

[N_Jay]

Hello,

They work like crap if that is not the issue you are trying to fix?

ROFLMAO :lol:

73

Dave AKA The Tripzter :shock:

Sometimes you have to tell the truth. :lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[PointMan]

Theyre good for searching out signals too. If there are times when you feel like searching a certain band, having a rotatable yagi will make it alot easyer.

Ive been doing this with a 460 Mhz yagi and have been pulling in signals I never knew existed in my area. I plan to do the same thing with 860 and 900 Mhz.