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Micki
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...digital trunked frequencies? I never realized there were so many different types of antennas until I started looking for one. I've been told higher gain is better, and others say gain has nothing to do with it. One website says Discone muti-band, other sites suggest yagi or beam antennas. AHHH,
I just want an antenna for my digital police scanner, 25-1300mhz, so I can try to get the most out my digital scanner. I want to be able to pick up APCO-25 trunked freq, (800mhz), within 30 to 50 mile radius from my location.
The antenna I'm using now is a cheapie radioshack, that the wind has broken. It's on a 15 ft pole. Before it broke, I was able to put my scanner on search, and I found several control channels that I listened to, they cut in and out sometimes, but were from locations 30 to 60 miles away.
However, now, they have changed all their freq. and I entered the new ones listed at radioreference.com, but it's like all the 800mhz outside of my area, are dead, no where to be found. Putting it on search doesn't work any more, it's not picking anything up, other than local stuff, so I want to upgrade my antenna and invest in a good quality antenna.
It's confusing, I don't which kind of antenna to try.
I just want an antenna for my digital police scanner, 25-1300mhz, so I can try to get the most out my digital scanner. I want to be able to pick up APCO-25 trunked freq, (800mhz), within 30 to 50 mile radius from my location.
The antenna I'm using now is a cheapie radioshack, that the wind has broken. It's on a 15 ft pole. Before it broke, I was able to put my scanner on search, and I found several control channels that I listened to, they cut in and out sometimes, but were from locations 30 to 60 miles away.
However, now, they have changed all their freq. and I entered the new ones listed at radioreference.com, but it's like all the 800mhz outside of my area, are dead, no where to be found. Putting it on search doesn't work any more, it's not picking anything up, other than local stuff, so I want to upgrade my antenna and invest in a good quality antenna.
It's confusing, I don't which kind of antenna to try.