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BigDad, any updates on the new antenna/scanner combo? how is it comparing to the whip it came with? how well does it pull in 2m/70cm repeaters vs. an HT w/ a whip?
i didn't go back through the thread to see what freqs your public safety is on, but, assuming it's in the 700-850 MHz range, how is it doing picking those up? any more distant municipalities the outside antenna is picking up, vs/ the original whip?
ETA: are you running coax from the antenna to the scanner, buried in the ground? LMR-400, or something else?
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Sorry for the delayed reply, generalissimo. Busy weekend with the family!
The new Omni-X antenna is replacing the short rubber duck on my handheld
Radio Shack Pro-106 Scanner, when I'm in the shack. I have an approx 45' length of Davis RF 9914F BuryFlex (LMR-400 size) coax running through conduit from the shack to just above the playhouse roof.
I think the frequencies I have programmed in the scanner from Radio Reference are in the Public Safety range you said above... 700-850 MHz. These are for the Indy suburb city of Lawrence PD and FD, Indy Metro PD and FD and Indy Regional Airport unicom freq of 122.7.
Since I'm comparing the new outdoor antenna to a rubber duck on a handheld scanner, it's a big improvement, as you can imagine. Most notable is being able to hear both sides of conversations between Dispatch and field units. Still exploring the increased receive benefits...