Posted: 7/30/2012 11:23:41 AM EDT
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So is there an good all around mobile antenna for a scanner? I just purchased a Uniden Home Patrol & GPS kit for it. In my local area we are 800mhz Trunked EDACS system but I also have two counties on either side of me that are a Digital APCO 25 system one of which is VHF P25 and the other is a Harris Open sky system. Looking for a decent NMO antenna that when I have scanner in car will be on a mag mount NMO mount. I drive an 09 Ford Focus and my Ham antenna is on driver's side trunk of the car lip mount.
One antenna I was looking at is: Laird Tech ABSCANC A friend of mine runs something like this and states it works really well but I can not locate the model number he has as he does not have any info on it any more only number I found on bottom of his is TRA B8212: Laird Low Pro So if any of you have the Home Patrol and use it mobile or have any thoughts let me know. Thanks in advance. |
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First suggestion would just be to use a typical colinear design (1/2 over 1/4, or 5/8 over 1/4) 800MHz antenna. These will typically also resonate at about 170MHz and should do fine for scanner reception in the 150-174 range.
Something like this if you were buying new: http://www.theantennafarm.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=191_192_198_223&products_id=891 I got three of those on ebay a while back for under $10 shipped, you could also use any similar design cell phone antenna or the like. Find an old magnet mount cell antenna at a flea market, yard sale or something and you'd be in business for VHF and 800. I use an old cell antenna for weather radio reception when storm spotting. |