Looking for a good antenna for a base station

Post by **alexgt** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:35 pm

Hi
Im looking at upgrading from my mobile 1 scatx antenna
What are some decent antennas for scanning a wide range of freqs, also it will be mounted 2m higher then the roof level which is aroung 4m

Post by **bodyguard** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:55 pm

my pick would be a discone antenna

Post by **AIRMAN** » Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:22 pm

bodyguard wrote:my pick would be a discone antenna

Yes I agree

Coax RG213?

Post by **vk3gcp** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:16 am

If you are receiving anything above 30Mhz I would reccomend RG213

Post by **alexgt** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:24 pm

What brand if dicone do you recommend

Post by **alexgt** » Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:40 pm

http://www.strictlyham.com.au/diamond-d-130j

would this one be okay and can I just get rg 213 from jaycar

Whats the difference between rg58 and rg213

Post by **vk3gcp** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:50 am

Rg58 has much less sheilding than RG213, and as such it has much higher loss at higher frequencies. Some jaycar stores have it, but not all.

Post by **alexgt** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:38 pm

thanks

Post by **alexgt** » Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:58 pm

Ended up buyin the diamond-d-130j antenna, Can't wait untill it arrives

Post by **AIRMAN** » Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:02 pm

alexgt wrote:Ended up buyin the diamond-d-130j antenna, Can't wait untill it arrives

One of the best on the market. Stainless steel Japanese manufacture. Setting it up is easy and you should get a good signal with RG213.

Tip:
Don't forget to test your connections before you climb up on the roof! This can be done with a multimeter.

Cheers

Post by **alexgt** » Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:10 pm

Hopefully It should out perform the scanntenna by a mile, yes I will be definatly checking the connections

Post by **justbad4you** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:01 am

what type of scanner are you putting at the end pf that coax?

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