Looking for a good antenna for a base station
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- alexgt
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Looking for a good antenna for a base station
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
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
- bodyguard
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Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
my pick would be a discone antenna
Cheers
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UBC9000XLT, UBCT8, BCT15X, UBC92XLT, Kenwood R-5000, PSR-410 , KG-UVD1P
- AIRMAN
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Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Yes I agreebodyguard wrote:my pick would be a discone antenna
Coax RG213?
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Looking for a good antenna for a base station
If you are receiving anything above 30Mhz I would reccomend RG213
- alexgt
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Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
What brand if dicone do you recommend
- alexgt
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Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
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
would this one be okay and can I just get rg 213 from jaycar
Whats the difference between rg58 and rg213
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Looking for a good antenna for a base station
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.
- alexgt
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- alexgt
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Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Ended up buyin the diamond-d-130j antenna, Can't wait untill it arrives
- AIRMAN
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Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
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
- alexgt
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Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Hopefully It should out perform the scanntenna by a mile, yes I will be definatly checking the connections
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Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
what type of scanner are you putting at the end pf that coax?