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I have now used the supplied bracket to secure my UBCT9. In this photo I have the Sangean ATS 909 which is a world band radio with SSB capability. Next to it is an MFJ-1020A Active Antenna Unit which is powered by a 9v battery.

All of these can be connected to my house antenna via the wall socket. The results are certainly superior to any indoor wire or rod. It does not affect the plasma TV in the lounge either, so the bride is happy.

The UBCT9 is the most frequently used unit with it connected directly to the TV wall socket. I can hear SEQLD QFRS, QAS, SES, QPS from Caboolture and Southport. Airband coverage is great as well. The only downside of the UBCT9 is it doesn't have an alpha numeric programming feature. I'll keep buying quick picks

I didn't know you could get such good coverage out of a TV antenna, well done mate looking nice.

Regards Shane

Great set up.

Many years ago I used to plug into the old TV socket, that was when we use the VHF TV antenna's.

A antenna is a receiver of signals, Airman, could be on a hill or in a very good area to receive those frequencies.
He did not say if the TV antenna was a UHF or VHF one. Also what direction is the antenna pointing?

You can always take your scanner with a rubber ducky antenna onto the roof and you will more likley find that you will receive those very signals quite well.

Either way a chep way to receive those freqs.

Paul

Fairly good chance - being out highfields .... he has both UHF/VHF thru diplexer. depending on his location at Highfields - if i was a betting man - one pointing towards brisbane and the other towards toowoomba (or the bunya's)

How would you connect it to a TV port???

Coax push into a TV socket.

Did you really just ask that question?? :sc :sc

alinco21 wrote:Coax push into a TV socket.

Did you really just ask that question?? :sc :sc

But wouldn't you need a special plug or just let the coax rest in the socket?

Stretch wrote: But wouldn't you need a special plug or just let the coax rest in the socket?

You get a bit of coax, put a PAL or F type connector to suit your wall socket and on the other end of the coax you put a connector on to suit your scanner like a BNC.

orangepeel wrote:Fairly good chance - being out highfields .... he has both UHF/VHF thru diplexer. depending on his location at Highfields - if i was a betting man - one pointing towards brisbane and the other towards toowoomba (or the bunya's)

Where Airman lives towards the bunya's I would be pretty sure.

Finch wrote:

Stretch wrote: But wouldn't you need a special plug or just let the coax rest in the socket?

You get a bit of coax, put a PAL or F type connector to suit your wall socket and on the other end of the coax you put a connector on to suit your scanner like a BNC.

I bought a length of TV indoor connection cable. The sort that runs from the wall socket to the TV. Available in different lengths from DSE.

I cut off the connector that fits into the back of the TV and replaced it with a BNC connector. This requires baring the outer shield and braid and then do the solder job on the core. Test the line to see if it is not shorting using a multimeter.

Similar results can be achieved with a length of RG58 and buying a TV male connector and a BNC connector for each end of the cable. Do the soldering and test.

For those that don't know the mountains in the picture "where my antenna is pointing" is the Bunya mountains.

hotmetal1000 wrote:For those that don't know the mountains in the picture "where my antenna is pointing" is the Bunya mountains.

Yeah I forgot that

I think they are about 40km away and line of sight.

Looks like you're on a nice high area there?


Cheers,
Mat

70km according to the tape measure on google earth.

hotmetal1000 wrote:70km according to the tape measure on google earth.

40 miles then

AIRMAN wrote:

hotmetal1000 wrote:70km according to the tape measure on google earth.

40 miles then

That'd be it

Mathew wrote:Looks like you're on a nice high area there?


Cheers,
Mat

Highfields is quite a good spot for radio, they didn't build one of the main army listening posts down the road here for the fun of it.