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Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 5:35 pm
by alexgt
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
Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 7:55 pm
by bodyguard
my pick would be a discone antenna
Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:22 pm
by AIRMAN
bodyguard wrote:my pick would be a discone antenna
Yes I agree
Coax RG213?
Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:16 am
by vk3gcp
If you are receiving anything above 30Mhz I would reccomend RG213
Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:24 pm
by alexgt
What brand if dicone do you recommend
Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2012 9:40 pm
by alexgt
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
Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 6:50 am
by vk3gcp
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.
Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 3:38 pm
by alexgt
thanks
Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2012 5:58 pm
by alexgt
Ended up buyin the diamond-d-130j antenna, Can't wait untill it arrives
Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Posted: Wed Feb 29, 2012 10:02 pm
by AIRMAN
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
Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:10 pm
by alexgt
Hopefully It should out perform the scanntenna by a mile, yes I will be definatly checking the connections
Re: Looking for a good antenna for a base station
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 9:01 am
by justbad4you
what type of scanner are you putting at the end pf that coax?