Antenna for scanner

[DLuccia]

I am looking for an antenna and mount for the Nissan.


I don't know what is best anymore. I am told to stay away from the peel and stick glass ones. What is recommended?

 

[Chris W]

Drill a hole, install an NMO mount with a 1/4 wave antenna for your most common band.

 

[7d9_z28]

Another problem the GUIDE section can solve:

 

[DLuccia]

Drill a hole, install an NMO mount with a 1/4 wave antenna for your most common band.

Lease truck cant drill a hole

 

[DLuccia]

Another problem the GUIDE section can solve:

Already looked at the guide wouldn't ask a question if that helped me

 

[Nathan R]

Already looked at the guide wouldn't ask a question if that helped me

To be fair, 99% of people who post here in the forums don't take the time to check first, so.....

One of the links in that Guide section linked to another site with lots of good information:

kb4mdz, on 23 Oct 2014 - 11:07 AM, said:

    Try this site for a lot of good info:


    http://www.k0bg.com/

 

[DLuccia]

To be fair, 99% of people who post here in the forums don't take the time to check first, so.....

One of the links in that Guide section linked to another site with lots of good information:

No worries I didn't take offence to it. I don't know anything when it comes to communications either scanners or antennas.

 

[ckgarside]

For what it's worth, a friend of mine mounted a discone in the trunk of his car.

I laughed at him, but despite the far less than ideal position, he claimed to be able to pick up the county simulcast system just fine. 

When we do Baker to Vegas every year, we run mag mount antennas on the borrowed cars. Its less than ideal, but it works.

 

[DLuccia]

I have tried a few different types of antennas with this truck and I cant find what works well with it. I used a Hidden antenna that went on the windshield and was alright till the one of our MA depts. I have on the scanner transmits they are on 800mhz and all you get is static and noise with that. I had a Ratshack mag mount I picked at a going out of business sale at a local store it works alright but I am not a mag mount fan.

I picked up a NMO mount whistler and was considering a metal in the fender mount or a Trunk/hood lip mount has anyone tried them before and what is the opinion.

Thanks

 

[Jarred J.]

get one of these....



it takes your stock vehicle antenna and "splits" it to the car radio and then your scanner

 

[DLuccia]

Do those even work ? I picked up a Decent antenna according to the local radio shop just need to find the right mount.

 

[Jarred J.]

in theory it should, i have no end user feedback for it though. 

 

[firebuff17]

I have not used it. But I have heard and read mixed reviews about them. As with all antennas it depends on your location to the systems being monitored, frequency, and terrain.