Re: INDOOR ANTENNA for the **UnidenBC785D**.. Any REALLY good suggestions?

Hi Patrick,

An outdoor antenna is always best, and the higher the better. 
However, in many cases this is not possible.  If you have access to
the attic, you can put an outdoor antenna there.  

The best that I have found is a Diamond Disk-Cone.  A disk-cone is
great because it has great a SWR spec from about 30MHz to over 1.3Ghz.
 The height of the antenna itself is about 2.5 to 3 feet, and if the
whip antenna is attatched for lower frequencies, it is about 6 feet
tall.  I put one in the attic for my uncle, and have used them for
year myself.

Radio Shack has one, but the construction is rather weak, using hollow
tubes crimped to small tips with screw threads.  This won't be bad for
indoor use, but I highly recommend against it for outdoor use.  The
crimps come loose (from wind movement), which causes intermittent
connection to the active, and ground plane elements.

I hope this helps.

TT

--- In [email protected], FRAZFAM@w... wrote:
> 
>   I am from Vermont, and I really enjoy my BC785D scanner and I was
> wondering IF they're is ANY (INDOOR ANTENNA), that someone or people on
> this group might recommend for my to BUY/PURCHASE out there, that
> performs=well?????? Any SUGGESTIONS??? Idea's out there????
> 
> Where can I buy it also or FROM who?? 
> 
>  Can/does (Radio Shack) carry any INDOOR antennas that are **Hi-Quality
> Performance** to BUY and do they have the ADAPTER to convert over from
> BC??
> 
> (Thank You) guys for the HELP................
> 
> 
>         
>                                         (Patrick)




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