Re: Antennas

What about putting a Discone in the attic?

--- In [email protected], "trafficbites" 
<[email protected]> wrote:
> My window air conditioner unit is home to a couple of 800Mhz mag 
> mounts ;)
> 
> --- In [email protected], "Chad Harpel" <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > It is a metal file cabinet & thank you
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 7:28 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: [UnidenBC785D] Re: Antennas
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > >>  looking For A good Desktop Antennas 800 & Vhf
> > 
> > And I want a sports car that can carry 6 or more passengers !!!
> > 
> > Any antenna that could quality for desktop use is going to be a 
> compromise
> > between performance and frequency range.  How BIG is your 
desktop, 
> and is it
> > made of metal ?
> > 
> > Many hobbyists limited to indoors antennas compromise with a mag 
> mount
> > all-band antenna, set on top a metal file cabinet (the cabinet 
acts 
> as the
> > ground
> > plane surface).  Radio Shack and Maxrad are among many sources 
for 
> all-band
> > mag
> > mount antennas, which usually come with 12 or more feet of coax.
> > 
> > Indoor placement can make a difference in performance.  Don't 
place 
> the
> > antenna close to walls or electronic equipment, like PCs.  Place 
it 
> in an
> > exterior
> > room ... a room with atleast one wall forming the exterior of 
the 
> house /
> > building ... rather than a room in the center of the structure.  
> Putting it
> > on a
> > higher floor, as opposed to ground level, is usually better.
> > 
> > I have used a discone, with PVC as a mast, and a Christmas tree 
> holder as a
> > stand, to monitor with.  When not in use, it sat in the corner.  
> When
> > monitoring, I sat it outside on the apartment patio.  For 
overnight
> > monitoring, I would
> > add coax to the line, and set it out in the courtyard, away from 
the
> > building.
> > 
> > If you can choose location, also consider where the towers are 
that 
> you are
> > trying to receive signals from.  Choose a room with a "view" in 
that
> > direction.
> > 
> > 
> > Jeff Multer
> > Fort Mill, S.C.
> > 
> > 
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> > 
> > 
> > 
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If you have come here to find out about the 785D you have come to the right place! In fact the discussion of the BC-785D and how it works is the only acceptable topic on this list. Any discussion about anything other than the BC-785D is OFF TOPIC. I hope this is clear to all group members..