No more decent scanner antennas.

With all the internet scanner sites and the apps out there nobody is buying scanners anymore so why make antennas.

 

dunno if I would pay the asking price for this one

https://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/scanants/1628.html

it kinda looks like a pizzed off spider

 

dbmp is a made up measurement to that (only) this manuf uses to hype its antennas.

It is somehow related to multipath and changing polarization of the signal.

http://mpantenna.com/history.html


Sounds like BS to me.

 

W9 , is right to easy to download and app nowadays , I have 3 scanner antennas , I'm not impressed w/ that high $ discone I purchased years back . My favorite is the one I have that almost looks like a smaller version of a 1/4 wave 11m ground plane , it's always received well . I'm not sure of the manufacture . 73 and God Bless , Leo

 

I bought one of these. I have not installed it yet. A friend told me how good his works at only 30 feet AGL. he bought his for the six meter application. I also have the six meter beam I have not installed I have the rotator and the mast, but I need help to get it in the air.
http://www.dnjradio.com//product_info.php?cPath=27_67&products_id=244

 

It's possible that is the exact scanner antenna I have been using for 8 or 9 years. Mounted on corner of 2nd story roof, works great, never had a problem. Mine might even be a little more flimsy but has held up well. When I move I was considering upgrading but I will probably just keep it until I have a problem. I have the paid version apps for Broadcastify and Scanner Radio Pro but lots of local frequencies will never be hosted so the lowly discone still gets used.

 

The antenna I listed I bought because it also will transmit on quite a few bands, and Specific Transmit Freq. 26,27,46,49,72,144,220,440,900,1290MHz.
That's 5 more bands than my long wire.

 

I once tested mine on 2 meters, a local net maybe 8 miles away, so I don't doubt it will work.

 

That's the discone that I have , I think I paid about $80 years back in might have been the best one RS had @ the time . It's up about 30' , it works but in all honesty I never noticed a difference between it and the one I have that looks like the smaller version of 1/4 wave GP except it has 2 center pole one just a little shorter than the other .jmo

 

dont matter whither base,rubber ducky or mobile they are all crapshoots anymore.on base my antique rs pro 2046 is a killer hooked to a storm destroyed 3/4 wave cb antenna ,removed radials ,made a jumper wire where element was broke.its about 18 ft tall above my roof which is painted tin.im recieving signals ive never got on my genuine x brand scanner antenna that looks like charlottes web