hey all im brand new to this kinda thing but have wanted to get into it for awhile now , i was able to buy a UBC92XLT for $100 new to use when i am at jandakot airport, and i am wondering if it would even be possible to tune to jandakot from port kennedy with an external antenna on my roof but without spending alot of money , $100 would be pushing it in my case.
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Jones
is it possible to reach jandakot.
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Re: is it possible to reach jandakot.
It's certainly possible.. it looks like 25-30 km away. A half decent vertical antenna on the roof should do the job. I don't know you will be able to do it for less than $100 though. Have you got a TV antenna mast on the roof you can mount an antenna on? Otherwise you could try something mounted on the gutter but you lose the height advantage
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Re: is it possible to reach jandakot.
you will most likely be able to receive the aircraft, but receiving the tower may be difficult
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Re: is it possible to reach jandakot.
i can sometimes recieve aircraft as they fly over , i have a mount from an old bushcom wifi antenna at the top of my roof and i have heaps of coaxial cable. so would just need an antenna. are there any diy antennas around ?
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Re: is it possible to reach jandakot.
These are popular with scanner users. You can hang it from a tree branch or mount it on a mast. It has a shortish lead on it so you'll probably need to make an extension with the heaps of coax you have.Jones wrote:i can sometimes recieve aircraft as they fly over , i have a mount from an old bushcom wifi antenna at the top of my roof and i have heaps of coaxial cable. so would just need an antenna. are there any diy antennas around ?
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Re: is it possible to reach jandakot.
I can vouch for these antenna's I've got one mounted to a tv antenna mount for my scanner and I pick up a lot of things from around the traps.robbage wrote:These are popular with scanner users. You can hang it from a tree branch or mount it on a mast. It has a shortish lead on it so you'll probably need to make an extension with the heaps of coax you have.Jones wrote:i can sometimes recieve aircraft as they fly over , i have a mount from an old bushcom wifi antenna at the top of my roof and i have heaps of coaxial cable. so would just need an antenna. are there any diy antennas around ?
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