re scanner antennas

Post by **Zebedee** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:13 pm

Right... Well at least we now know what the antenna connection isn't

I wonder if it's some weird proprietary thing that Uniden have suddenly decided would be a clever idea ...

Post by **vk6hgr** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 8:19 pm

JG-103 wrote:nope, my antenna metal piece has a thread and threads into the antenna jack hole

Is it like this? This is from a Motorola commercial handheld.

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:35 pm

yep......pretty much

Post by **vk6hgr** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:42 pm

chrissss wrote:yep......pretty much

Hmm. Unless they sell an adapter you're pretty much stuck with the stock rubber duckie then

chrissss · Post by **chrissss** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 8:56 pm

nooooooooooooooooooo

thats ok its good for a portable and wat i use it for ..................fire brigade

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:42 am

Yeah, thats what im lookin for, if only i could find out what size thread it is! JG103

Philaig12 · Post by **Philaig12** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 12:46 am

Hey guys,

im new to scanners and i need a bit of help!! I live in the bush (in baldivis) and my house has a tin roof so i hardly get any signal for my scanner. So i was wondering if there was any way i could get better signal such as using a tv antenna or something??

Or, if not, then where could i get an aerial, and how much will it cost, etc.??

Thanks,
Phil

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:53 pm

Dont worry, i made the adaptor and aint stuck wit it no more

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Tue Jan 24, 2006 8:56 pm

Hey fill, you can use ur tv antenna but the best thing u can do is get and antenna as high as possible to get over the trees and stuff. Iv got a tin roof and it makes no difference, iv also used my tin roof as an antenna!!! But yeah, dont know how much ur looking at, but my bandspanner set me back $30 bucks and then u got to by the base and all the rest of it...

Pty · Post by **Pty** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:42 pm

the above screw-in plug on the motorola is similar or the same as GME uhf cb handhelds. Most comms specialist places can source the appropriate adapter. I have an Icom IC40s UHF handheld and it has an even more ellaborate screw-in plug with inner AND outer threads and there's an adapter available for about $50 from my local communications place to convert it to BNC. (not dick smiths)

Post by **vk6hgr** » Fri Jan 27, 2006 11:43 pm

Pty wrote:there's an adapter available for about $50 from my local communications place to convert it to BNC. (not dick smiths)

$50? Ouuuuch!!

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:32 am

Mine only set me back $3.50 at most and it works like a charm

Post by **Always RX** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:24 am

I found an old Icom fitting/adapter in my drawer that screws in there, well the threads were......almost the same...and with some good australian bush mechanics the threads are now the same...so maybe look for an Icom screw to BNC fitting.