[TheList] 75.3500 Mhz reception issues

Sun Aug 23 10:23:22 AEST 2020

Im sure the performance of that thing on low band VHF will be shit. What 
I would do is make a 1/4 wave dipole cut to the correct length and fed 
with a short piece of RG58. If this does not suffice, buy one of these 
and stick it inline with the antenna:

https://lna4all.blogspot.com/

You will also likely need to enable the onboard attenuator when using 
the LNA.

On 23/08/2020 12:08 p.m., Dan News wrote:
> I've posted this before, but am keen to tackle it once and for all.
>
> I can get Waikato Rural here in central Auckland, but only from a very 
> fidgety wire cable aerial when placed on certain angles around my 
> bedroom..... not ideal. And, only on a handheld scanner, not on my BCT15X.
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> Nowhere else, even outside on the balcony seems to receive it at all, 
> neither does the outdoor shared TV aerial for the apartments.
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> I'd like to have it so its set up and always on rather than posing 
> like a christmas tree each evening to try and get a signal, only to 
> lose it as soon as I let go of the cable (that's one other thing, is 
> my body "giving it what it needs" so to speak in order to receive the 
> signal?).
>
> Would something like this help?
> https://www.jaycar.co.nz/slimline-indoor-uhf-vhf-antenna-with-signal-meter/p/LT3158
>
> Any sort of external roof antenna is out of the question, and my 
> apartment faces north, so think that may be a factor also?
>
> Please get in touch oh wise ones!
>
> Dan
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