[TheList] 75.3500 Mhz reception issues

Sun Aug 23 10:54:32 AEST 2020

Sadly, that all sounds like a different language to me. I wouldn't know
where to start, and wouldn't have the time to be honest.

If only we could stream these things in NZ, inter-regional listening would
be a lot easier.

On Sun, Aug 23, 2020 at 12:26 PM Radio Scanner <rs157950 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
> Nowhere else, even outside on the balcony seems to receive it at all,
> neither does the outdoor shared TV aerial for the apartments.
>
> 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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