Scanner Antennas

Welcome to the Scanner Antennas page. Here, you'll find links for antennas covering 30 Mhz and up. In addition, specific models mentioned in the Antennas forum at RadioReference are linked here for future reference.

If you're a newcomer or old hat, or anywhere in between, when installing antennas, Safety First: Make this link a must read. Don't become a statistic!

Commercial Retailers

• American Communications Systems Antenex products page
• Antennas.US
• Arrow Antennas
• Austin Antennas (via RFWiz.com)
• B Squared Engineering
• CenterFire Antenna Co.
• Cheapham.Com ham and scanner antennas
• Comtelco
• DPD Productions
• Elk Antennas
• Grove Scanner Antennas page
• Grove Handheld Scanner Antennas page
• Laird Technologies
• MFJ Enterprises
• Kollman Radio Electronics
• MP (Niljon) Antennas
• Russell Industries
• Scanmaster Scanner Antennas - Via Nevada Radio, UK
• Spectral
• Universal Radio Scanner Antennas page
• VenTenna Commercial Antennas
• VenTenna Ham Antennas

Coax Suppliers, Filters and other accessories

Coax Suppliers

• Amateur Electronic Supply (AES)
• Buxcomm Home Page
• Cable X-Perts, Inc.
• Radioware
• The RF Connection
• Times Microwave, manufacturer of LMR series cable
• Bizsyscon
  • LMR-400(50')
  • LMR-400(75')
• Kollman Radio Electronics

Filters

• AOR ABF125 Air Band Passband filter
• ICE Filters Page
• Par Electronics
• Scanner Master Filters page
• Stridsberg Engineering Filter page
• Kollman Radio Electronics Lighting Protection

Other Accessories

• Coax cable connectors and adaptors
• Adapters
• Adapters
• Full line of Connectors and Adapters

Preamps/Splitters

• Angle Linear
• Antronix Amp page
• AR2 Communications Products
• Digital Loggers Wideband RF Multicoupler
  • Digital logger discussion
• ElectroLine Drop Amps
  • Electroline Installation Instruction sheet
• GRE Super Amp
  • Grove Enterprises also has a page on this amp here
  • Purchase page at GRE
• Hamtronics Preamps
  • Hamtronics LNK-WB Wideband Preamp review from MT
• Radio Shack Antenna Mounted Amplifiers review by George Fetter
• Ramsey Wide Band Preamp (via Grove website)
• RF Bay Inc.
• Scanner Master amplifiers
• Stridsberg Engineering products
  • Amplifiers
  • Multicouplers

Homebrew, Tech and Reviews

Homebrew

• AC6V homebrew antenna links This is a must read
• A quick and simple 2 meter ground plane project
• DIY Antenna Mounting Bracket
• Forum discussion on homebrew Yagis
• Homebrew Ground Plane
• Modifying the RS MagMount antenna
• Reinforce the ScanTenna against high wind damage
• The NA4IT Cheap Dual Band Ground Plane
• Building A Homebrewed Off-Center Fed Dipole Scanner Antenna.
• Twinlead J-Pole
• VHF/UHF Yagi Antenna Design
• KISS (Keep it simple, stupid) The Bazooka antenna
• The Multiband Scanner antenna. Not my design, just don't know the original URL to the page.
• TriBand Ground Plane

NilJon Reviews from MT

• NilJon Scanner Antennas
• NilJon Review from March MT 'Scanning Report' by Richard Barnett

Other Reviews

• Anthony Haukap's Antenna Challenge
• Antenna Warehouse Scanner Beam review by George Fetter
• The AOR Antenna Line - comments from MT
• EHam review of V/UHF Omni antennas (includes some HT antennas)
• SoCal TV Radio's review on mobile antennas
• Magnetic Mount Scanner antennas reviews from MT
• PAR MON-3 VHF/UHF Antenna review from MT

Strong Signals Pages

• Antennas page
• Coax Cable
• NilJon Super M Mobile Review
• SkyScan 1300 Desktop Antenna Review
• User Antenna Opinions
• NOTE: Mixed Scanner and HF/MW Loop antennas mentioned here

Technical

• BuxComm J Pole (PDF)
• Coax Cable Loss Table
• Grounding Bulkhead with supressors for your scanning station

WinRadio Antenna Reviews from MT

• Winradio AX-37 UHF Beam (PDF)
• Winradio AX-71C Discone (PDF)
• WinRadio AX-31B Planar Antenna

• Additional Links may be found on the Strong Signals Antennas page

Specific Antenna Models

Please place links to specific models discussed in the RR forums that work well here.

Portable (Rubber Ducks)

• BNC-160 mHz tuned 5/8 slim duck for RailRoad freq's (Smiley Antennas)
• Super Scan Duck (Antenna Warehouse)
• Max Systems 800 Mhz Portable Antenna (via Grove Enterprises)
• MFJ 1716 2m/440 Rubber Duck
• RadioWare Seeker 800 Mhz Duckie
• Watson Extended Ducks (via Durham Radio)
• Comet/Maldol 155/450 mhz antennas w/ SMA connectors
• Maldol MH-255 SMA Impressions
• RS 800 Mhz Scanner Antenna (duck)

Universal Radio links

• Comet Miracle Baby
• Diamond RH77CA
• Diamond RHF40
• Maldol AL500H Extended Duck

Mobile Antennas

• Austin Spectra (via RFWiz.com)
• Comet SBB-2NMO 2/440 Antenna (via Universal Radio)
• Comtelco A11855 806-960 Mhz Mobile Antenna(PDF)
• Larsen 150-400-800 Mhz NMO antenna (note: mount is separate)
• MFJ 1724B 2m/440 Mag Mount
• MFJ 1728B 2/6m Mag Mount
• Niljon Super-M mobile
• Valor PMM3B Mobile antenna (via Universal)
• Radio Shack 20-032 Mag Mount antenna

Base Antennas

• Antennacraft ST2 (via Universal)
• Cushcraft Loband Ringos (PDF)
• Diamond D130J Discone
  • Assembly Drawing
• DPD production Base Scanner Antennas
  • Scanner LP Antenna
  • Miltenna 225-400 LP Model Antenna
• Grove Scanner Beam
• MFJ 1740 2m Ground Plane
• MFJ 1866 Discone (No coax/hardware)
• MFJ 1868 Discone (Coax/Hardware)
• Niljon Super-M Base
• Par Electronics MON-3
• Radio Shack 20-176 G-P Antenna
• RAMI AS-390A/SRC UHF Milair Antenna
• Scanner Master Discone
• Wilson Cellular Yagi (via Alternative Wireless)

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