the short piece of coax that im using now and for testing other antennas is
just RG8-X the gray kind its not cut in any wave length it was just a long
jumper I had, other wise I would use belden 9913 super flex in 100 ft when I
find a good antenna. Right now I have the telescoping antenna in the long
jumper zip tied to a lamp as a temporary location



"Bill Crocker" wrote in message
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The problem is most likely the cable you're using. Coax cable has a lot
of
loss at 800MHz. Depending on what cable you're using, and how long it is,
you might do better using the supplied telescoping whip antenna, on the
scanner itself.

What are you using, and at what length?

Bill Crocker


"Brad" wrote in message
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well I have a few antennas that are for 25-1300 mhz and they don't work
for
squat the telescoping antenna works better but im looking for a base
that
will receive 800 better than the radio shack base antenna "I have one of
them"




"Bill Crocker" wrote in message
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It doesn't matter that it's APCO-25 (Digital). Any antenna that's
good
for
the frequency you're monitoring will work fine.

Bill Crocker


"Brad" wrote in message
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any body know of any good 800mhz base or mobile antennas for apco-25