Hi everyone,

I have a Radio Shack Pro-97 scanner, a Radio Shack 800MHz antenna, and
a Diamond RH77CA antenna. I have been getting more and more into
scanning as I have learned how to more efficiently operate my scanner
to find broadcasts and discovered what I can receive with it.

I am looking to extend my scanner's capability with either an antenna
mountable on a car or the roof of my house, or both. Its difficult to
know which antennas will work well and which ones are a good value for
the price, so I thought I would post here to get some of your
opinions.

As far as a car antenna goes, I do not want to drill any holes
anywhere, and I am not sure I want a magnetic mount, since that might
scratch the car. From what I have been reading, many people recommend
magnetic mounts because of their superior reception quality, despite
their potential to damage the car. I do like the idea of an antenna
like the ProComm JBC290WC found at universal-radio.com:
http://www.universal-radio.com/catal...ants/0466.html This antenna
has a clip that mounts on the window by clipping on the top of the
window and then closing the window. I don't see how a magnetic mount
antenna could be superior to this since it has a solid connection.
However, the antenna is not very big, and maybe a magnetic mount would
be superior due to its size. I would appreciate it if anyone could
share their opinions about car antennas in general, their experiences
with the ProComm mentioned above, and any recommendations they have on
specific models of car-mountable antennas.

As for a rooftop mountable antenna, I have been interested in possibly
getting a discone mast-mountable antenna. I have not really found a
model that I would definitely consider buying, so I would like to see
some recommendations from other users as to which antennas work well
and don't cost too much. I wouldn't mind spending under $100 for the
antenna (not including any other parts necessary for mounting,
additional cable, or connectors), but would have to seriously consider
anything that costs more than that.

I greatly appreciate any one's comments, suggestions and
recommendations on these types of antennas. Thanks!