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Help ID antenna please.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:10 pm
by lights_out
Hi folks, can you please help me ID this particular antenna?
I seen it on a victoria police patrol car and cant figure what it is for, i don't think its for 477uhf or 27cb, any ideas regarding Its use and the model / manufacturer?
It had a very long steel flexible whip, maybe 2m in height.
Please review the picture
thankyou
Re: Help ID antenna please.
Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 11:51 pm
by NightFlight
Gday Mate,
My guess would be VHF? Not familiar with VIC but if it is like NSW some regional areas still have VHF channels.
Highway cars etc that travel around regions normally have both UHF/VHF for this reason.
Cheers,
NF.
Re: Help ID antenna please.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:21 am
by lights_out
Hey there NightFlight,
I see, that makes sense, i thought it was all digital now, but looks like rural still use vhf, thanks for that.
Re: Help ID antenna please.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:30 am
by Comint
Victoria Police in Rural areas use VHF High Band (156-174 MHz), and if that antenna is about 2 metres long, I doubt it is for that Band.
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Comint
Re: Help ID antenna please.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:37 am
by brianWE
Where was it seen?
Could it have been for a cross-border link to NSW?
Just thinking with my keyboard, here.
Re: Help ID antenna please.
Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:39 pm
by lights_out
Hey there
brianWE & Comint
I seen it at Wodonga. What would that type of antenna be called?
Albury highway patrol car also has it, do anyone know what band it would be for 2m whip ?
What is the NSW police rural VHF band?
Ive attached a new pic showing long whip.
Cheers for your input chaps.
Re: Help ID antenna please.
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 8:47 am
by Newy1234
Could be VHF low, around 78mhz, not sure if they still use this band down that way, but NSW cops still have it working in other parts of the state.
Re: Help ID antenna please.
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 5:51 pm
by lights_out
Cheers Newy for you info, big help, the type i think is RFI or Simoco antenna possibly custom job or it might be an RFI CD17 or similar.
http://www.rfiwireless.com.au/mobile-an ... 27-73.html
Can anyone confirm RFI used by NSW POL?
Thanks again for all the assistance.
Re: Help ID antenna please.
Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:16 pm
by melbourneradio
Its an rfi 70mhz .. I used to run one of them on a commercail allocation and rav rx .. they are the ducks nuts!!
Re: Help ID antenna please.
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2016 10:50 pm
by NayNay277
Anyone use one of these Antennas?
Re: Help ID antenna please.
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 11:47 pm
by RadioKid
Although NSW is slowly going digital, most Highway Patrol cars still have the 78MHz radios. I'm pretty sure that long whip is a NSW Police VHF band antenna.
Cheers
RadioKid
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