not sure what brand of antenna this is
it has a screw connection as you can see on the base
not sure if its ( VHF / UHF ) and not sure what MHZ
the cord from the base screws in to a PL259 connector
help with Id ing this antenna
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It's a cellular antenna . I have one myself .
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but if you have one of those pl259 plug adapters ypu can use it as a uhf antenna. Right just like those thick big ones like on trucksRadio_Australia wrote:It's a cellular antenna . I have one myself .
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Cellular is above 800mhz and digital . Not the best type to use as a uhf CB/scanner antenna at 400-500mhz
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Doesn't matter if it's digital or not. It'll probably work okay as a scanner antenna, and if it doesn't, he got it from the tip, so nothing lost.
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Yeah looks like a mobile phone antenna like others has said, they are about $5 on ebay.
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Never said it won't work , it just won't be optimal as it's tuned for 800+MHZ
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I believe I said, "It'll probably work okay as a scanner antenna, and if it doesn't, he got it from the tip, so nothing lost". In any case, the loading system is specifically to match the antenna to the transmitter. There is, and this comes from about 45 years experience, a lot more leeway with receiving antennas. Just have a look at the antennas on scanners and tell me they are optimised. Yes, if you want to listen to a specific, or narrow band of frequencies, a specific antenna is the way to go, but scanners are broad banded, and many go well beyond 800 MHz. Again, it'll PROBABLY work okay, but if it doesn't, it cost him nothing. Experimentation is the essence of amateur and experimental radio. If you don't have a go, you'll never know.
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It is cellular without a doubt in my mine and by the looks of it, it is 850-900/1800mhz
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