HYS Antenna Coaxial Mounting Bracket Review

I live 20 miles out of town and am struggling to make various city and county calls using a BCD436HP scanner with a standard rubber antenna. Now I hear everything. height matters.

Well built and seems to work well. I use it to take my local fire department. If you install it outdoors, you must provide an earth connection and a surge arrester.

Well built and appears to work well. I use it to take my local fire department. If you install it outdoors, you must provide an earth connection and a surge arrester.

I bought this to use with GMRS (462.6xx MHz). Cutting the bars by about half an inch resulted in an SWR of less than 1.2:1. This is the best antenna I have ever tested for direct suburban unit communications at or below roof level. This is because most communication signals use signals that are reflected off buildings or other objects. Higher gain antennas, while excellent for repeater or open space operations, have problems detecting multipath in urban UHF environments. In addition, it is a…

This antenna seems to have taken quite a long time to receive. It was packed in clear ziplock plastic bags. The product looks like it will do the job. However, the antenna mounting tube used to attach the actual antenna to the L-mount racquet does not have nuts to attach the antenna to the tube or the tube to the mounting bracket. I sent the seller a message explaining this. Her response was to send us a photo of the missing parts. Yes I answered how can I send a photo of the missing parts if…