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Title: Questions questions questions
Post by: Fryy/Avocadoflight on October 17, 2006, 10:38:00 PM

ok the time has arrived. im purchasing my antenna, but with my newbie lack of experience i have some questions.
im buying the grove scanner beam, http://www.grove-ent.com/BEAMII.html (http://www.grove-ent.com/BEAMII.html), and i need to know what type of cable is best, im looking at getting a 100' cable but need to know what connectors to get for the antenna to the scanner(BC235XLT).

Title: Re: Questions questions questions
Post by: dave on October 17, 2006, 11:07:24 PM

Quote from: Fryy on October 17, 2006, 10:38:00 PM

ok the time has arrived. im purchasing my antenna, but with my newbie lack of experience i have some questions.
im buying the grove scanner beam, http://www.grove-ent.com/BEAMII.html (http://www.grove-ent.com/BEAMII.html), and i need to know what type of cable is best, im looking at getting a 100' cable but need to know what connectors to get for the antenna to the scanner(BC235XLT).

I thought the Scanner Beam comes with a 50' RG-6 cable with an F-connector on one end and a BNC male on the other.  If not, that's what you need.  If you get your own 100' cable, get RG-6 with male F connectors on it and on the scanner end you can use a female F to male BNC adapter.

Dave

Title: Re: Questions questions questions
Post by: Brad on October 18, 2006, 01:35:17 AM

Dave, I just got a new antenna from them and it came with 50' coax with Male F on both ends, but they include the transformer on one end to connect to the antenna and a Female F to Male BNC on the other end to connect to most scanners. If he needs to go 100', then he just needs another 50' of Male/Male F on both ends and a Female/Female F 'barrel' connector.

Brad

Title: Re: Questions questions questions
Post by: Fryy/Avocadoflight on October 18, 2006, 03:39:01 PM

what company/website did you order from? maybe im looking on a different site. i emailed them and they told me the SCANTENNA, http://www.grove-ent.com/ANT7.html (http://www.grove-ent.com/ANT7.html) comes with all that, but the grove beam antenna doesnt.

Title: Re: Questions questions questions
Post by: Brad on October 18, 2006, 07:28:19 PM

Fry, that is exactly what I just purchased and received from them, the Scantenna.

Brad

Title: Re: Questions questions questions
Post by: TMABH on November 09, 2006, 02:48:08 PM

Hi

Please, help me. I have a Yaesu FT-50R. Exist a connector-adaptor BNC for my radio? Send me links if exist...

Thanks

Alexandre

Title: Re: Questions questions questions
Post by: Tama on November 11, 2006, 07:57:21 AM

Quote from: TMABH on November 09, 2006, 02:48:08 PM

Hi

Please, help me. I have a Yaesu FT-50R. Exist a connector-adaptor BNC for my radio? Send me links if exist...

Thanks

Alexandre

Hello Alexandre!  :-)

You can check this link:

http://www.maas-elektronik.com/index.php?dir=details&pid=2246&cat=R950&m_curr=R950&hcurr=

Hope will help you.

António Teixeira
http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?photographersearch=Antonio+Teixeira+-+Azores+Spotters&sort_order=views