Not to argue, but there are no banks in the 346 or the 106. Someone may
label them as banks, but they are not banks - just as I can label a
channel "PD Encrypted" but that does not mean it is encrypted. The 346
has Systems and the 106 has Scanlists (21 of them as you have found).

As for your pending issue, assign a System Quick Key to those Systems
and you will be able to enable or disable scanning them as you did on
your older scanners - by pressing the corresponding number on the
keypad. You have 100 System Quick Keys, but only the first 10 (0-9) will
work as your older scanners did - by simply pressing the key.

Note that this is the System Quick Key you want to assign. There are
also Group Quick Keys, but forget about those for now.

Joe M.

Larry Williams wrote:
> Thanks for the replys. Got news for ya. This 346 has BANKS. Bank-1 Hwy Patrol,
Bank-2 Sheriff, Bank-3 EMS, Bank-4 Fire etc all the way thru Bank-8 Palmetto
800. Thats the way it reads in the Files using FreeScan. They said the PRO106
didnt have banks. Mines got 21. Now back to question. Thanks MCH, but I knew
that stuff in 1976. Read all the RR Wiki and PDF files for 346. Just missed the
way to turn on or off banks. Program running good so I'll just give it back to
Grover and let  him figure it out. Best Regards, Larry
>
>
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: MCH
>   To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 1:39 PM
>   Subject: Re: [BC346XT] 70yr old dummy needs a little HELP
>
>
>
>   Think of the System Quick Keys like assignable 'bank enable' buttons on
>   your older scanners. If you want only single-digit ones, you can do that
>   and have 10 to turn on or off.
>
>   Systems are like your old banks, only you can put several in one 'bank'.
>
>   Groups are like classes of users. My Groups often consist of Police,
>   Fire, EMS, EMA, Public Works, Business, Ham, Air, Railroad, Etc.
>
>   Channels are just like your older scanners, only you have to create them
>   - they do not 'pre-exist in blank format'.
>
>   Channels must exist in a Group. Groups must exist in a System (like
>   folders on your hard drive).
>
>   Once you know what Systems, Groups, and Channels are, and their
>   relationship, you should have a better understanding of the scanner.
>
>   Joe M.
>
>   larryscan29617 wrote:
>   > Friend brought 346 to me for help because I've got all my older BC's and
newer GRE PGM'ed w/ software. Does anyone have a custom cheat sheet in WORD that
they use and would share???. I built several systems with software but failed to
grasp all the new terms. Need shortcut to turn on or off banks. Need better
understanding of Quick Keys. Pending any replys. Larry
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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>
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>
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>
>
>
>

WOW. A person cant think for himself on this forum. My Banks dont have a set #
of freq's. There ARE Banks in these radios if you set the PGM that way. If you
have WIN500 I'll email you several programs all having 20 each plus FAV's.
Because the Mfg says this is the way its going to be does not have to be
absolute. People can still think out of the box. Best Regards to all, Larry

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: MCH
   To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 2:41 PM
   Subject: Re: [BC346XT] 70yr old dummy needs a little HELP


   .



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As I said before, you can call them or name them whatever you want. All we are
telling you is that the 346/106 scanners have no banks as the term is defined in
the industry (a fixed number of channels grouped together). They both have
dynamic memory. You can argue until you are blue in the face, but one of the
people you are arguing with represents the manufacturer. Feel free to tell him
he doesn't know his product - especially when DMA scanners was his concept. ;->

Uniden has no banks in the 346 - it has Systems.

GRE has no banks in the 106/500. It has Scanlists.

If you want to call them banks, please do. But, please also don't complain about
not understanding the way the memory is organized if you continue to call them
something they are not. you can also call them banks in the text tags. That does
not make them banks.

Oh, and yes I have Win500, and I have to define the Scanlist(s) for every
channel.

You can think for yourself... until you start changing the names of pre-defined
items in the scanners.
When you do that, nobody will know what you mean.

Joe M.

  On Sat 03/04/10  7:38 PM , "Larry Williams" larryscan@... sent:
> WOW. A person cant think for himself on this forum. My Banks dont have a
> set # of freq's. There ARE Banks in these radios if you set the PGM that
> way. If you have WIN500 I'll email you several programs all having 20 each
> plus FAV's. Because the Mfg says this is the way its going to be does not
> have to be absolute. People can still think out of the box. Best Regards to
> all, Larry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: MCH
> To: BC346
> XT@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 2:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [BC346XT] 70yr old dummy needs a little HELP

Not to be picky or anything, but there are 22 Scanlists on the Pro-106.  In
addition to the 20, you have FAVS (21) and Skywarn (22).  You can put any
frequencies you want into the Skywarn scan, and you enable it by pressing FUNC
WX.


--- In BC346XT@yahoogroups.com, "Larry Williams" <larryscan@...> wrote:
>
> WOW. A person cant think for himself on this forum. My Banks dont have a set #
of freq's. There ARE Banks in these radios if you set the PGM that way. If you
have WIN500 I'll email you several programs all having 20 each plus FAV's.
Because the Mfg says this is the way its going to be does not have to be
absolute. People can still think out of the box. Best Regards to all, Larry
>
>

Thanks I know about 22. Dont use it.

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: kayi4cle
   To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 10:16 PM
   Subject: [BC346XT] Re: 70yr old dummy needs a little HELP



   Not to be picky or anything, but there are 22 Scanlists on the Pro-106. In
addition to the 20, you have FAVS (21) and Skywarn (22). You can put any
frequencies you want into the Skywarn scan, and you enable it by pressing FUNC
WX.

   --- In BC346XT@yahoogroups.com, "Larry Williams" <larryscan@...> wrote:
   >
   > WOW. A person cant think for himself on this forum. My Banks dont have a set
# of freq's. There ARE Banks in these radios if you set the PGM that way. If you
have WIN500 I'll email you several programs all having 20 each plus FAV's.
Because the Mfg says this is the way its going to be does not have to be
absolute. People can still think out of the box. Best Regards to all, Larry
   >
   >





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Hi all, just bought one of these scanners. Still trying to figure the
programming out. Anyway my question is, freescan or bctool which is the best to
use. In terms of features and simplicity.

Hello,

The current version of BCTool cannot be used with the BC346XT so Freescan is
your only option of the two you mention. A new version of BCTool is in the
works but has not been released yet.

Don, KE4JD
dmascanning.com

   _____

From: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BC346XT@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
keithf
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 9:48 PM
To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BC346XT] which is better to use for pc programming ?




Hi all, just bought one of these scanners. Still trying to figure the
programming out. Anyway my question is, freescan or bctool which is the best
to use. In terms of features and simplicity.





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I PGM'ed a 346 for a friend. About 9 Banks. I used FreeScan. I had ARC but didnt
use it. Biggest problem I found is the File System. There are 3 places for Text.
Two [2] Flip/Flop on the top line and the 3rd is specfic for the bottom Line.
You must think very hard about the way you want the display to read. I
backloaded PGM into ARC after programming. Simular, not much difference. Good
Luck.

   ----- Original Message -----
   From: keithf
   To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:47 PM
   Subject: [BC346XT] which is better to use for pc programming ?



   Hi all, just bought one of these scanners. Still trying to figure the
programming out. Anyway my question is, freescan or bctool which is the best to
use. In terms of features and simplicity.





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You'll find the DMA memory and programming much easier to understand when
you give up on the old terminology and listen to what experienced people are
trying to offer you. You ask for help and reject it from the most learned
member of the group (MCH).


----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Williams" <larryscan@...>
To: <BC346XT@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, April 09, 2010 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [BC346XT] which is better to use for pc programming ?


>I PGM'ed a 346 for a friend. About 9 Banks. I used FreeScan. I had ARC but
>didnt use it. Biggest problem I found is the File System. There are 3
>places for Text. Two [2] Flip/Flop on the top line and the 3rd is specfic
>for the bottom Line. You must think very hard about the way you want the
>display to read. I backloaded PGM into ARC after programming. Simular, not
>much difference. Good Luck.
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: keithf
>  To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
>  Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:47 PM
>  Subject: [BC346XT] which is better to use for pc programming ?
>
>
>
>  Hi all, just bought one of these scanners. Still trying to figure the
> programming out. Anyway my question is, freescan or bctool which is the
> best to use. In terms of features and simplicity.
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

I think you will find Freescan is the X-compatible program.

ML


>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: keithf
>  To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
>  Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:47 PM
>  Subject: [BC346XT] which is better to use for pc programming ?
>
>
>
>  Hi all, just bought one of these scanners. Still trying to figure the
> programming out. Anyway my question is, freescan or bctool which is the
> best to use. In terms of features and simplicity.
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------
>
> Yahoo! Groups Links
>
>
>
>

I bought mine a few months ago and have used it sparingly.
So I have decided to sell it.
I have the box, manuals and everything that comes with it.
$180 shipped to Continental USA.
I have a 100% rating on eBay  and will be putting it on there next week if no
one here is interested.

Thanks

Richard

I've been using Freescan for my 346XT love it.  I loved being able to import
the WARS system (EDACS) for Greater Vancouver Fire departments.  Works like a
charm, I'll definitley be sending in a donation.  Great software.  Using it
with a USM/DB9 converter




________________________________
From: "Mark Levine, D.C." <wb2eqe@...>
To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, April 9, 2010 6:22:59 AM
Subject: Re: [BC346XT] which is better to use for pc programming ?

 
I think you will find Freescan is the X-compatible program.

ML

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: keithf
> To: BC346XT@yahoogroups .com
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:47 PM
> Subject: [BC346XT] which is better to use for pc programming ?
>
>
>
> Hi all, just bought one of these scanners. Still trying to figure the
> programming out. Anyway my question is, freescan or bctool which is the
> best to use. In terms of features and simplicity.
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>
>
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>
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I don't have any experience with BCTool, but FreeScan works just fine, and the
price is right (free)!

Sam



From: keithf
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2010 10:47 PM
To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [BC346XT] which is better to use for pc programming ?



Hi all, just bought one of these scanners. Still trying to figure the
programming out. Anyway my question is, freescan or bctool which is the best to
use. In terms of features and simplicity.





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Hi all, thanks for all the replies To my question.
Now using freescan. Just programmed the conventional stuff. And works great. Now
moving on to the Motorola type 2. Hoping its just as easy.

Keith .

My BC346XT  is up for sale.  Those who responded last week have not gotten back
to me so it is up for sale again.
Never used in the car or outside. I have had it less than a year.  Original box
and all papers, instructions etc.
I have 200 feedbacks on eBay with 100% positives.
$180 SHIPPED to Continental USA.


Richard

you can buy a new one for $210......





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Plus shipping, plus tax





-----Original Message-----
From: simon <gillmore2001@...>
To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, Apr 16, 2010 6:41 am
Subject: [BC346XT] 346xt




you can buy a new one for $210......

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no tax i order from scannermaster  no tax unless your in the same state your
ordering from...





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On 4/17/10 3:15 AM, simon wrote:
> no tax i order from scannermaster  no tax unless your in the same state your
ordering from...
>


  FYI, in most states if you purchase an item across state lines if that
item is available in your state then you must pay Sales or Use tax on
that item.


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I can't speak for everywhere, but in PA and OH the law is that you can
only collect sales tax if you have a permit for the state, and you have
to have a permit if you sell *within* that state. Since the company I
work for has a presence in PA and OH, licenses are required from both,
and we have to collect sales tax for anything shipping to PA or OH
(provided an exemption does not apply - which it usually does).

I can also say from a buyer perspective, and knowing the tax law which
applies, you only have to pay sales tax if the company has a presence in
the state in which you are located in.

For example, if I buy from Radio Shack in TX, I have to pay sales tax
since they have a store presence in PA (IOW, they have a store in PA).
But, if I buy from say AES in OH, they cannot collect sales tax since
they have no presence (hence no license to collect sales tax) in PA.
But, they have to collect tax from any state in which they have a
presence (I think that's about six states).

The fact that someone else may sell the same item in PA is irrelevant.

There was a company who sold from CA into OH, and went to a show each
year for a couple of days. Yes, they had a temporary tax collection
permit. They got nailed on NOT ONLY the tax from on-site sales at that
show, but for every other sale they made that shipped into OH - even
those from CA. It very much hurt their company. The reason? They had a
presence in OH - even for only two days.

Joe M.

Keith wrote:
> On 4/17/10 3:15 AM, simon wrote:
>> no tax i order from scannermaster  no tax unless your in the same state your
ordering from...
>>
>
>
>  FYI, in most states if you purchase an item across state lines if that
> item is available in your state then you must pay Sales or Use tax on
> that item.
>
>

Question for a noob here.  Just bought the 346XT, programmed it just fine with
freescan, and I have an external antenna (Hustler) for the car that works very
good and picks up a whole lot more than the "rubber duck" that comes with the
346XT.

   If there a good  or decent general use replacement for the "rubber duck"
antenna that comes with the 346XT?    The external antenna for the car is fine
while driving, but too large to walk around with.   Any suggestions for
something better, but something I can still walk around with?

thanks

i suggest the diamond SRH77CA its  a bit long at 15" or so but it works great

On Apr 22, 2010, at 11:23 AM, joneil@... wrote:

Question for a noob here. Just bought the 346XT, programmed it just fine with
freescan, and I have an external antenna (Hustler) for the car that works very
good and picks up a whole lot more than the "rubber duck" that comes with the
346XT.

If there a good or decent general use replacement for the "rubber duck" antenna
that comes with the 346XT? The external antenna for the car is fine while
driving, but too large to walk around with. Any suggestions for something
better, but something I can still walk around with?

thanks







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Radio Shack's rubber duckie 800 mhz antenna.

Chris M wrote:
>
>
> i suggest the diamond SRH77CA its a bit long at 15" or so but it works
> great
>
> On Apr 22, 2010, at 11:23 AM, joneil@...
> <mailto:joneil%40start.ca> wrote:
>
> Question for a noob here. Just bought the 346XT, programmed it just
> fine with freescan, and I have an external antenna (Hustler) for the
> car that works very good and picks up a whole lot more than the
> "rubber duck" that comes with the 346XT.
>
> If there a good or decent general use replacement for the "rubber
> duck" antenna that comes with the 346XT? The external antenna for the
> car is fine while driving, but too large to walk around with. Any
> suggestions for something better, but something I can still walk
> around with?
>
> thanks
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>

I totally agree.

Don, KE4JD


   _____

From: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BC346XT@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
JAN FINE
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:48 PM
To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [BC346XT] antenna choice




Radio Shack's rubber duckie 800 mhz antenna.

Chris M wrote:
>
>
> i suggest the diamond SRH77CA its a bit long at 15" or so but it works
> great
>
> On Apr 22, 2010, at 11:23 AM, joneil@start. <mailto:joneil%40start.ca> ca
> <mailto:joneil%40start.ca> wrote:
>
> Question for a noob here. Just bought the 346XT, programmed it just
> fine with freescan, and I have an external antenna (Hustler) for the
> car that works very good and picks up a whole lot more than the
> "rubber duck" that comes with the 346XT.
>
> If there a good or decent general use replacement for the "rubber
> duck" antenna that comes with the 346XT? The external antenna for the
> car is fine while driving, but too large to walk around with. Any
> suggestions for something better, but something I can still walk
> around with?
>
> thanks
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>





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You cant go wrong for 800 with the RS 800

On Apr 22, 2010, at 1:48 PM, JAN FINE <jan_fine@...> wrote:

Radio Shack's rubber duckie 800 mhz antenna.

Chris M wrote:
>
>
> i suggest the diamond SRH77CA its a bit long at 15" or so but it works
> great
>
> On Apr 22, 2010, at 11:23 AM, joneil@...
> <mailto:joneil%40start.ca> wrote:
>
> Question for a noob here. Just bought the 346XT, programmed it just
> fine with freescan, and I have an external antenna (Hustler) for the
> car that works very good and picks up a whole lot more than the
> "rubber duck" that comes with the 346XT.
>
> If there a good or decent general use replacement for the "rubber
> duck" antenna that comes with the 346XT? The external antenna for the
> car is fine while driving, but too large to walk around with. Any
> suggestions for something better, but something I can still walk
> around with?
>
> thanks
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
>







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I agree that the 800 MHz antenna works well, but not "picks up a whole
lot more" except on 800 MHz.

  From what I've found, it does work much better on 800 MHz, a little
better on UHF, about the same on VHF, and falls flat on Low Band
compared with the stock antenna.

That said, I often use one.

There are other antennas that will perform better, but they are two to
three times the size of the stock antenna or 800 MHz antenna.

Joe M.

RadioDon wrote:
> I totally agree.
>
> Don, KE4JD
>
>
>   _____
>
> From: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BC346XT@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> JAN FINE
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:48 PM
> To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [BC346XT] antenna choice
>
>
>
>
> Radio Shack's rubber duckie 800 mhz antenna.
>
> Chris M wrote:
>>
>> i suggest the diamond SRH77CA its a bit long at 15" or so but it works
>> great
>>
>> On Apr 22, 2010, at 11:23 AM, joneil@start. <mailto:joneil%40start.ca> ca
>> <mailto:joneil%40start.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Question for a noob here. Just bought the 346XT, programmed it just
>> fine with freescan, and I have an external antenna (Hustler) for the
>> car that works very good and picks up a whole lot more than the
>> "rubber duck" that comes with the 346XT.
>>
>> If there a good or decent general use replacement for the "rubber
>> duck" antenna that comes with the 346XT? The external antenna for the
>> car is fine while driving, but too large to walk around with. Any
>> suggestions for something better, but something I can still walk
>> around with?
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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I agree, but I don't like using the BNC adapter.  I use SMA antennas from
Scannermaster and http://www.wpsantennas.com/ in the same basic range but
they're not quite as good as the Radio Shack 800 MHz.  Why oh why can't someone
come out with a comparable SMA version of it!


--- In BC346XT@yahoogroups.com, MCH <mch@...> wrote:
>
> I agree that the 800 MHz antenna works well, but not "picks up a whole
> lot more" except on 800 MHz.
>
>  From what I've found, it does work much better on 800 MHz, a little
> better on UHF, about the same on VHF, and falls flat on Low Band
> compared with the stock antenna.
>
> That said, I often use one.
>
> There are other antennas that will perform better, but they are two to
> three times the size of the stock antenna or 800 MHz antenna.
>
> Joe M.
>
> RadioDon wrote:
> > I totally agree.
> >
> > Don, KE4JD
> >
> >
> >   _____
> >
> > From: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BC346XT@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
> > JAN FINE
> > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:48 PM
> > To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [BC346XT] antenna choice
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Radio Shack's rubber duckie 800 mhz antenna.
> >
> > Chris M wrote:
> >>
> >> i suggest the diamond SRH77CA its a bit long at 15" or so but it works
> >> great
> >>
> >> On Apr 22, 2010, at 11:23 AM, joneil@start. <mailto:joneil%40start.ca> ca
> >> <mailto:joneil%40start.ca> wrote:
> >>
> >> Question for a noob here. Just bought the 346XT, programmed it just
> >> fine with freescan, and I have an external antenna (Hustler) for the
> >> car that works very good and picks up a whole lot more than the
> >> "rubber duck" that comes with the 346XT.
> >>
> >> If there a good or decent general use replacement for the "rubber
> >> duck" antenna that comes with the 346XT? The external antenna for the
> >> car is fine while driving, but too large to walk around with. Any
> >> suggestions for something better, but something I can still walk
> >> around with?
> >>
> >> thanks
> >>
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> >>
> >>
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> >
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> >
>

The Antennex DEXE821sm  is similar.  I use it and the bnc versions for a
cleaner look.

doc
----- Original Message -----
From: "kayi4cle" <kayi4cle@...>
To: <BC346XT@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 4:24 PM
Subject: [BC346XT] Re: antenna choice


>I agree, but I don't like using the BNC adapter.  I use SMA antennas from
>Scannermaster and http://www.wpsantennas.com/ in the same basic range but
>they're not quite as good as the Radio Shack 800 MHz.  Why oh why can't
>someone come out with a comparable SMA version of it!
>
>
> --- In BC346XT@yahoogroups.com, MCH <mch@...> wrote:
>>
>> I agree that the 800 MHz antenna works well, but not "picks up a whole
>> lot more" except on 800 MHz.
>>
>>  From what I've found, it does work much better on 800 MHz, a little
>> better on UHF, about the same on VHF, and falls flat on Low Band
>> compared with the stock antenna.
>>
>> That said, I often use one.
>>
>> There are other antennas that will perform better, but they are two to
>> three times the size of the stock antenna or 800 MHz antenna.
>>
>> Joe M.
>>
>> RadioDon wrote:
>> > I totally agree.
>> >
>> > Don, KE4JD
>> >
>> >
>> >   _____
>> >
>> > From: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BC346XT@yahoogroups.com] On
>> > Behalf Of
>> > JAN FINE
>> > Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:48 PM
>> > To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
>> > Subject: Re: [BC346XT] antenna choice
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Radio Shack's rubber duckie 800 mhz antenna.
>> >
>> > Chris M wrote:
>> >>
>> >> i suggest the diamond SRH77CA its a bit long at 15" or so but it works
>> >> great
>> >>
>> >> On Apr 22, 2010, at 11:23 AM, joneil@start. <mailto:joneil%40start.ca>
>> >> ca
>> >> <mailto:joneil%40start.ca> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Question for a noob here. Just bought the 346XT, programmed it just
>> >> fine with freescan, and I have an external antenna (Hustler) for the
>> >> car that works very good and picks up a whole lot more than the
>> >> "rubber duck" that comes with the 346XT.
>> >>
>> >> If there a good or decent general use replacement for the "rubber
>> >> duck" antenna that comes with the 346XT? The external antenna for the
>> >> car is fine while driving, but too large to walk around with. Any
>> >> suggestions for something better, but something I can still walk
>> >> around with?
>> >>
>> >> thanks
>> >>
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I used to hate the SMA (well, dislike it), but then I started to look at
it differently: When my BNC connector wears out, it will be much easier
to replace it than it used to be.

As for those who may complain about insertion loss, there is less than
0.05 dB of insertion loss (IOW, nothing to would ever be able to notice).

I do with the adapter were black (and yes, I know you can get them in
black) so it weren't as 'obvious' when you have a black scanner and
black antenna. But back on the topic, the 800 MHz antenna doesn't have a
covered BNC, so I guess I would have silver there anyway.

It's much easier (read: faster) to change antennas with a BNC than an
SMA, too.

Joe M.

kayi4cle wrote:
> I agree, but I don't like using the BNC adapter.  I use SMA antennas from
Scannermaster and http://www.wpsantennas.com/ in the same basic range but
they're not quite as good as the Radio Shack 800 MHz.  Why oh why can't someone
come out with a comparable SMA version of it!
>
>
> --- In BC346XT@yahoogroups.com, MCH <mch@...> wrote:
>> I agree that the 800 MHz antenna works well, but not "picks up a whole
>> lot more" except on 800 MHz.
>>
>>  From what I've found, it does work much better on 800 MHz, a little
>> better on UHF, about the same on VHF, and falls flat on Low Band
>> compared with the stock antenna.
>>
>> That said, I often use one.
>>
>> There are other antennas that will perform better, but they are two to
>> three times the size of the stock antenna or 800 MHz antenna.
>>
>> Joe M.
>>
>> RadioDon wrote:
>>> I totally agree.
>>>
>>> Don, KE4JD
>>>
>>>
>>>   _____
>>>
>>> From: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com [mailto:BC346XT@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
>>> JAN FINE
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 12:48 PM
>>> To: BC346XT@yahoogroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: [BC346XT] antenna choice
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Radio Shack's rubber duckie 800 mhz antenna.
>>>
>>> Chris M wrote:
>>>> i suggest the diamond SRH77CA its a bit long at 15" or so but it works
>>>> great
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 22, 2010, at 11:23 AM, joneil@start. <mailto:joneil%40start.ca> ca
>>>> <mailto:joneil%40start.ca> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Question for a noob here. Just bought the 346XT, programmed it just
>>>> fine with freescan, and I have an external antenna (Hustler) for the
>>>> car that works very good and picks up a whole lot more than the
>>>> "rubber duck" that comes with the 346XT.
>>>>
>>>> If there a good or decent general use replacement for the "rubber
>>>> duck" antenna that comes with the 346XT? The external antenna for the
>>>> car is fine while driving, but too large to walk around with. Any
>>>> suggestions for something better, but something I can still walk
>>>> around with?
>>>>
>>>> thanks
>>>>
>>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> No virus found in this incoming message.
>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
>>> Version: 9.0.814 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2828 - Release Date: 04/22/10
>>> 01:31:00
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Yahoo! Groups Links
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> Internal Virus Database is out of date.
>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com
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03:33:00
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Thanks for your suggestion.  I got the 806-866 thinking that I could use it for
700 MHz if I get a 396XT or its successor.  I don't have the 821-902 to compare.
I like the cleaner look too.


--- In BC346XT@yahoogroups.com, "Mark Levine, D.C." <wb2eqe@...> wrote:
>
> The Antennex DEXE821sm  is similar.  I use it and the bnc versions for a
> cleaner look.
>
> doc
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "kayi4cle" <kayi4cle@...>
> To: <BC346XT@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 4:24 PM
> Subject: [BC346XT] Re: antenna choice
>
>
> >I agree, but I don't like using the BNC adapter.  I use SMA antennas from
> >Scannermaster and http://www.wpsantennas.com/ in the same basic range but
> >they're not quite as good as the Radio Shack 800 MHz.  Why oh why can't
> >someone come out with a comparable SMA version of it!
> >
> >
> > --- In BC346XT@yahoogroups.com, MCH <mch@> wrote:
> >>
> >> I agree that the 800 MHz antenna works well, but not "picks up a whole
> >> lot more" except on 800 MHz.
> >>
> >>  From what I've found, it does work much better on 800 MHz, a little
> >> better on UHF, about the same on VHF, and falls flat on Low Band
> >> compared with the stock antenna.
> >>
> >> That said, I often use one.
> >>
> >> There are other antennas that will perform better, but they are two to
> >> three times the size of the stock antenna or 800 MHz antenna.
> >>
> >> Joe M.
> >>
>