Newbie Starting out

crasy dash

Hi all

Complete novice to this so bare with me i have got a present of a uniden ubc92xlt from a relative.

Pure standard with just a duck aerial i think on it just curious as to what it can do i did a scan and all it picked up was shannon airport i think.

Do i need a bigger aerial etc complete newbie so if anybody has links to website etc that would be great

Hope i havent posted anything that is against the forum rules if i have mods please delete it

Thanks all that read this:o

65535

Hi,
There is a website with more frequencies etc. for scanning
http://www.frequencydb.com/forum/
If you are scanning from home you could setup a broadband antenna outside or in the attic for more coverage.
Mostly aeronautical and shipping, shopping centers and taxi companies nowadays on vhf/uhf

crasy dash

65535 wrote: »

Hi,
There is a website with more frequencies etc. for scanning
http://www.frequencydb.com/forum/
If you are scanning from home you could setup a broadband antenna outside or in the attic for more coverage.
Mostly aeronautical and shipping, shopping centers and taxi companies nowadays on vhf/uhf

Thanks for the reply have been on that website but registering is disabled.

With regards an antenna can you advise me as what I need to be looking for sorry for the silly question complete newbie

65535

Lots of info on YouTube regarding your scanner and 'how to'
You could get a disc cone antenna, set that up as either in attic or on the house and that would improve the reception range.
The small rubber duck antenna on the scanner is limited to local reception only.
I did not know that the website has registering disabled - i will post a question regarding same.

crasy dash

Any links to that type of antenna any suppliers based here in Ireland you could suggest I buy from.

thanks again for swift replies

65535

Try longcomm - long communications in Donegal
http://www.longcom.ie/product.aspx?id=176