By ScanFreq from Fort Myers, FL on 10/30/2008

Using my Pro 90 scanner for more than 6 years here in Lee County, FL, I have put up with varying amounts of crackling and popping at various areas around the county while trying to trunk track in 800 Mhz.Yesterday I was at Radio Shack and casually found this new 800Mhz scanner antenna for [$], purchased it, and I hoped for the best.I drove my usual route across the county today and found no change in reception; the crackling and popping in certain areas of the county continue to plague my scanning hobby.I will be returning the antenna to Radio Shack.

i like it

By Josh from Minnesota on 7/28/2008

It is definitely not the best antenna, but for the price and the results, it is a great buy.

By IBN123-NH Feed from Nashua, NH on 7/23/2008

I use this for my Pro-96 handheld scanner & it out performs the oringinal rubber ducky antenna. Whats great is that it helps bring in better reception on the 800 Mhz rang.

My Pro-96 & Pro-2096 scanners

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I recently moved near a State Police barracks and was getting a lot of trunked action when I read about this antenna in a forum I decided to buy it. Works GREAT for the 800MHz Trunked BUT my "typical town frequencies" usually in the 480MHz don't come in as well anymore. So now I'm left either carring 2 antenna's or giving a little to get a little

By riccom from Slidell La on 5/6/2008

This antenna i have used a few times when i had only one trs in arkansas, now i live in new orleans area, and now i can test to see how it workd in distance, and i can pick up every nola are trs, and slidell and st tammany and even handcock county mississippi, and with a stock antenna on my pro-528 i cant wait till i get my digital scanner, cause trust me, it will for sure make a huge improvment

By Radioguy from North Augusta, SC on 5/1/2008

Added this to my RS PRO-528 portable scanner and was pleasantly surprised at how well it works. Definitely an improvement over the stock antenna for 800 trunking scanning. A nice addition to a fine scanner and well worth the investment.

I currently owned a Radio Shack Pro-95 Scanner, and I'm still using this 800 MHz antenna. So far, it improved the reception. I can hear Trunking Radio Activity in Everett with no problems, and I can even hear as far as Seattle with clarity. It clearly proves that product useful for general and special use. I clearly recommend for people who really like listening to Trunking Frequencies or who needs a replacement antennas.

By Suzie from Boston on 4/4/2008

I bought this to improve 800Mhz trunking on my new GRE PSR500 (the most amazing scanner ever made, BTW). I live 20 miles outside of Boston and wanted to pick up digital and conventional trunking signals. While it slightly improved reception on conventional VHF-Hi/UHF frequencies, it offered no improvement at all on 800Mhz, and, in most cases, missed signals that the standard rubber duckie picked up. Returned this and got the "general" RS rubber duckie instead. That one does everything this one should have done--picks up 800Mhz far better than this one.

Won't go out of my way to promote a lot of rat shack products, but this truly is a great 800 antenna.

i have used scanners and cb radios since the days of crystal controlled units. when i went digital this antenna sold for only [$]. i bought it because it made my digital unit look more professional. after my experience with different units and antennas, i have come to the conclusion that this antenna receives no better than the standard rubber duck antenna. it does look good on the radio, though

By Roberto from Toledo, Ohio on 2/29/2008

I love this anntena. I am receiving signals now that were impossible to get with the standard scanner antenna. This is an excellent product.

By wrg from Yellville, AR on 2/3/2008

Bought this for my Pro-528 and it really help out. Now my hand held recieves as good as my base unit.

Made the receiver much clearer, signal meter went from 2 bars to 5 , a must have for IL stacom21. and it also worked better than the stock antenna that came with the scanner for all bands.

This antenna made a noticable improvement when monitoring the Illinois STARCOM system with my Pro-96.The antenna has survived many drops and still works great.Nice job Radio Shack!

By PePaw from Michigan on 12/11/2007

A noticeable change from stock antenna to this one. Well worth the[$]if you need 800 mhz.

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Purchased this Item not knowing if I even needed it!
I added it to my pro-96 that I purchased 1 week ago. The antenna made already clear reception even clearer. The pro-96 has a "signal" meter when digital trunking and it made the signal much more steady than the stock antenna.

If you are looking for perfectly clear reception on digital this is the answer!

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I love this antenna!! It got cryastal clear respetion for my local bands I HAD the PRO-82!!!! I am going to purcharse the PRO-84 handheld scaner it is 800 MHZ. One night I was sitting down listening to it and I thought for sure that I heard the police talking on 800 MHz. My respection is hardley ever block no matter if I am under a tree or it is clear out I recieve crystal clear sound. IF U WANT A BETTER ANTENANA GET THIS ONE

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I bought this for my Pro-97 and noticed better reception across the board. This is the antenna that should have shipped with the Pro-97.

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Excellent antenna, comparable to commercial grade and not as expensive. I own 2 and bought one for my father's Pro-90. Much better than stock antenna for listening to 800MHz!

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It's the best antenna I've found so far. As soon as I put it on I could tell a big difference in the reception.

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I use this on a SONY WRR862b diversity wireless mic.receiver and I figure that I have boosted gain by 2db and am very pleased!

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works great with 800mhz trnked system, loud and clear!

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I put this on my pro-96 and my reception on all bands improved eliminating most static it also looks good on the pro-96

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I bought this a couple of years ago for my PRO-93 and instantly had improvement on EVERY band. I actually sold off my mag mount and just use this in the car also. This is the best antenna I've ever owned and I am about to buy another one for my new PRO-84.

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one of the best buys i have made in the last year, improved signal reception, best when trunking 800mhz

This Antenna improved the strength of the signals I wanted to get. I work at the Airport and was wanting to pick up the frequency from my apartment about 2 miles away. It seemed like it was a weaker frequency and I could never get it on my Pro 97 scanner with stock Antenna. Today I picked it up with no problems at all. It was a clear channel. It also removed the majority of the static from the other channels on the trunk.

I bought this aerial about a week, ago, very pleased with the 800 MHZ results. stations come in louder and much clearer.

This antenna is great for pulling my local trunked police department, and also for neighboring departments up to about 30 miles away. An excellent value! I have the Pro 94 Scanner.

I bought this antenna to improve the reception of Chattanooga Police and other Trunked systems in the Hamilton County area. This antenna got rid of most of the crackles, static and cut offs. Some frequencies sound very strong and clear now. Big improvement from the stock anteanna of my Pro97.

I cannot believe that this antenna made the conventional radio worse ( to the point where I could not hear Stamford Vol. Dispatch), and I had no better reception with the EDACS system in stamford, CT. I have the pro-97 scanner.

This Antenna Will Pick Up Another Weather Station About 50 Miles Away From Me Its The Best One I Have Ever Had..

This is by far the best reception of any antennas I have tried so far. I have a Pro-51, Pro-95, and a Bearcat BR330T. It has really made a big big difference. Getting one for each scanner so I don't have to keep switching it around.

Everyone needs this one!

This is such a good Antenna. I love it soo much. If you ever think about getting an antenna get this one.

its a nice antenna for its reception and it just looks better on the pro 97 than the stock antenna

I used this antenna on my Bearcat 246T and what a difference on the 800mhz trnked system for Baltimore County.Nice solid reception compared to the stock antenna.Break up and crackling pretty much went away.Vey happy with it.If you listen to alot of 800 mhz stuff and you have a handheld scanner check it out you will be pleasently surprised.

I knew I got my moneys worth when I first put this antenna on my Pro-97 scanner. Picked up a trucked system in a neighboring city 40 miles away. First time i've done this. Also works great with my local city's EDACS system.

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This one didn't do much for me compared to the standard antenna. I bought this hoping it would increase my 800MHz reception in addtion to the other ranges. I noticed that it preformed slightly better than the standard antenna for the 800MHZ range. I still had mediocre reception outside the city (as before). I guess it depends on where you live. I returned this model and will give the 20-283 model a try.

This atennna works fine with my pro-97 a lot better then the stock antenna i am reciveing 800MHz from about 30 miles from my home

By Matt D from Outlaw on 12/2/2005

I heard all the raves about how the RS800 antenna pulls in the 800 band. My experience is not the same. I tried it on the BCD396T and noticed absolutely no difference over the stock antenna. Others using the 396 say it performs wonderfully. I suppose it depends on your location.

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The Pro-97 is a really nice scanner for the price. It gets very good signal!

A great value for the money. In my area, this antenna brings in the 800-900 MHz frequencies nice and clear. It offers a modest increase in clarity in the 400-500 MHz trunked frequencies. If you primarily listen to the lower frequencies, antenna model 20-034 may be more suitable for you. I haven't stacked this up against industry-standard atennas like the Diamond RH77CA, but I'll bet it compets well with it. Physically, the antenna's size and slenderness doesn't raise your handheld's center of gravity like the 20-034 does. This reduces the chance of the scanner tipping.

This is a very large improvement over the stock Antenna, in my area this Antenna has taken away the digital noises and drops. Improved the sound of my pro96 almost 100%. I wouldn't think that a $17.00 upgrade would perform so well but it does. So if you are using your pro96 to receive Digital bands this is a MUST HAVE.

Much better than standard stock antenna - especially when receiving trunked systems. Works fairly well on frequencies below the 800 mhz range.