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| 118-1000
MHz Scanner LP Model Antenna |
| Gain:
8 dBi |
| Pattern: Semi-directional |
| F/B Ratio:
11 dB |
| Wavelength:
1/2 |
| Elements: 13 |
| Tuned: 118-1000
MHz |
| Band: UHF &
VHF |
| Connector: N
Female |
| Cable: RG8X |
| Cable Length:
72" |
| Length: 49.5" |
| Front Height:
3" |
| Back
Height: 50" |
| Weight: 4 lb
11 oz |
| Wind Area: 0.67
Sq Feet |
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Flexible Design:
Unlike Yagi designs, the LP design has more useful lobes to
the sides and back. This gives the antenna a better 360 degree
omni ability, with the added benefit of gain in the direction
it's aimed. Why use a unity gain discone or ground plane, when
you can have omni ability and directional gain as well with
the LP.
Top Performance:
The wide-band Log Periodic design is simply the best performance
you can get for general scanning. No other design will do
better.
Wide Coverage:
This antenna is optimized for use in the 118 to 1000 MHz range,
which makes it good for all-around scanner use. Other bands
can be received as well.
Wide Bandwidth:
The nature of the LP design offers a wide bandwidth. Not only
is it wide in the band it was designed to operate in, but
it also does pretty well in nearby bands. This will help if
there's other bands you're interested in.
Solid Construction:
The antenna is constructed of twin 3/4" square aluminum
tube for the booms, and solid 1/4" aluminum round is
used for the elements. The boom is very stiff, as are the
elements. 1/4" stainless bolts and lock nuts are utilized,
not flimsy dimple rivets. The entire antenna is carefully
hand crafted and all aluminum is given a brushed finish.
Weather Resistant:
All fasteners are stainless steel and UV resistant cable clips
are used to hold the coax to the boom.
High Quality N Connector:
Instead of the usual UHF connector that's included with
most antennas, this antenna includes a 50 ohm female N connector.
N connectors are more water resistant and handle high frequencies
better. Need help choosing your main cable? Checkout the Coax
FAQ
Horizontal Mount:
A horizontal mast piece consisting of aluminum plate is included
with the antenna. This acts as a stand-off and allows the the
antenna to be positioned away from your mast in free space and
vertical polarization.
Electrically Isolated:
The antenna is electrically isolated from the horizontal and
vertical masts.
Mounting Hardware:
The necessary hardware for attaching the antenna to any standard
1 1/4" steel mast is also included. Just prepare your
mast and you're all set to go.
Only Partial
Assembly Required: The boom is completely
assembled, along with the feeder cable and mount. The only
things that need to be done yourself are attaching the elements,
and putting up a mast.
TESTIMONIALS
"I just put up one of DPD productions
new 118-1000 MHz LP antennas. This is one great antenna for
the money. Great looks and very easy to put together. Performance
wise from 30-860 MHz... excellent. I pick up low band state
police just as good as a discone. VHF air... fantastic...
able to hear controllers and planes on the ground. UHF air
just as good. 860 MHz trunking... great. As far as other freqs...
VHF high, UHF, VHF low... really good. If you are looking
for a real good LP but don't want to break the bank, check
out this antenna."
John H. - Timonium, MD
"What I do know is that my recent antenna
upgrade to a DPD Productions Scanner LP Model Antenna is AWESOME
for working CG Sector SFO. The LP Model definitely out performs
my old RS Discone. With the Discone I could "hear"
Sector, but NOT the CG Stations in the Bay area, like I can
now, with the LP. The audio with the LP Model as compared
to the Discone, is like the difference in picture quality
between analog and HD on your TV."
Bill T. - Rancho Cordova, CA
"I just wanted to first thank you for
making a great antenna. I own and work with a scantenna and
was very skeptical in purchasing one of your antennas. After
reading reviews on Radio Reference and looking at photos of
the antenna construction I was convinced. I have purchased the
118-1000 MHz Scanner LP Model Antenna and I will say I have
not been disappointed. I didn't think that anything could come
close to the scantenna, but it has."
Bret E. - Braham, MN
"It's excellent! I really, really like
this thing. It's just as they describe on the site. There's
good all around omni coverage with good gain to the front. Another
thing that surprised me is the good high frequency response.
I'm sitting here with two radios tuned to a very distant 800
Mhz system. One is on the DPD the other is on the RFS 1610-1
4 dbd gain omni. The omni is about four or five feet lower than
the DPD but they are both performing the same. That really shocked
me. I was expecting the commercial antenna to really outshine
the DPD even though it's a bit lower in elevation. So far, VHF
and UHF have been outstanding too. It's nice to have good performance
across ALL the bands. Usually you find a spot where things kind
of degrade but so far all ranges seem to be equally good. I
was really impressed with the build quality. I didn't realize
it has solid elements. That's a nice feature. It just feels
like you actually have something of quality when you get it
together instead of the pop can aluminum you get with other
stuff."
Casey C. - Ottawa, KS
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customized, or still prefer to pay by check, please email:
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One Scanner LP Model Antenna $199.95
NOTE: Due to demand, this
product is temporarily experiencing a 1 1/2 week delay to
ship from time of purchase.
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| 700-1000
MHz UHF LP Model Antenna |
| Gain:
10 dBi |
| Pattern: Directional |
| F/B Ratio:
11.6 dB |
| Wavelength:
1/2 |
| Elements: 10 |
| Tuned: 700-1000
MHz |
| Band: UHF |
| Connector: N
Female |
| Cable: RG8X |
| Cable Length:
36" |
| Length: 24" |
| Front Height:
4" |
| Back
Height: 8.5" |
| Weight: 2 lb |
| Wind Area: 0.23
Sq Feet |
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Flexible Design:
Unlike Yagi designs, the LP design has more useful lobes to
the sides and back. This gives the antenna a better 360 degree
omni ability, with the added benefit of gain in the direction
it's aimed. Why use a unity gain discone or ground plane, when
you can have omni ability and directional gain as well with
the LP. This antenna is a good alternative between a standard
Omni and a narrow beam Yagi. The UHF LP also makes a great railroad
ATCS monitoring antenna.
Wide Coverage:
This antenna is optimized for use in the 700 to 1000 MHz range,
which makes it a good choice for all the new trunking/digital
systems in use today.
Wide Bandwidth:
The nature of the LP design offers a wide bandwidth. Not only
is it wide in the band it was designed to operate in, but
it also does pretty well in nearby bands. This will help if
there's other bands you're interested in.
Solid Construction:
The antenna is constructed of twin 3/4" square aluminum
tube for the booms, and solid 1/4" aluminum round is
used for the elements. The boom is very stiff, as are the
elements. 1/4" stainless bolts and lock nuts are utilized,
not flimsy dimple rivets. The entire antenna is carefully
hand crafted and all aluminum is given a brushed finish.
Weather Resistant:
All fasteners are stainless steel and UV resistant cable clips
are used to hold the coax to the boom.
High Quality N Connector:
Instead of the usual UHF connector that's included with
most antennas, this antenna includes a 50 ohm female N connector.
N connectors are more water resistant and handle high frequencies
better. Need help choosing your main cable? Checkout the Coax
FAQ
Rear Mount:
The rear mounting bracket included, securely attaches the antenna
to your mast and is also electrically isolated from the antenna
itself.
Only Partial Assembly
Required: The boom is completely assembled,
along with the feeder cable and mount. The only things that
need to be done yourself are attaching the elements, and putting
up a mast.
TESTIMONIALS
"I received my DPD productions LP 700-1000
MHz antenna today and all I can say is WOW! First of all, thanks
Dave! This is one well crafted antenna. A snap to put together
and very well built. An absolute bargain if you ask me. I've
mounted it up in the attic on a 5 foot PVC mast and I'm feeding
it with 50 feet of LMR-400. For the first time ever, I'm receiving
our local 700MHz P25 simulcast sites without a single issue.
Everything in my area is either 700 P25 or 800 P25 with a few
800 EDACS systems. All are crystal clear. I'm even picking up
a few sites that I wasn't able to even come close to receiving
prior to putting this bad boy up."
Paul S. - Lakewood, CO
"Decided to hook up the scanner just to
see how well your UHF LP performs compared to the old K-Town
which has never been beat. Here are the stats for comparison:
K-Town 60' high on tower with 80' RG6 low loss, 20db pre-amp
vs. UHF LP held in my hand pointed out bedroom window, which
is about 15' above ground and shooting through 1,500 70' Oak
trees, with 80' LMR 400 coiled up, hooked 20 db pre-amp in line.
Results: At 800 Mhz digital signals UHF LP is clear winner!
It was picking up public safety strongly from as far as 60 air
miles away through the trees! On 2-Meter FM analog public safety,
K-Town slightly better, but UHF LP picked up all the same channels
with some signal loss. I can't wait to get the UHF LP up on
the tower now. Good job! One side note: No antenna, including
the K-Town has ever picked up 800 Mhz signals from my bedroom
window before."
Russell J. - East Bethel, MN
"I just received my 700-1000mhz LP several
days ago and finally put it up on 1" sch 40 electrical
pvc and it's working wonders for me. I'm receiving the Tacoma
Public Safety trunk from my home which is 30+ miles away. I
couldn't get this at all with my RS discone antenna."
Nick C. - Bellevue, WA
"I received my antenna Monday and put
it up the same day. The antenna works great. In fact, this is
the first time since the Sheriffs Office has gone to the digital radio system
that I have been able to listen to the scanner without garble
and missing parts of the transmission. My scanner operates 24/7
and is never off, and I would recommend this antenna to
anyone if they are having problems receiving signals. I
live in a valley and have my antenna 30 feet off the ground
and I am about 25 miles from the transmitting antenna."
Dwight B. - Leander, TX
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for US destinations. If you need something shipped
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customized, or still prefer to pay by check, please email:
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One 700-1000 MHz UHF LP Model Antenna $129.95
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| OmniX
Multi Band Scanner Model Antenna |
FEATURES
| Gain:
3 VHF 4 UHF dBi |
| Pattern:
Omni-directional |
| Wavelength:
1/2 |
| Elements:
3 |
| Tuned:
118-137, 148-175 & 225-900 MHz |
| Band:
UHF & VHF |
| Connector:
N Female |
| Cable: RG8X |
| Cable Length:
16" |
| Height:
45" |
| Width:
30" |
| Weight:
2 lb |
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Multi Band-Wide Coverage:
The uniquely designed OmniX is tuned to multiple bands,
giving it wide frequency coverage. Unlike antennas that
were originally designed for the ham bands and then marketed
as a scanner antenna, the OmniX was specifically designed
for scanner radio use and tuned to popular commercial
and civil service bands. Elements are specifically tuned
for 118-137 MHz, 148-175 MHz and 225-900 MHz, but other
bands can be received as well. This antenna can be quite
esthetically pleasing compared to discones and it's also
more efficient.
DC Grounded:
A metal ground plane is not needed with this design.
Solid Construction:
The antenna is constructed of 1 1/2" aluminum tube
for the core element and solid 1/4" aluminum round
is used for side elements. No flimsy tubing or dimple
rivets are used. All aluminum is given a brushed finish.
Isolated Mast:
The actual vertical structure is comprised of UV resistant
plastic. This allows the actual elements to be raised
into 'free space', away from your metal mounting mast.
Weather Resistant:
All fasteners are stainless steel and the feed point
is protected by shrink tube.
High Quality N Connector:
Instead of the usual UHF connector that's included
with most antennas, this antenna includes a 50 ohm female
N connector, on the end of a small cable pigtail. N connectors
are more water resistant and handle high frequencies better.
Need help choosing your main cable? Checkout the Coax
FAQ
Includes Mounting Hardware:
Price includes mounting clamps to allow attaching the
antenna to any standard 1 1/4" mounting mast.
Only Partial Assembly
Required: The core antenna is completely
assembled, along with the feeder cable. The only things
that need to be done yourself are attaching the side
elements, and putting up a mast.
TESTIMONIALS
"Just a note to let you know how extremely satisfied
I am with my purchase of the OmniX Multi Band Scanner Antenna.
I ordered it on a Sunday, it arrived on a Wed... 3-day service,
outstanding. I installed it today and it is a superb antenna.
I am impressed with its assembly, good looks and terrific
performance. The improvement on my scanners and wide band
radios is dramatic compared to the antenna I was using.
Thanks for a great product and great service."
Tom O. - Longmont, CO
"Antenna received! Great service and great quality
product! It's too cold here to be outside installing antennas, so
it's just leaning against the wall in the corner of
my office, and yet it still adds an extra couple of
bars on signal strength. Impressive antenna."
Richard T. - Winnipeg, MB
HOW TO PURCHASE
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very simple. You do NOT need to be a member of PayPal to make
a purchase. You may use a credit card like any other system.
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on how to pay. The site only calculates shipping
for US destinations. If you need something shipped
outside the US, would like multiple items, need something customized,
or still prefer to pay by check, please email: dave@dpdproductions.com
One OmniX Scanner Model Antenna $99.95
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| 800
MHz Double 5/8 Mobile Antenna |
FEATURES
| Gain:
5 dBd |
| SWR: 1.5:1
or Less |
| Pattern: Omni-directional |
| Wavelength:
5/8x5/8x1/4 |
| Elements:
3 |
| Tuned: 800-899
MHz |
| Band: UHF |
| Connector:
BNC Male |
| Cable: RG58A/U |
| Cable Length:
17 Feet |
| Mount Type:
NMO |
| Height: 23" |
| Magnet Size:
3 1/2" |
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Tuned to 800 MHz Band:
Each antenna is tuned to the 800 MHz band for transmitting
and receiving, but will also do well receiving on the
700 and 900 MHz bands.
Excellent Performance:
5/8 wave over 5/8 wave over 1/4 wave elements produce
high gain.
Quality Construction:
Black copper clad stainless steel whip. Black coated brass
NMO base. Gold plunger contact pin and O-ring gasket.
Mount Included: All
black 3 1/2" NMO Magnet Mount with 17' of RG58A/U,
tinned double shield 95% braid plus aluminum foil, with
BNC connector. (Email
to possibly request other connector types.)
HOW TO PURCHASE
Note: Using PayPal is
very simple. You do NOT need to be a member of PayPal to make
a purchase. You may use a credit card like any other system.
Click here to get more info
on how to pay. The site only calculates shipping
for US destinations. If you need something shipped
outside the US, would like multiple items, need something customized,
or still prefer to pay by check, please email: dave@dpdproductions.com
One 800 MHz Double 5/8 Mobile Model $65.95
NOTE: Temporarily
backordered.
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| 400
MHz 5/8 Wave over 5/8 Wave Mobile Antenna |
FEATURES
| Gain:
5.5 dBd |
| SWR: 1.5:1
or Less |
| Pattern: Omni-directional |
| Wavelength:
5/8 over 5/8 |
| Elements:
2 |
| Tuned: 450-470
MHz |
| Band: UHF |
| Connector:
BNC Male |
| Cable: RG58A/U |
| Cable Length:
17 Feet |
| Mount Type:
NMO |
| Height: 35" |
| Magnet Size:
3 1/2" |
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Tuned to 400 MHz Band:
Each antenna is tuned to the UHF 400 MHz commercial band,
with match for transmit between 450 and 470 MHz.
Excellent Performance:
5/8 wave over 5/8 wave stacked elements gives 5.5 dBd
of gain. This antenna can be used for both transmitting
and receiving.
Quality Construction:
Black copper clad stainless steel whip. Black matching
coil with copper coated brass base. Gold plunger contact
pin and O-ring gasket.
Mount Included: All
black 3 1/2" NMO Magnet Mount with 17' of RG58A/U,
tinned double shield 95% braid plus aluminum foil, with
BNC connector. (Email
to possibly request other connector types.)
HOW TO PURCHASE
Note: Using PayPal is
very simple. You do NOT need to be a member of PayPal to make
a purchase. You may use a credit card like any other system.
Click here to get more info
on how to pay. The site only calculates shipping
for US destinations. If you need something shipped
outside the US, would like multiple items, need something customized,
or still prefer to pay by check, please email: dave@dpdproductions.com
One 400 MHz 5/8 Wave over 5/8 Wave Mobile $69.95
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| 40-50
MHz 1/4 Wave Mobile Antenna |
FEATURES
| Gain:
Unity |
| SWR: 1.5:1
or Less |
| Pattern: Omni-directional |
| Wavelength:
1/4 |
| Elements:
1 |
| Tuned: 40-50
MHz |
| Band: VHF
Low |
| Connector:
BNC Male |
| Cable: RG58A/U |
| Cable Length:
17 Feet |
| Mount Type:
NMO |
| Height: 54" |
| Magnet Size:
3 1/2" |
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Tuned to 40-50 MHz Band:
Each antenna is tuned to the VHF Low 40 to 50 MHz commercial
band. This is the antenna to use for CHP, NYSP, or any
other state police agency or organization still using
low band radio.
Good Performance:
Rated up to 200 watts for transmit. Each antenna can be
specifically tuned to order. DC ground, shunt fed base
load. No ground plane is needed.
Quality Construction:
Stainless steel whip. Gold plunger contact pin and O-ring
gasket on lower coil.
Mount Included: All
black 3 1/2" NMO Magnet Mount with 17' of RG58A/U,
tinned double shield 95% braid plus aluminum foil, with
BNC connector. (Email
to possibly request other connector types.)
TESTIMONIALS
"That antenna is amazing... It's like a day
and night difference with the coverage I now get. Being
in Santa Barbara, I can hear CHP in SLO, down to Moorpark...
Very good coverage. Thanks again!"
Rian I. - Santa Barbara, CA
HOW TO PURCHASE
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very simple. You do NOT need to be a member of PayPal to make
a purchase. You may use a credit card like any other system.
Click here to get more info
on how to pay. The site only calculates shipping
for US destinations. If you need something shipped
outside the US, would like multiple items, need something customized,
or still prefer to pay by check, please email: dave@dpdproductions.com
One 40-50 MHz 1/4 Wave Mobile Antenna $69.95
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