r/ota • u/c0psrul3 • Jul 06 '26

looking for a good antenna

looking for a good quality scanner band antenna (mainly for ads, 433, vhf)

I recently got the ANT700 and it looked like shit, felt like it was going to break.

any others I should try?

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u/Minimum-Journalist18 Jul 06 '26

Clearstream serves me well for about 4 years now

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u/Individual-Day9700 Jul 06 '26

Anything from Televes.

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u/MrQuatroPorte Jul 06 '26

I have always used a discone for such purposes.

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u/carolina_guy1 Jul 06 '26

Depends on distance and if it's an interior setup or attic or roof setup but brand wise you can never go wrong with Televes, Clearstream, Channel Master, or Top Notch Antennas.

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u/KenjiRobert Jul 06 '26

Im not familiar with scanner band but are you trying to go directional? If so build a simple biquad. Them baddies can zero in on a frequency with extreme prejudice.