On 27 Oct 96 12:00am, Jonathon Jacob wrote to All:
 JJ>         Hi all, I'm a First Responder with the Red Cross Disaster Action
 JJ> Team in Northeast Indiana.  I have a scanner in my vehicle (with permit)
 JJ> and have been getting interference that I don't get from home...
 JJ>         What I get is distant stations that operate on the same
 JJ> frequency as the Fort Wayne or Allen County Fire Departments on my
 JJ> scanner.  I have been told that this is becuase my antenna is "to
 JJ> strong"... Is there a way I can "cut" the reception power down a bit on
 JJ> the antenna?
 Sure, several ways come to mind.
 If you understand what's happening, you'll understand what needs to be done.
 The antenna you are using is too efficient; it's pulling in sugnals that are
 far weaker than you really want. Therefore, if you can cut it's efficiency,
 you will only get the stronger (nearer) signals.
 You can put an attenuator in-line in the cable; Radio shack sells several.
 You can replace the antenna vertical with a shorter piece of metal rod; this
 will de-tune the antenna, and make it less efficient on the frequency you
 use.
 You can simply cut part of the antenna off, doing the same as the last idea.
 Anything to make the antenna less efficient will work.
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