THC> Anybody else tried using a regular CB antenna as a scanner
THC> antenna? 
I have.  Worked fine for me on the 460 MHZ police band
and the 42-50 MHZ band.  The biggest prob is the fact
that you need an adaptor which takes up a lot of room
and is heavy.  I didn't like the idea of all that
weight being supported by my antenna connector.
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--- timEd-B11
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