Howdy all,
I am a frequent listener, and I gladly tip my hat to everyone one that contributes to this more than awesome site! I started a thread a couple years ago about starting a DTW thread, but never went through with it. Possibly cause I knew very little about radios, like I do now; Thanks to A&P tech school! But, this time around, with more assets and knowledge, I will definitely go all out this time to surely provide a DTW feed here! I'd like each and everyone's support to do this, and this is what I have planned for my set up, so far. Hopefully, I'll get some feedback;
I've honed in on this radio:
Uniden BC346XT
I do want to buy a hand held, and do not want to go above $210.00 in total cost.
With that said, I also wouldn't mind wondering what kind of antenna I should buy. Now I only want to know which antennas will be good for a DTW feed ONLY. I live 11.1 miles away from the airport.
Also, I was curious as to if even the possibility of hooking up the BC346XT to an aircraft VHF Monopole "Broadband" antenna. And, as I read, Dipoles are quite the great choice to use. But I don't want to drop another $100 on an antenna.
Any feedback, positive or negative would be great!
Thanks
David