Long story short, I was watching The First 48 on A&E and one of the police forces had XTS3000s with super stubby antennas on them, that were just a bit higher than the channel knob, they looked like a stubby UHF antenna with the flat top plastic cap on the top on the antenna. I assume the antenna was for 800MHz but could be for the 400MHz range.
If anyone happens to know weather this is a Motorola OEM antenna and if so the part number, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Conundrum
Super Stubby Jedi/XTS Antenna
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Tom in D.C.
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Re: Super Stubby Jedi/XTS Antenna
I've seen one that's VHF and about two inches high, and it works, sort of, because I
eventually picked up three of them, but it's an MX base for Sabers and MXs. If you want
to chase it it's in the Tessco catalog made, I think, by Centurion. Fat little thing,
probably gives 50 ohms radiation resistance but is undoubtedly a lousy RF radiator.
eventually picked up three of them, but it's an MX base for Sabers and MXs. If you want
to chase it it's in the Tessco catalog made, I think, by Centurion. Fat little thing,
probably gives 50 ohms radiation resistance but is undoubtedly a lousy RF radiator.
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Terry_Glover
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Re: Super Stubby Jedi/XTS Antenna
Funny how us Motorola nuts notice things like that. I saw that episode of First 48 as well. Miami Homocide XTS3000s with a 1" long stubby. When the detective used the radio he held it horozontially across his face when speaking into it.Conundrum wrote:Long story short, I was watching The First 48 on A&E and one of the police forces had XTS3000s with super stubby antennas on them, that were just a bit higher than the channel knob...
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Victor Xray
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Re: Super Stubby Jedi/XTS Antenna
It's 800Mhz and Tessco carries them. KS4VT provided a link to to it in this thread buy they're pretty terrible performance-wise. http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.p ... 42#p342642
Re: Super Stubby Jedi/XTS Antenna
That doesn't appear to be the same one,the one I saw wasn't tapered and had a cap on the topVictor Xray wrote:It's 800Mhz and Tessco carries them. KS4VT provided a link to to it in this thread buy they're pretty terrible performance-wise. http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.p ... 42#p342642
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MTS2000des
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Re: Super Stubby Jedi/XTS Antenna
those look like Centurion tuff ducks. Seen alot of them on Smyrna, GA Police XTS5000's public safety mikes. They almost look like a "thimble". Gotta wonder how good the performance is. The officers like them because they "don't get in the way" as if the standard 3" stubby is a problem.
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