External antenna: Anyone know where to get good external antenna for this unit?
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Search for "Gillson" at the Amazon site. Two flavors of active antennae are offered. The 55dB version uses 50% more juice than the regular version, so factor in the cost of the added accuracy on battery life if you opt for the more powerful antenna and intend to use it for hiking. The regular version should work fine and can be stuck under your hat or clipped to your clothing so the unit itself can ride comfortably in your pocket or on your belt. Be aware that the right-angled MCX connector that connects the antenna cable to the unit fits tightly and can be a pain to disconnect after you have pushed it in. I carry a small pair of pliers for this job. Bottom line, although I have the high-powered antenna, I use it primarily in my car so juice is not a factor. For your purposes under battery power the regular antenna is probably a better option. You could always carry spare batteries and the battery drain becomes a non-issue. Your choice. Enjoy.
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I'm not aware of an Over The Air (OTA) antenna that uses USB, so I don't think USB is going to help you. As good as these TV's are, yet impossible to find, I'd shop around the TV/electronics repair shops in the area & see who will fix it for the most reasonable price. Since it's a coaxial cable input in question, you could check w/ your local cable companies & see what they'd charge to fix it.
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Good link here, with illustrations:http://www.miklor.com/COM/UV_Technical.php#antenna
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The antenna it self will work ...the external bezel mounting may be tricky but should work
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Yes you can connect an external antenna to this receiver. As I have never needed an external antenna, I can't comment on choice of type or make.
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The external antenna that I bought for my Sangean Weather Radio has a plug that is very similar to an audio imput plug on a TV or DVD recorder. The external antenna works well on my weather radio.
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This unit has an internal antenna but you can buy an external antenna from Lowrance
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Not certain if you are allowed to link external sites but something like this may be helpful to determine what you need.http://www.antennaweb.org/ I have this antenna and it works great. However I am in Phoenix so I doubt I am dealing with the obstruction levels you might be. I have mine placed indoors near a window.
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Sorry but didn't use an external antenna, the one that came with the scanner work great at the track and could here the spotters from the camp site. Two AA batteries lasted us about two-three races. Hope this helps out.
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no, there is no port for external antenna. One issue that you need to consider is the short battery life. I usually carry a portable battery supply (for cellphone).
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I only see one option listed in the user manual. It is model GSU-5H. My CP190i is mounted on the flying bridge so I don't use an external antenna.
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Absolutely fine. This is a very good, highly directional antenna. I tried a RCA from Walmart and took it back. This solved my problems.
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OK, near a window? In the city? Let me suggest this: In the center pin of your coax plug, unbend a paperclip, carefully insert it into that coax in on your tv and connect a long wire or :conductive" material to it (foil). If you rescan with that in and STILL get nothing, unlikely but may happen, it's your location. If it picks up anything, the antenna's a dud. If it works, gauge what you can get from a homebrew antenna and go up from there. This may not be strong enough to hit your local channels. I know of a 50 mile radius antenna at $60; before you throw in the towel, try the paperclip trick. THe HomeWorx is inexpensive; returns are "meh." Good luck!
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There several places on Amazon that sell the antenna adapter, just search--e.g., for DHT235A antenna adapter.
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Yes. On the back, on the left-hand side, you can hook-up an external antenna. In fact, one comes included. I wanted one that would give me better reception, so I bought one at Radio Shack for about $13.
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Hi, just checked aetertek website- they do sell replacement antennas for 4.99
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The unit comes with an external antenna(a wire lead in the rear). There are also jack ports for aux in, line out, and headphones.