MoonRaker Skyscan Mobile

[metatron]

So I saw a MoonRaker Skyscan Mobile antenna on a friends land rover a year ago and I was down the shops yesterday with the other half and saw them on sale at Maplins, so picked up two for my hand held units, so thought I'd mention them as signals intelligence is a key thing.

So I used a Uniden 3500Xlt which has Close Capture and a Radio Shack Pro-164 which has Signal Stalker. Both Close Capture and Signal Stalker do basically the same thing which is automatically tune into anyone or anything that transmits near you, allowing you to be aware of whats going on in a given area as well as anyone who is organised enough to use radios.



The antenna has a very, very strong magnetic base which did not move at all when I was driving at 70ish mph on the M25, it picks up everything from truck drivers and kids/builders with PMR446 radios to pirate radio stations on my way out of London.

When I got home I plugged my Uniden 3500Xlt into my laptop and use bctools to log when ever I transmitted on a cheap PMR446 handheld, I found that the antenna was good for a little over a 1 1/2 miles away from my house and it picked up my 2m and 70cm radios at well over 9 miles.

For £19.99 I don't think you can really go wrong with one, I'm very happy with its quality and it even worked okay below the 25-2000 MHz range listed on the box when I hooked it up to my little transceiver (only rx)

[luxor]

Both Close Capture and Signal Stalker do basically the same thing which is automatically tune into anyone or anything that transmits near you, allowing you to be aware of whats going on in a given area as well as anyone who is organised enough to use radios.

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[scoobie]

Nice writeup metatron

[metatron]

Both Close Capture and Signal Stalker do basically the same thing which is automatically tune into anyone or anything that transmits near you, allowing you to be aware of whats going on in a given area as well as anyone who is organised enough to use radios.

crumbs. i didnt realise that could be done

Yeah radio is an interesting area, most things can be listened into. Take Mototrbo radios for example, a lot of people are starting to use them for things like shopwatch, they tend to use them as they are thought to be more secure but you can decode the talkgroup ID using free tools and a scanner and then programme it into your own Mototrbo radio.

Its all legal and useful to know as you never know when you will need it. Its also worth decoding pagers, even today as you can get a heads up on emergencies before it hits the news