High gain VHF/UHF antenna for airband recommendations?

FlightAware General
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Hi Tom,

Without a doubt I would recommend to everyone the Centerfire VHF Airband Base Station Scanner Antenna. I use mine all of the time. You can see my personal review of the antenna I just wrote clicking the link below to my website.

I really do not know why I did not write that review sooner. I have owned my Centerfire antenna for about 15 years and the thing is still in awesome shape and works as well as the day I first installed it. I would recommend that particular antenna to anyone who is into picking up aircraft transmissions with the highest gain. I routinely pick up ground control communications at an airport more than 18 miles away! It is an awesome antenna to say the least. Again, you can read my review of it at the site listed below, if you are interested. I also provide a link on my site letting you know where to get it for the cheapest price as well.

Steve
http://howtobuyapolicescanner.com/best-performing-vhf-airband-antenna-an-antenna-i-use-frequently/

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Tom,

Maybe you should give up on the chimney and install a dedicated antenna mast for your scanner. I bought one of these amazon.com/gp/product/B00DJWNYT0/ and put a 16 foot mast made of PVC pipe on top of it. I could easily go 20 feet. Get yourself a couple of 10 foot sections of 2.25 or 2.5 inch PVC that has a mating flange. Join the two sections (probably don’t even need to use cement). Attach your antenna to the top end and raise it up. The advantage of this mount is that you can lower it if you need to.

Joe