What the heck do I have ? pd201

[Dock Rocker]

Guys,

I got this antenna in a swapping deal I made last week. I have no idea what the heck it is. It is made of PVC and breaks into two pieces. on some of the paperwork it says PD201. take a look at some of the pics. Any help identifying what it is and if it is worth anything would be great.

 

[bugei]

i'm guessing one of these?

WISCO International (CELWAVE - PD201)

the frequency range is 406-426 mhz

i was just looking at the band plan, and it looks mostly like this was satellite and navigation, with just a bit of business mobile and amateur

 

[Dock Rocker]

i'm guessing one of these?

WISCO International (CELWAVE - PD201)

I saw that but it really doesnt help me much. I still dont know what you do with it.

 

[bugei]

i'd say find a geek or geekette and trade him or her your antenna for something you can use. they are not cheap, so if someone wants it, you might get a scanner, or something out of it.

you might craigslist it, it's probably $200 to $400 new

i forget, not everyone lives in geek land. sorry

the antenna is an omnidirectional (360 degree) base (not mobile mounted) antenna, these are usually used for a business or work site that has work trucks, etc. OR on a mountain top as part of a repeater. there are also some telemetry kinds of applications where multiple pieces of equipment communicate with a base, this would be the base end.

the most likely buyers would be hams playing with who knows what, or a commercial radio shop. i looked on e-bay and didnt see any listed. but this would certainly be under commercial uhf base antennas.

hope that helps