On Thu, 4 Sep 2003, RJ Mattson wrote: >I am comparing a Saturn 6 halo with a Radio Shack Discone > antenna on a distant 6m beacon (K2ZD/B). >The discone wins easily at the same height. >Could this be because of polarization? >Is a discone vertically polarized? For what values of "distant"? Yep. Yep. Dunno about the beacon's polarization at this time. 73 Jonesy