[Icom] Re: discone

Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:43:19 -0600

The best description of a discone I have ever heard came from a friend.

It equally attenuates all frequencies.

Clif Holland,  KA5IPF
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----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Re: discone

> Hi Blair-
>
> My discone does work best at 115 and up. Even works at 800-900 but of
course
> I never use it there.
>
> Andy K5VM
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:02 AM
> Subject: [Icom] Re: discone
>
>
> > In a message dated 03/10/2003 19:33:17 Eastern Standard Time,
> > [email protected] writes:
> >
> > << How well does the discone work on the ham bands? >>
> > Working from memory (my antenna books are at home, I'm at work) a
discone
> is
> > rated about 0.8 dBi.  You trade gain for bandwidth.  They also tend to
> favor
> > high-angle signals over low angle.  For that reason they are good for
> ground
> > to air communications, i.e. airport.
> >
> > If anybody can correct me, please do--no flames necessary.
> >
> > 73, Blair k3yd
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