[Icom] Re: discone

Tue, 11 Mar 2003 18:01:45 -0600

Hi Cliff-

What single antenna do you recommend for scanners at 115  and up into the
gigahertz range? I know a discone is a compromise but are there better
compromise all purpose simple antennas out that for the vhf and uhf bands?

Andy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clif" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 5:43 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] Re: discone

> The best description of a discone I have ever heard came from a friend.
>
> It equally attenuates all frequencies.
>
> Clif Holland,  KA5IPF
> AVVid
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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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