On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:00:38 GMT, Bob Miller
wrote:

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006 12:45:06 -0500, "Stephen Drummonds"
wrote:

I am considering buying a Icom r75 and would like to get an active antenna
to go with it. my question is this Are the active antennas worth the money
or should I stick with a wire antenna? Thanks for any input Steve


I have a Dymek Stoner DA100E active antenna, indoors. It works fine,
doesn't take up much space, but a full size outdoor wire antenna
provides stronger, louder reception of signals.

A big wire antenna is cheaper, the active antenna is more convenient;
take your choice.

bob
k5qwg

The Stoner and the MFJ-1024 are essentially car radio antennas. They
are omnidirectional and vertically polarised. These can be
advantageous attributes sometimes. The more antennas the merrier.