if you really need good hf then a discone might not be as good
but if you want better allround i'd get a royal discone every time.

now, if you are looking to maybe become a ham later or you solely listen to
vhf/uhf stuff
then i'd go for a 5/8 on 5/8 dualband vertical.
they come in varying sizes [the bigger the better of course!]
but will always out perform a discone.

now ok, a royal will allow you to tx as well where the dualband does

so its upto you

mike


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"mikeFNB" wrote in message
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looks like a piece of poo.
a royal discone will far out perform this.

ok, if you based your opinion on the drawing you saw at aoruk.com then
that's understandable. But the main whip is 1.8m in length.
Here's a pic of the real thing.
http://www.zen73857.zen.co.uk/sa7000/
http://www.zen73857.zen.co.uk/sa7000/house3.jpg
do you still think a discone would be better?