In message , Helmut Wabnig
writes
On Sat, 21 Apr 2012 20:23:04 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:

gain. However, I'm not in the mood for building yet another
mechanical marvel, and will probably use the discone.


discones are fine, but like to pick up static.

Any more than any other vertical antenna (or even ANY antenna)?
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Ian