How far can you stretch a discone for receive only?

August 31st 06, 11:58 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna

Bob D.

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How far can you stretch a discone for receive only?

I'm looking for a single antenna solution for my IC-R3 receiver. Could a
discone antenna cover 500KHz to 440 MHz with usable signal? (This is receive
only.) Would a ramdom length wire be my best bet?

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