"GeorgeF" wrote in message
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Robert wrote:
"GeorgeF"


An excellent non-directional
antenna for everything 30 MHz and above is the Antennawarehouse.com
ScanTenna.


For you and Burr (if he sees this): How do those things hold up?
Since I got a 2-meter rig, I'm considering either: getting a dedicated
2-meter antenna and keeping the discone on the 780, or B: using the
discone
with the 2-meter and getting a Scantenna. The only criticism I've seen
of
the Scantenna is they seem to be a bit flimsy - what say ya'all?


Yes they seem a bid flimsy as they are made from the same "rolled
aluminum" which TV antenna elements are made from. However I've had one
up at 20' for 2 1/2 years here in Florida (along the coast no less)
which has seen several tropical storms. No bent elements yet.

Sounds good - my discone is up 30' and has survived a brush with a
tornado; what's the sq. footage of the Scantenna, if you know?

Personally for the price I don't mind they are a bit more flimsy than
most discones simply because the outpreform a discone at least 2 to 1.

I'm convinced there are two different RS discones out there; I don't
see how I could get any better performance from mine. If the Scantenna does
perform better, I'll be pleasantly surprised.



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