I found one in RS lastweek , a generic discone for 25Mhz-1300Mhz;
costed a hefty 69 bucks. Also check out antennawarehouse.com, Grove's
etc.

How is it made? Do you like it?

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I like them.
I see they now include a vertical element, something they didn't do 10 years
ago when I bought mine.
Seems to me thats theres not much room to reasonably improve.
You either make the elements shorter or longer, and/or of a better grade of
material/sturdier construction.
I might add that mine has stood up rather well to 10 years or wear and tear
exposed to the elements on my roof.

T-bone wrote:
I might add that mine has stood up rather well to 10 years or wear and tear
exposed to the elements on my roof.

Just a thought: put it in your attic instead - and no weather or rust
problems.
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T-bone wrote:
I might add that mine has stood up rather well to 10 years or wear and
tear exposed to the elements on my roof.

Just a thought: put it in your attic instead - and no weather or rust
problems.
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Might be true - But its on a 15 ft mast above the roof.
Putting it indoors would be sacrificing considerable height.
I got 10 years + and still counting, so I think the extra 20 ft height is
well worth it.

T-bone wrote:
Might be true - But its on a 15 ft mast above the roof.
Putting it indoors would be sacrificing considerable height.
I got 10 years + and still counting, so I think the extra 20 ft height is
well worth it.

If you live - as I do - in an area where ice storms, hurricanes, and strong
windstorms are all common, attic-locating an antenna can even make for much
more choice in what you make the antenna out of if you are making a
do-it-yourself one. (A commercial broadcast tower a half-mile away blew down
during a major storm several years ago.)
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(GLC1173) wrote in
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T-bone wrote:
Might be true - But its on a 15 ft mast above the roof.
Putting it indoors would be sacrificing considerable height.
I got 10 years + and still counting, so I think the extra 20 ft height
is well worth it.

If you live - as I do - in an area where ice storms, hurricanes, and
strong
windstorms are all common, attic-locating an antenna can even make for
much more choice in what you make the antenna out of if you are making a
do-it-yourself one. (A commercial broadcast tower a half-mile away blew
down during a major storm several years ago.)
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Valid points.
No matter how you look at it, giving up 20 ft is quite a sacfice for a
monitor.
Ice/wind storms in my location - No hurricanes.