I installed the RS discone on a mast at about 25 feet up, and I got
surprisingly good results on HF as well. It will help if you can get some
altitude on it. Since the discone isn't designed for HF, a horizontal
random wire would be better for SW listening, but the discone is not an
unreasonable compromise if you want a VHF/UHF scanner antenna as well. If
you're a serious SWLer, though, you'll may disappointed by the discone's
performance on HF.

- Doug


"Macman" wrote in message
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Found this little guy on the RS web site. As I stated earlier, I want to
be
able to use my scanner and SW radio's and this this antenna looks like it
is
able to handle both.

Outdoor Scanner/Ham Discone Antenna Model: 20-043

Any pros/cons with using a dual purpose antenna like this one?

On hf the discone acts like a lump of metal. You would do just as well
hooking your leadin to a metal trash can.


"DougSlug" wrote in message
.net...
I installed the RS discone on a mast at about 25 feet up, and I got
surprisingly good results on HF as well. It will help if you can get some
altitude on it. Since the discone isn't designed for HF, a horizontal
random wire would be better for SW listening, but the discone is not an
unreasonable compromise if you want a VHF/UHF scanner antenna as well. If
you're a serious SWLer, though, you'll may disappointed by the discone's
performance on HF.

- Doug


"Macman" wrote in message
...
Found this little guy on the RS web site. As I stated earlier, I want
to
be
able to use my scanner and SW radio's and this this antenna looks like
it
is
able to handle both.

Outdoor Scanner/Ham Discone Antenna Model: 20-043

Any pros/cons with using a dual purpose antenna like this one?

Especially if the trash can is up on your roof!


"CW" wrote in message
news:Lxjib.743681$YN5.681753@sccrnsc01...
On hf the discone acts like a lump of metal. You would do just as well
hooking your leadin to a metal trash can.