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Old October 12th 03, 09:51 PM
DougSlug
 
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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?



 
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