Discone Antennas

Post by **rob_jeffers** » 27 Jan 2005, 19:21

Hi im new to scanning. I have an alinco dj-x3 scanner. But i have heard of these discone antennas. What are they like, how much do they cost and how much differnece does it make.

Post by **strp1** » 28 Jan 2005, 18:59

They look like an Umbrella with out the canvas, and have a whip ontop. They are a broard band aerial that means they cover a wide selection of frequencies. Have a look at SRPtrading.com / Hamradio.com / Nevada.co.uk or by a copy of Shortwave magazine.

Like All aerials hight is the most important.

And it all depends on what you whant to listen to.

Stuart

Post by **CraigH198420** » 08 Mar 2005, 17:57

I'd recommend a discone to anybody, with a good pre-amp as well as the discone, it work's a treat.