GeorgeF wrote in
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T-bone wrote:

GeorgeF wrote in
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redrum wrote:

Which is better?

is scantenna really omnidirectional? is it built for a better reception
on the most used frequencies or is really multiband?

who sells the better implementation of discone?


I have three scantennas and they work much much better than any discone
I've yet to own. In the last 5 years I have thrown away 2 discones
(even the Diamond $100+) because they didn't come close to what the
AntennaWarehouse ScanTennas could do.

Most of my listening is 225-400 MHz however have compaired them on many
other freqs as well.

I got my ScanTennas from
http://www.antennawarehouse.com/Scanner/Scantenna.htm
(AntennaWarehouse). Free shipping and speedy delivery.

George - Daytona Beach, FL
http://www.MilAirComms.com


I got one of those and am not overly impressed with it.
My discone consistantly pulls in stronger signals than the scantenna in
just about every range. The only variables are
1) Discone is about 5 ft higher up
2) Discone uses a better feed belden 9913
3) Discone uses an N connecter vs. BNC for scantenna.


You are compairing apples and oranges here. First your 5' higher on
the discone is going to be a little improvement.

Very little, granted.
I've already pointed out that fact twice already.


But the HUGH HUGH HUGH difference is the coax! 9913 is much better than
the RG6 which comes with the ScanTenna. I don't use the RG6 that comes,
I replace it with either 9913 or LMR-400. But that alone your going to
see a major improvement on your ScanTenna in the UHF range.

Never said I used RG6.
RG8x is what I use for the scantenna feed.
I have no problem deferring to your judgement, more or less.
You are obviously more up to date than me on both equipment and methods.
I think its generally accepted that the discone is a great all around
monitoring antenna, but is really a jack of all trades, and master of none.
Ideally, one would want to have a discone, along with one or more other
antennas optimized for specific bands.
Thats what I had in mind with my setup, and so far it hasn't worked out,
but I must admit I haven't put a whole lot of effort into examining this
apparent problem.
I just don't think that discones should be dismissed as pure junk.
Within their limits, I've found them to be fine general all around signal
recievers, which is what their purpose is.