Hello everyone and happy New Year! This is my first post here, and I'm
quite sure it wont be my last.

I am very green to this hobby. I have always been fascinated with DX
radio and finally have the time and money to get involved in it. I
started BIG. I just bought an R8B for my first receiver. I live in a
small condo in Northern Arizona (Flagstaff) I am surrounded by tall
mountains and the elevation at my house is 8,200 Feet.

I am looking for the best antenna for my buck at around $200.00. My
main listening interests are utility stations. This antenna must be
able to withstand winds of 60 mph +, and not be too much of an eyesore.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Chad

chad556 wrote:
Hello everyone and happy New Year! This is my first post here, and I'm
quite sure it wont be my last.

I am very green to this hobby. I have always been fascinated with DX
radio and finally have the time and money to get involved in it. I
started BIG. I just bought an R8B for my first receiver. I live in a
small condo in Northern Arizona (Flagstaff) I am surrounded by tall
mountains and the elevation at my house is 8,200 Feet.

I am looking for the best antenna for my buck at around $200.00. My
main listening interests are utility stations. This antenna must be
able to withstand winds of 60 mph +, and not be too much of an eyesore.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Chad

Sounds like you're looking for an outdoor antenna, which is good.

How much space do you have to work with? Are you looking for something
that would go on your roof or on a balcony or do you have some real
estate to play with?

chad556 wrote:

I am looking for the best antenna for my buck at around $200.00. My
main listening interests are utility stations. This antenna must be
able to withstand winds of 60 mph +, and not be too much of an eyesore.

The simplest and the best are wire antennas outside of your building for
this frequency range.
Home brew isn't a problem with a minimum of fees.
Hang a wire between to points with a maximum length.
You will find some suggestions in the net.

Regards,

Ralf

chad556 wrote:
Hello everyone and happy New Year! This is my first post here, and I'm
quite sure it wont be my last.

I am very green to this hobby. I have always been fascinated with DX
radio and finally have the time and money to get involved in it. I
started BIG. I just bought an R8B for my first receiver. I live in a
small condo in Northern Arizona (Flagstaff) I am surrounded by tall
mountains and the elevation at my house is 8,200 Feet.

I am looking for the best antenna for my buck at around $200.00. My
main listening interests are utility stations. This antenna must be
able to withstand winds of 60 mph +, and not be too much of an eyesore.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Chad

Several questions come to mind.
What are you interested in? I am mainly into utility and pirate(6.925)
Are there any local, within 5 miles, MW, AM BCB, stations?
What is your technical skill? Can you build equipment from a diagram?

Terry

try the Eavesdropper . . .

"chad556" wrote in message
ups.com...
Hello everyone and happy New Year! This is my first post here, and I'm
quite sure it wont be my last.

I am very green to this hobby. I have always been fascinated with DX
radio and finally have the time and money to get involved in it. I
started BIG. I just bought an R8B for my first receiver. I live in a
small condo in Northern Arizona (Flagstaff) I am surrounded by tall
mountains and the elevation at my house is 8,200 Feet.

I am looking for the best antenna for my buck at around $200.00. My
main listening interests are utility stations. This antenna must be
able to withstand winds of 60 mph +, and not be too much of an eyesore.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Chad

In article . com,
"chad556" wrote:

Hello everyone and happy New Year! This is my first post here, and I'm
quite sure it wont be my last.

I am very green to this hobby. I have always been fascinated with DX
radio and finally have the time and money to get involved in it. I
started BIG. I just bought an R8B for my first receiver. I live in a
small condo in Northern Arizona (Flagstaff) I am surrounded by tall
mountains and the elevation at my house is 8,200 Feet.

I am looking for the best antenna for my buck at around $200.00. My
main listening interests are utility stations. This antenna must be
able to withstand winds of 60 mph +, and not be too much of an eyesore.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.


You can buy most of the antennas on this page.
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/sw_ant.html

You bought a good radio, have fun.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

John Plimmer (in Africa) once posted something about a tall antenna he
uses.(I forget the brand name of his antenna) Since you have mountains
around you and so does he,perhaps he will post something (again) about
his tall antenna.
cuhulin

My main interests are same as yours... utility, maritime, aeronautical
HF, and pirate. There is an AM radio station 3 miles away. On their
site it says it transmits 5,000 watts on 930 khz, but I see no towers
at the radio station. I also live a few miles from some microwave
towers, and (assuming) cell phone, VHF/UHF TV towers. I am not very
technically savy, and would prefer to buy an antenna that is already
built. I can assemble it fine and put it up. IN am however very good
with diagrams. Size is not much of an issue as long as its not a tower
or 10 foot or higher vertical antenna. I'm the manager of the apartment
community I live in, so I can bend the rules a bit in terms of roof
installation antennae. I'm hearing rave reviews and numerous
suggestions about the Wellbrook ALA-1530, but the cost is a big
downfall.

wrote:
chad556 wrote:
Hello everyone and happy New Year! This is my first post here, and I'm
quite sure it wont be my last.

I am very green to this hobby. I have always been fascinated with DX
radio and finally have the time and money to get involved in it. I
started BIG. I just bought an R8B for my first receiver. I live in a
small condo in Northern Arizona (Flagstaff) I am surrounded by tall
mountains and the elevation at my house is 8,200 Feet.

I am looking for the best antenna for my buck at around $200.00. My
main listening interests are utility stations. This antenna must be
able to withstand winds of 60 mph +, and not be too much of an eyesore.

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.

Chad

Several questions come to mind.
What are you interested in? I am mainly into utility and pirate(6.925)
Are there any local, within 5 miles, MW, AM BCB, stations?
What is your technical skill? Can you build equipment from a diagram?

Terry

Some radio stations are miles and miles (I saw miles and miles of
TEXAS,,,,,,,, all the STARS up in the SKYYYYYYY,,,,,,,,,) from where
their actual transmitter towers are.
cuhulin

All the reviews I have read before in this news group about Wellbrook
Antennas are pretty good.
cuhulin