ST-2 or the ST4

[Flatshovel]

Hello,
I have a question. I have been looking at two different antennas to hook to my Pro-197 radio. I have been looking at the ST-2 scantenna and the ST4 Discone antennas. http://www.starkelectronic.com/ac.htm Out of these two antennas which one would be the better choice as I mostly listen to vhf and uhf and some 800mhz. I looking into to building a 800mhz beam to use for that. Which antenna would hold up better and perform better?

Thanks,
Joey

 

[stevolene]

most folks on the forum say a discone antenna isn't favorable for the 800 bands, I have a ST2 and it works fine on most all bands for general listening. Once again for maximum performance you really need a dedicated antenna for each bandwidth your listening to, however in my opinion, I believe either of these antennas would work for you, just depends on what you want to spend

 

[kb2vxa]

You may consider the fact the Scantenna is flimsy construction so it doesn't stand up to wind very well.

 

[Sinister]

You may consider the fact the Scantenna is flimsy construction so it doesn't stand up to wind very well.

The older version had that issue the ST2 was changed to fix the problem. As far as I have seen so far in 50mph winds have had no issues.

 

[Flatshovel]

Thanks for the replys,
In terms of reliability and resistance to falling apart which is better? I remember having a scantenna at one time, worked great but broke every time the wind blew hard.

Thanks,
Joey

 

[hoser147]

If you do go with the ST2 do the reinforcement mod. here http://wiki.radioreference.com/images/8/8c/Reinforcescantenna.jpg Ive had the older one up with the reinforcement and havent had any problems. As far as Discone's go, everyone's favorite is the Diamond.