This is a question for those who understand antenna design, and any help would be appreciated.
I am putting together a temporary setup for airband scanning, and I only have limited money and parts available at the present time. I know that the two antennas I am going to ask about are not ideal for airband monitoring, and I will be replacing them eventually with a real dedicated airband antenna. However, for the moment (this weekend) I have two choices of antenna available to use, and I wanted to see which would be likely to work better for what I am wanting to do, on a temporary basis until I get that airband antenna.
For air band scanning, my first priority is the 118-124 MHz range, and the second priority would be the 270-370 MHz range.
The first is a Diamond X30A, which is basically a half wave on 2 meters, and (2) 5/8 wave elements on 70 cm.
The second is a Diamond X50A which is (3) 1/4 wave elements on 2 meters, and (3) 5/8 wave elements on 70 cm.
Given the fact that I have to choose from one of these two for now, which one would you choose and why?
I am putting together a temporary setup for airband scanning, and I only have limited money and parts available at the present time. I know that the two antennas I am going to ask about are not ideal for airband monitoring, and I will be replacing them eventually with a real dedicated airband antenna. However, for the moment (this weekend) I have two choices of antenna available to use, and I wanted to see which would be likely to work better for what I am wanting to do, on a temporary basis until I get that airband antenna.
For air band scanning, my first priority is the 118-124 MHz range, and the second priority would be the 270-370 MHz range.
The first is a Diamond X30A, which is basically a half wave on 2 meters, and (2) 5/8 wave elements on 70 cm.
The second is a Diamond X50A which is (3) 1/4 wave elements on 2 meters, and (3) 5/8 wave elements on 70 cm.
Given the fact that I have to choose from one of these two for now, which one would you choose and why?