CorwinScansNM
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Hi everybody viewing this thread here,
I am looking for some very useful information for making my Diamond D-130J Vertical Antenna better & more solid by upgrading the current 8 grounding elements on this external scanner antenna to either solid Aluminum round rods or solid Stainless Steel round rods instead of the cheap hollow filled grounding elements that are currently on this antenna & that came with it. This all to make it more rugged/solid & improve frequency receiving abilities with this antenna for me & my digital public safety scanner.
Now what I need help with is, choosing the best type of solid metal grounding elements. I am not sure which of the 2 solid metals that I mentioned above if either is going to be the best to install on the Diamond D-130J for the best or better frequency signal receiving coverage to replace the 8 hollow grounding elements that came with the antenna & are currently installed on it; but that I am not fond of or happy with? Thus, to change them out & install better being solid metal grounding elements/rods instead of the current hollow ones that came with it!
Please help & advise if I should buy & use solid Aluminum round rods or Stainless Steel round rods for this replacement plan of the grounding elements on this antenna.
THANKS!
I am looking for some very useful information for making my Diamond D-130J Vertical Antenna better & more solid by upgrading the current 8 grounding elements on this external scanner antenna to either solid Aluminum round rods or solid Stainless Steel round rods instead of the cheap hollow filled grounding elements that are currently on this antenna & that came with it. This all to make it more rugged/solid & improve frequency receiving abilities with this antenna for me & my digital public safety scanner.
Now what I need help with is, choosing the best type of solid metal grounding elements. I am not sure which of the 2 solid metals that I mentioned above if either is going to be the best to install on the Diamond D-130J for the best or better frequency signal receiving coverage to replace the 8 hollow grounding elements that came with the antenna & are currently installed on it; but that I am not fond of or happy with? Thus, to change them out & install better being solid metal grounding elements/rods instead of the current hollow ones that came with it!
Please help & advise if I should buy & use solid Aluminum round rods or Stainless Steel round rods for this replacement plan of the grounding elements on this antenna.
THANKS!