I personally love the Diamond discone, my discone works exceptionally well, also note that I have personally modified mine and there are many factors involved, and if I had the time to write this evening, I would tell ya about my personal thoughts on thier superb quality... but I'm runnin' late, so I copied this for you to ponder... I copied it from another source, and this person raves of the Diamond D-130J just like I do. I personally feel the same way about this model. BUT, keep in mind, we dont know exactly what systems you wish to monitor, so there may always be better choices out there. I suggest you continue to check out all brands before making a final decision.
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This is By Far the Best Built and Best Performing Discone out there, along with the Icom ah 7000 that Diamond Manufactures,,And No Diamond Does Not make the radio shack cheaper discone !!,,,Diamond Discones Are Superior In Quality Fit and Finish, And Perfomance second to NONE !!,Great transmiters too I hear, Although I do not personally transmit..The Stainless Steel is of some of the best available,,The Hollow Tooled long Radial Elements are Stronger than solid thinner steel,,And Hold up to wind and weather Much better than most,,And Now Diamond Done it again By Re Releasing the D 130 NJ,,With the Even Better "N CONNECTOR" which is very low loss and Greater Performing,,(Thank's Diamond),,,If Quality and Performance are a Priority, then Diamond is what you want,,You'll be glad you did !!!
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