Can someone suggest a good wide band discone antenna. I monitor all frequencies.
Thanks
Steve
Thanks
Steve
Diamond D130J
Icom DA 3200
Nope - I used to have one of the ICOM discones before it was "removed from my ownership involuntarily". Used it inside quite a bit but never got the chance to mount it outside before it was no longer in my possession.I think you meant AOR?
Nope - I used to have one of the ICOM discones before it was "removed from my ownership involuntarily". Used it inside quite a bit but never got the chance to mount it outside before it was no longer in my possession.
Scanner Master has it listed here: DA3200 Wideband Discone Base Antenna | Scanner Master.
-Mike
Have to agree all the da3200 I have seen are Aor. The icom model number is AH-8000 if I remember correctly.It doesn't indicate that is an ICOM. ICOM makes a few discones but that part number DA3200 is an AOR from everything I've seen.
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Have to agree all the da3200 I have seen are Aor. The icom model number is AH-8000 if I remember correctly.
My mistake! I could have sworn the Scanner Master one I linked to said "ICOM" - I couldn't remember the model number but know the one I had was an ICOM. I used Google search and entered "ICOM Discone" and the link I gave was at the top. Like I said - could have sworn it really said "ICOM" when I clicked on the link.
My mistake! I could have sworn the Scanner Master one I linked to said "ICOM" - I couldn't remember the model number but know the one I had was an ICOM. I used Google search and entered "ICOM Discone" and the link I gave was at the top. Like I said - could have sworn it really said "ICOM" when I clicked on the link.
Oh well, the ICOM, Diamond, and I'm guessing, the AOR model are all very similar.
-Mike
I have one indoors. It works great, but I would get a better quality unit for an outdoor tower mount.If price matters then consider the tram 1410. It’s ~1/8 to 1/2 the price of the other recommendations.
I don't know who made mine but it seems to have fatter elements than most - it was 'liberated' from the roof of an aircraft hangar that was being demolished (with permission of course!) way back in the mid 90's and has never let me down. Not shown in this pic is the little shroud for the N connector made out of a plastic pill bottle - it's bone dry in there but the spiders love it! I think this antenna is more likely to be a professional product rather than one you could buy cheaply from your ham radio outlet - all the elements are filled with foam which I imagine dampens the mechanical resonances and the central hub is a couple of aluminium castings - the elements are bolted on into a hemispherical slot.
I don't know who made mine but it seems to have fatter elements than most - it was 'liberated' from the roof of an aircraft hangar that was being demolished (with permission of course!) way back in the mid 90's and has never let me down. Not shown in this pic is the little shroud for the N connector made out of a plastic pill bottle - it's bone dry in there but the spiders love it! I think this antenna is more likely to be a professional product rather than one you could buy cheaply from your ham radio outlet - all the elements are filled with foam which I imagine dampens the mechanical resonances and the central hub is a couple of aluminum castings - the elements are bolted on into a hemispherical slot.
Don't forget I'm in New Zealand and we did have some good antenna manufacturers here - Deltec made some good stuff and Lincrad makes good solid TV antennas like this one.....