Very nice setup! I have a phrase I use when people look at my garage and desk area and are a bit taken back by the "organized" nature of them. I say "God made most people perfect, but the rest of us have to be organized." That almost always breaks the ice.
I don't know what your experience has been pulling in 800 MHz from long distances over time. I have a 16 year old Diamond wide band vertical. omnidirectional antenna that has a preamp built right into the antenna, not an add-on that is installed inside the house. I pull in one 800 MHz repeater from 100 KM away. This is in terrain with a couple of 8100 plus passes in between, an assortment of lesser peaks, and a few other ridges. I use only LMR 400 RG-8 cable. Since the roof on my house can often be covered in snow for 6 or 7 months, and then exposed to the UV of 8,000 feet (2438 M) the remainder of the year, I begin to lose this repeater after a little less than three years, after which I have to replace the cable once again. For UHF/VHF reception the cable will last about 5 years.
I also have the same Diamond discone you have, but only use it when I'm visiting someone and staying at their house for more than a few days. You might say it is my "traveling antenna." Yes, it is a pain putting those endless radials on when I set it up each time. What do you use the multicoupler for?
I don't know what your experience has been pulling in 800 MHz from long distances over time. I have a 16 year old Diamond wide band vertical. omnidirectional antenna that has a preamp built right into the antenna, not an add-on that is installed inside the house. I pull in one 800 MHz repeater from 100 KM away. This is in terrain with a couple of 8100 plus passes in between, an assortment of lesser peaks, and a few other ridges. I use only LMR 400 RG-8 cable. Since the roof on my house can often be covered in snow for 6 or 7 months, and then exposed to the UV of 8,000 feet (2438 M) the remainder of the year, I begin to lose this repeater after a little less than three years, after which I have to replace the cable once again. For UHF/VHF reception the cable will last about 5 years.
I also have the same Diamond discone you have, but only use it when I'm visiting someone and staying at their house for more than a few days. You might say it is my "traveling antenna." Yes, it is a pain putting those endless radials on when I set it up each time. What do you use the multicoupler for?
