I nearly Cra**ed my pants when I saw the price for this antenna!
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There are antennas that cost more.
Like what?
AB5ID
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It must be approved for government use. 
AB5ID
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Looks like an antenna in search of a Ampegon transmitter.
mmckenna
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Any good commercial grade antenna. I've spent nearly $3K on single antennas for 800MHz repeater sites, and I'm sure there are some here that have spent more for good antennas.
As for the discone, I have that same antenna at one of my high sites connected to a remotely controlled receiver.
Everything is welded on it, reduces chances of intermod from crappy joints. It's built like a tank, I put it up 12 years ago and haven't touched it since. It's at a site that I use for public safety system as well as a couple of cell carriers. Cheap Chinese Antennas don't belong there.
Here is a $10,000 discone.
Here are 2 from Scannermaster
CLP-3100N Log Periodic Antenna | Scanner Master
CLP-3100N Log Periodic Antenna
www.scannermaster.com
118-3000 MHz Unity Gain Discone Antenna | Scanner Master
118-3000 MHz Unity Gain Discone Antenna
www.scannermaster.com
Does that monster discone really work that good to cost that much?
I do not know why don't you buy one and tell us.
Already gave up one kidney and one lung for the R8600. Don't have any more body parts to give.
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Exactly same model at a much higher price.
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Here are 2 from Scannermaster
CLP-3100N Log Periodic Antenna | Scanner Master
CLP-3100N Log Periodic Antennawww.scannermaster.com118-3000 MHz Unity Gain Discone Antenna | Scanner Master
118-3000 MHz Unity Gain Discone Antennawww.scannermaster.com
I have the much cheaper $380 CLP-5130-2N in my crawlspace partly assembled 30 years ago after buying it. Never put it up and never will--just never have time to disassemble it to ship it to sell.
Really not much need for a directional antenna here. I have one of this one AOR DA6000 700MHz - 6GHz Discone Antenna - Military Gray for sale online | eBay normally going for about that price no matter where you get one. Very rugged (military grade) but no gain of courses ( and you can get other less rugged antennas much cheaper with gain for popular 700/800 MHz).
Considering the OP I'm really disappointed in the quality of the image.
Ive installed many antenna's that cost way more that that price....
mmckenna
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It works well, for a discone.
But it's not just about how well it works. It's how well it's built. As I said above, it is fully welded. It comes completely ready to go out of the box, no assembly, no elements to install, no set screws to diddle with, no elements to fall off, no loc-tite needed, not going to get damaged in a high wind, or from an obese bird.
Also, with everything welded, it's safe to use at high RF level sites. PIM becomes an issue when you have crappy antennas that are held together with cheap Chinese hardware and things that get wet.
What you are paying for is the design and construction. It's not going to crap out. It's not going to cause issues. It's not going to fall apart. It's not going to require someone climbing the tower to retighten set screws or replace bent/missing element. It's going to work when you need it.
Absolutely NOT the correct antenna for a hobbyist, unless said hobbyist wins the lottery, or runs a big hobby radio website.
Yes, but per the site..
Lists At: $11,328.00 You Save: $1,314.37
I’ll take too, please✌️
Alot of folks get surprised when they see the cost of quality commercial antennas. Thats the reason so many use ebay home built antennas and other junk from jungle site. In the end you get what you pay for. I have antenna's on towers that I installed 25+ years ago and are still going strong. They are sweapt yearly during PM checks and just work.
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