Radio shack antennas

[de784]

I have the Radio Shack Discone right now in the attic was thinking of purchasing the other RS antenna for 25.00 is there a big difference between these two? and does one out preform the other?
Thanks

 

[Sinister]

I believe your refering to the RS 20-176 commonly refered to as the sputnik. Everyones experiences are different due to location. The discone would cover more bands than the 20-176. While the 20-176 advertises as a wide coverage antenna it is optimized for 152 - 470Mhz. From what I have read it is not very good on VHF low and does poorly on 800Mhz.

 

[Brillian]

I have the Radio Shack Discone right now in the attic was thinking of purchasing the other RS antenna for 25.00 is there a big difference between these two? and does one out preform the other?
Thanks

Since you have the RS Discone 20-043, you will be disappointed with the performance of the 20-176. I found the Discone is far superior in the mid 400Mhz range, and the 800Mhz range monitoring a Motorola Type II Smartnet.

I found that the RS 20-176 make a really good TV antenna and it out performs the RS Discone 20-043 hands down. I don't have any fancy test equipment, so I have to make due with what I have.

 

[digitalanalog]

Without stating what your monitoring or trying to monitor, your question would Never be able to be answered.

 

[scannersnstuff]

i have the bigger of the 2 rs discones in the attic.i'm pretty happy with the performance.one thing.since they are made out of cheap crap metal,they tend to twist,bend and break off piece's when used outside.for the price <about $80.00> it ain't bad.

 

[digitalanalog]

for $80.00 or close enough to it, you can do MUCH better then a RS antenna.

 

[W6KRU]

Until the OP tells us what band he wants to hear, we're all just making assumptions. He probably wants everything but we don't know that yet.

 

[digitalanalog]

True DDAN, but if he is using Discone antenna's or wideband (same thing) then i doubt (but i am assuming and we all know what happens when you assume), then i would guess he is NOT trying to Lock into a specific band.
And for the cost, there are much better antennas available then the RS models,

But your right, the OP needs to specify What they are trying to receive.