Jan 24, 2025 · The Radio Shack Discone whip resonated sharply around 50MHz and did help improve reception below 100MHz at the cost of messing up the higher frequencies a little. If …

Jun 30, 2024 · I want to know which is best for HF reception, a discone or a whip antenna? For MF reception, only loop antenna is best or any other antenna can also be used?

May 1, 2025 · I rent a place on the second floor of a 3 story house. I want to get a discone antenna for my Uniden SDS100 scanner, I can't put it outside because of landlord request, but …

Feb 24, 2025 · I just ordered a discone antenna from Amazon to get better reception on my Uniden SDS100. I can’t mount it outdoors, so I plan to just stand it up in my 2nd floor bonus …

Oct 23, 2022 · The discone was designed with TV in mind decades back. The typical 'scanner' discone will work very well for channels 7 and above. For channels 6 and down, I use a dipole …

Aug 21, 2024 · A Discone is a non resonant antenna related to a horn or V beam antenna where a wave is launched from the apex of the disc and cone. The longer cone elements determine …

Dec 29, 2024 · Discone antennas that most scanner users have are only good on VHF or higher. The ones with the vertical whip on top give some performance around the 6 meter band.

Aug 12, 2015 · I am trying to build a discone antenna with a frequency range of 30-512MHz. Can someone point me in the right direction in how to build one with this bandwidth? I was …

Apr 10, 2017 · Ha! That image is truly the best and biggest discone I know of. I have made contact with a few operators over the years who were using it. I have a Scantenna and it …

Jan 24, 2024 · The primary advantage of a discone antenna is its' ability to receive across a wide range of frequencies. Any attempt to "tune" a discone for higher gain would likely require …