Jim, You are totally correct. I STAND CORRECTED..the one I mentioned a
short while ago was not the Icom but the DIAMOND discone. A senior moment
here to be sure...but it has lasted 15 years and still going strong. -Mike
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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Hargrave
Sent: Saturday, March 21, 2009 12:02 AM
To: Towertalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Discone Antenna
Bill,
"Diamond" (tm) made a Discone antenna. They are now part of RF Parts.
You can get some info at:
http://rfparts.com/diamond/
They still show the two models of the Diskcone in the catalog. See:
http://rfparts.com/diamond/Product_Catalog/base_station.html
The Diskcone is a very simple antenna and the only adjustment is the spacing
between the cone and disk. I seem to recall this was a fixed insulator on
the Diamond antenna.
I have a homebrewed one in my attic for bench work on VHF/UHF radios. Mine
covers 144/220/440 bands with less than 1.5:1 SWR. I built it many years ago
using 1/4 in spacing galvanized hardware cloth. It spent about 12 years
mounted on top of the mast above the TH6DXX and worked very well.
Good luck.
* 73's Jim W5IFP *
>-----Original Message-----
>From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bill Aycock
>Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 8:55 PM
>To: towertalk@contesting.com
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Discone Antenna
>
>
>Senior moment, 82yr version.
>A few years ago, I bought a discone antenna from an ad in
>either World Radio, QST or CQ. ( I said it was a senior moment,
>but wait, there's more)
>The seller was from Ruston, Louisiana, and the quality was
>high. The problem is that I now have no more info than that. I
>have lost the manual and the address of the seller.
>I really need the manual, mostly for tuning. Can anyone help?
>Thanks-- Bill-W4BSG
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