[TheList] Introduction and antenna recommendation

Tue May 12 12:46:59 AEST 2020

Hi Guys and welcome,
If you're after a Discone antenna, the best one you can get is the 
Diamanond D-130J.
I bought one of these some years ago, via Andrews Communications Systems 
in Aussie,
It's never let me down yet and it's been through some pretty rough 
weather!

I will say this though, some people are disappointed by the performance 
of their antenna's, mainly because they didn't give much thought as to 
how they were going to install it and feed it.
I have mine up at 15 metres above the ground on a mast, it is fed with 
RG-213 Quad screened cable although you could use RG-58 quad screen, if 
the run to radio is under 8-9 metres.

If you guys need any further help, by all means, sing out, this is what 
this place is for.

Cheers,
Mike Trump,
ZL3XD.