[TheList] Introduction and antenna recommendation

Tue May 12 17:43:02 AEST 2020

Good evening all,

I purchased my D-130J many many moons ago from Dick Smith and it's still
with me today. . . Dick not so much.

Mike said: "If you're after a Discone antenna, the best one you can get is
the Diamanond D-130J"

I concur, the 'Made In Japan' quality in materials &
construction/fabrication is just fantastic. Let's face it most things
Japanese far exceed expectations - except for maybe their nuclear power
stations!

Performance wise, for exploring the spectrum between 25~1300MHz that Diamond
is a real gem. Positioning just above rooftops [no high towers needed] and
combined with an RG-58 [50 Ohm] coax feed, my D-130J has been a reliable and
trusted scanning companion for ages.

Cheers,

Vaughan

-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, 12 May 2020 14:47
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Cc: Darryl Healy
Subject: Re: [TheList] Introduction and antenna recommendation

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.