matt:
that sounds like a discone antenna...the rad shack ones i think has 3
horrizontal radials at the top and 6 or 8 radials that angled down from
just below the 3 top radials, with a tube in the center running from the
antenna connecter to the 3 top radials....this is a discone style antenna.
They are broad banded, usually covering from 25MHZ to 1.3GHZ, and are
usually operational on 6M, 2M and 70CM ham bands.
They unfortunately have 0 gain and are not terribly useful except for their
broad bandedness and their small size. They make absolutely excellent
scanner antennas though, and do make sufficient ham antennas in a pinch.
I have a friend who has 3 at the top of his 40 foot tower...he swears by
them, even though he also uses a couple vhf beams and some folded dipole
type antennas usually used on repeaters.
However, they aren't any cheaper for a good one then a good dual band
2m/70CM antenna.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "matt V" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: 2 Meter Base Antenna
> this sounds like what we used to have when me and my brother lived
together,
> we got it at radioshack however and i know it had radials around the top
of
> it, but then it had basically longer ones that screwed in all around it,
> going down to the floor, not sure thats what this thread is talking about
> but..it sounded like it
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 10:20 PM
> Subject: Re: 2 Meter Base Antenna
>
>
> > since for ever. I've never known one that didn't. In fact, I just sold
> > mine
> > a couple months ago and id had the radials as have every one I've ever
> > known
> > of.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 10:20 PM
> > Subject: Re: 2 Meter Base Antenna
> >
> >
> >> since when does a ringo 2 have ground radials in the stock kit?
> >> 73
> >> Colin, V A6BKX
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Frederick" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 7:49 PM
> >> Subject: Re: 2 Meter Base Antenna
> >>
> >>
> >>> Hi John KC2QJB,
> >>>
> >>> Although you will probably receive many suggestions about which
antenna
> >>> to
> >>> by, I personally would buy the ringo ranger 2. This is the one with
the
> >>> ground radials. If you want something with a little more kick you may
> >>> want
> >>> to try one of the 11 or 12 element yagis on the market.
> >>> God bless,
> >>> Mark WZ0K
> >>> God loves you!
> >>> My ham radio lists.
> >>> http://lists.topica.com/lists/funhamradio.
> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/funhamradio-list
> >>> My personal website
> >>> http://funhamradio.bloki.com
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "John Vernaleken" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 5:13 PM
> >>> Subject: 2 Meter Base Antenna
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> > Any suggestions for a 2 Meter Base Antenna? the primary use will
be=20
> >>> > contacts thru local repeaters.
> >>> >
> >>> > Thanks
> >>> > John KC2QJB
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
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