Discone antennas are very broad band biconical-type antennas, which have highly horizontal radiation patterns. The disc & cone are each comprised of 12 high quality solid aircraft aluminum radials (24 total radials) except for the D-300A model, which has a solid disc and 12 radials.
These make fantastic scanner & base stations antennas. We have also had a number of customers report their usefulness for tactical applications, where multi-band radios are utilized. These models are built from high quality aircraft aluminum and offer exceptional transmit & receive performance across their entire rated band. VSWR is assured to be <2 by design & construction.
We strongly recommend N-Female connectors for our discone antennas, however we do offer UHF-Female as a matter of customer preference.
discone antennas
We rate these models as intermediate duty. They mount with standard 1-inch threaded support pipe. N-Female is recommended, UHF-Female is offered.
D-100A
- 100-800MHz Frequency Range (<2 SWR across entire range)
- 12 radials for cone, 12 radials for disc
- Weight: 12 lbs
- Height:
- Diameter:
- 1″ Threaded Support Pipe REQUIRED
D-150A
- 150-1200MHz Frequency Range (<2 SWR across entire range)
- 12 radials for cone, 12 radials for disc
- Weight: 6 lbs
- Height:
- Diameter:
- 1″ Threaded Support Pipe REQUIRED
D-300A
- 300-2400MHz Frequency Range (<2 SWR across entire range)
- 12 radials for cone, solid disc.
- Weight: 4 lbs
- Height:
- Diameter:
- 1″ Threaded Support Pipe REQUIRED
CUSTOM RANGE
We offer custom-built discones based on your frequency requirements. We have the capability to go as low as 30MHz, and as high as 3000MHz. Please note there will be an approximate 8:1 match from your lowest frequency for SWR <2 (e.g. 50MHz low range results in a top range of 400MHz. Higher SWR tolerances will permit a wider operating range. Please contact us with your requirements.