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| Reviews Summary for Antenna Warehouse Heavy Duty Scantenna |
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KC8YKQ
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Rating: 4/5
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Aug 9, 2008 05:55
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Good , but damage-prone
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This antenna works great for scanner use 25-1000MHz and possibly beyond. However, I am now on my third Scantenna. We have a lot of wind here, and my previous two fell victim to storm gusts. The nice thing is that the antenna will continue to function pretty well even if it loses an element or two. The last one was missing one of the upper element, and the lower elements were swinging freely because the plastic insulator that holds the dipole clusters together cracked in half. The Scantenna currently in use and the version it just replaced are billed as having improved strength. That didn't help the last one, which survived about two and a half years, so we'll see how long this one lasts. If they are prone to damage, why do I keep buying them? In terms of performance, the Scantenna is tough to beat.
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K6MTT
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Rating: 5/5
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Oct 27, 2007 13:35
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Good performer
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Got one of these to replace an old crummy discone. The construction is similar to a TV antenna with rolled aluminum elements riveted together. The performance is very improved over the discone in VHF/hi and UHF frequencies, and vastly improved in the VHF-lo range (the discone did not have a center element though).
One of the considerations in choosing this antenna (aside from the cost) over a discone was lack of a need to have it atop the pole. I have no need to transmit (dedicated to a scanner), so again, a discone was not needed.
I'm really pleased with the performance and it was helpful to have the coax included (75-ohm TV coax), making it a turnkey package. These can be had on eBay or the listed website for about the same price. (I have no relation to the seller, I'm just a happy buyer)
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