Review on 📻 Tram 1411 Broadband Discone/Scanner Base Antenna by Don Barbee

An interesting looking antenna, sort of an artistic interpretation of a stainless steel rod comet. It's easy to assemble, but it takes a little time to tighten the many lock nuts. Due to its light weight and wind resistance, it can be used with a TV antenna. It is primarily intended as a receiving antenna that covers a very wide frequency range. However, it resonates on the 2m and 70cm Ham bands and seems to transfer quite well there. The antenna is advertised with CB power supply. The two radials are adjustable to tune to higher or lower channels. I made these elements as short as possible, hoping for 10m coverage. The 2:1 SWR points at 27.6 and 28.7 MHz were 1:1 roughly in the middle of that range, within the 10m range. It seems a bit small to work well there, but it promises more versatility than expected. The antenna has a reasonable price compared to other analogues, which makes it even more impressive.