Can discone antenna be used for TV?

Due to omnidirectional characteristics, discone antenna is used in TV broadcasting systems.

Are TV stations UHF or VHF?

Low VHF signals (channels 2-6) and High VHF signals (channels 7-12) can bounce further than this, but most digital TV channels are on the UHF band (channels 13-26) – which is line-of-sight transmission.

Do TV stations still broadcast in VHF?

These issues are greatly reduced with digital television, and today most over-the-air broadcasts take place on UHF, while VHF channels are being retired. Additionally, in 2019 the US removed channels 38 through 50 for cellular phone service. The US UHF channel map now only includes channels 14 through 36.

Can VHF antenna be used for UHF?

If you live in an area where both UHF and VHF frequency bands are transmitted, you can often use just one antenna, like one of our ClearStream MAX antennas. Click here for instructions on how to combine two TV antennas, a VHF antenna and a UHF antenna, for optimal reception of all your local channels.

What are Discone antenna used for?

The discone antenna or discone aerial is often used where an omnidirectional wide band or bandwidth RF antenna design is needed. The discone antenna is used for many radio communication applications from radio scanning and monitoring for the commercial or military services to the home scanner enthusiasts.

What is the Polarisation of Discone antenna?

It is usually mounted vertically, with the disc at the top and the cone beneath. Omnidirectional, vertically polarized and with gain similar to a dipole, it is exceptionally wideband, offering a frequency range ratio of up to approximately 10:1.

Are UHF and VHF antennas the same?

The wavelengths of UHF (ultra-high frequency) are short so antennas for UHF two-way radios are typically small and stubby in size. VHF requires a slightly larger antenna to improve its range and how far it will travel. VHF antennas can receive channels 2 through 13 while UHF antennas can receive channels 14 through 83.

Does a discone antenna have any gain?

The mobile antenna lists gain as unity and VSWR as 2:1 typical and 2.5:1 max. The specs for the discone are unity gain with a maximum VSWR or 1.5:1 accross 132 Mhz – 3 GHz.

Does a discone antenna need to be grounded?

Member. NEC (and R56 Manual) do not allow soldering of ANY ground wires. Under most conditions an indoor antenna is not required to be grounded.

Do you need to ground a discone antenna?

Under most conditions an indoor antenna is not required to be grounded.