Tram 1410 200-Watt Broad-Band Scanner 25 MHz to 1,300 MHz Super Discone Stainless Steel Base Antenna

Easy to assemble and works great for SDR scanner. Be sure to check connections and order adapters and cables as required.

I needed something for my SDS200 to get good signal while broadcasting to Broadcastify. This discone replaced a dipole that I was using and you will automatically notice the difference. This was not even set high and gets around 20-30 miles in small mountain areas.

I use this antenna strictly for receiving VHF/UHF with my SDRPlay RSPdx. After five years of reliable service I can attest to the quality of this antenna for receive purposes. It hasn't had a single problem, successfully making it through searing hot Idaho summers, frigid Idaho winters, and occasional 60mph winds. It's elevated 16' in the air on 4 fiberglass military surplus masts, fed by 50' of RG58 coax. Value for this antenna is truly remarkable. Its receiving capabilities on the 20 and 10 meter HF bands is an added bonus. If you need a capable and reliable UHV/VHF receiving antenna, you can't go wrong with the TRAM 1410.

Just put this up with the primary use of amateur 2m, 70cm and occasional 10m and 6m use, and primarily 2m. It's not good for TX on all of those though. I tuned it while still on the roof, using a nanoVNA.10m - min SWR about 1.4:1 at 28.300 MHz with adjustable sections (at end of each of the extended radials with coils) pushed all the way in. I first tried it without the small sections at all, and it was resonant around 30 MHz. Nice that this antenna can be tuned for not only CB as advertised.6m - high SWR, and probably nothing I'm going to be able to address with a tuner. That's ok, I have another antenna for the band.2m - min SWR in the area is about 1.4:1 at 135 MHz and it's part of a resonant range up through 165 MHz or so.. In the 2m band the SWR is around 1.8-2.0:1. Not great but it'll work.70cm - high SWR like 6m, won't be able to use it to TX on this band. I expected it to have low SWR at least here and up through 1200 MHz (didn't check). If I replace the antenna with a 2m/70cm dual-bander, that'll be the reason.Last, the vertical element has any effect only on 10m. I also tried removing it when testing the other bands. If I wasn't intending to at least occasionally use this antenna on 10m, I instead recommend the 1410 (which I also bought) for a bit a less, as it should work the same on the higher bands.Build-wise it's sturdy and as good or better quality than any other commericail discone I've seen and easily went together. Time will tell how it lasts outdoors.

SDR Play works perfectly with this, and it is nice having this for monitoring on the computer

Function wise, this works very well. I have it mounted on an eve mount about 15’ up. It is wide-banded and I am now receiving signals I never heard before. Very happy about that. It is well made, and should last many years in the weather. Make sure you tighten the radials well before putting it up.My only nit to pick is how it mounts. I understand because of the radials it presents mounting challenges, but you are limited to mount it on the top of an antenna pole and run the coax inside. Just be aware of this when you order it.

I like this antenna a lot.....its very well made and easy to assemble. I have mine mounted in the attic and use it mostly for 10 meter listening and 700 MHz P25 public safety radio. It's performance on 10 meters is outstanding even though technically that's at the low end of its bandwidth. There's an exellent video on youtube which demonstrates very mediocre SWR across its range but if you're using it strictly for receive that's really not an issue. I have a bank of SDR receivers feeding off this antenna for various bands and its a great setup.

The stock rubber ducky antennas on my Uniden scanners were pretty decent already, I picked up the farther away counties with some static. Now I get those then even farther counties crystal clear! I don’t have it grounded yet just wanted to make sure it worked and it definitely works good, very happy with my purchase! Will more that likely take it down on the super windy days.