On 14 Dec 96 09:54am, TONY SZABLOWSKI wrote to ALL:
 TS> Hi folks.  I've recently moved my discone on the roof and now, what
 TS> were once strong signals, now have become weak signals.
 Unless you somehow damaged the antenna, I'd suspect the cable.
 Make it the best you can afford. Find the loss figures for cable types, and
 pick the best you can afford.
 TS> The question:  instead of moving it again, can I just say ........duct
 TS> tape some straightened clothes hangers, onto the long elements that hang
 TS> down to improve reception?  Or any other ideas out there?
 No, that will alter the freq range of the cone; if the disk is not altered
 proportionally, you will make the antenna unbalanced, and very inefficient.
 If you *do* alter the lengths of both the cone and disk, you will change the
 frequency band of the antenna (lengthening them would lower the band).
 TS> I doubt it, but would this has some adverse affect on the antenna's
 TS> performance in any other bands?
 See above.
 I'd check the cable.
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