DSC ANTENA OR NOT

[paulrh]

Advice needed can anyone tell me do I need a DSC Antenna I am now going to fit a DSC radio to my boat and not sure if I need to fit that type of antenna or will a normal VHF antenna do the job, I have seen DSC antenna's on the net and not sure what way to go.
Thank you

Paul

 

[Cloven]

My Standard Horizon VHF/DSC works just fine with the old VHF aerial.

 

[wp1234]

My new ICOM IC-M505 works fine with my older VHF ariel.

 

[paulrh]

ok thanks for that, just wondered why they promote antanna's with DSC is there a deference
paul

 

[oldgit]

Its bit like buying a Digital anything,same old tat,new higher price.
Your radio will work just fine with any VHF marine aerial.
The DSC is just a bit of extra info sent when you key the mic.
All of those fancy arm and a leg white marine aerials are just bits of copper wire using the glassfibre tube to hold the wire upright,the really posh ones might have a 10p capacitor in there as well.
Still want to pay a fortune for a bit of wire and a white plastic tube...hell some people even think having two looks neat. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[paulrh]

Thanks that has answered the question, A bit of osma pipe and a copper wire will do it. ha ha

Thanks for the info

Paul H

 

[RIN]

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