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I would think that it's a pretty safe bet that KZOB has several remote antenna sites, most ATCs do, along with the Flight Service Centers now.
Your discone ought to handle the frequency spread just fine. Of course, having it at 150 feet instead of 15 feet would make it MUCH better (yeah, right). Oh well, if you had everything you wish you had there wouldn't be anything to look forward to, would there?
Not the same thing at all, but I had the chance to try a VHF antenna at 150 feet yesterday (as compared to my 'normal' one at about 15 feet)! The difference was amazing. 5 watt transmitters at over 100 miles heard very nicely. Wasn't even an antenna in the right band, but who cares, it worked.
- 'Doc
More of that doesn't matter stuff! I can honestly say I have about 4 minutes of 'left-hand seat' time in a 747! They drug me kicking and crying out of that seat, or I'd have had even more of that 'quality' time! They got worried cuz I kept asking where the ignition switch was...