Is discone antenna profitable to sell on Amazon United States?

The niche generates $30K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -19.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).

How competitive is the discone antenna niche?

9 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in discone antenna?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Connectivity-Overall, Signal Strength. The return rate is 2.1%.

What does it cost to enter the discone antenna niche?

Listings span $22.89–$181.92; the average listing price is $114.03 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 130 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

discone antenna

Skip it

A small market ($30K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Review moat

Great130

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Returns

Good2.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Good$114.03

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Okay$22.89–$181.92

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Brand share

Okay80%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Okay61%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Growth

Bad-19.5%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad0.7%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Market size

Bad$30K

$30K/yr · 40K searches

Signals Low Review Barrier High Price

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, discone antenna is a $30K/yr Amazon United States market (40K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 80% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 36/100.

Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

discone antenna market data

Units sold / yr: 250–500; avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr: $29K–$57K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 0.7%
Avg BSR: #748
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 72%
Sponsored: 28%
Out of stock: 9.5%
Avg brand age: 64 months
Avg seller age: 204 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 89%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

SIGNALPLUS31%
Tram23%
Diamond Antenna16%
--11%
Generic6%
Gabil5%
Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 9%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 16 weeks — -19.5% search growth over the last 90 days.

Open Trend

Top discone antenna search terms

discone antenna34K/yr -16.6%0.8% conv.
discone3K/yr -23.7%1.6% conv.
discone scanner antenna3K/yr -43.0%0.9% conv.

All search terms

Top discone antenna products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Discone Antennas D3000/ Scanner Antenna/CB UHF VHF Antennas 25-3000MHz for Scanner SDR Radio Receive Transmit HF VHF UHF MW SW HF AIR FM FRS GMRS Antenna

SIGNALPLUS$181.924.7★73 rev

Tram 300-Watt/200 Watt Broad-Band Scanner 25 MHz to 1 300 MHz Super Discone Stainless Steel Base Antenna with Added CB Transmit Bands

Tram$76.344.6★720 rev

Taurus Desktop 25-2000 Mhz Scanner Antenna

--$90.314.6★113 rev

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

Tram$61.314.0★4 rev

Diamond Antenna Original D3000N Super Discone Antenna High-Performance Wideband Multi-Frequency Radio Reception for Amateur CB Scanner and Mobile Use

Diamond Antenna$162.644.6★82 rev

Newest

by launch date

D3000N Discone Antenna kit for SDR Police Scanner Antenna for Home Ham Radio 25-3000MHz Work on 2m 70cm GMRS VHF UHF CB FM HF SDR adsb with 10meter Cable UHF Connector & BNC & SMA Adapter

Lotuskyeserra$176.633 rev

5mo ago

Magnetic Desktop Discone Antenna/Mag Mount Police Scanner Antenna GMRS 2m 70cm Mobile Antennas Air VHF UHF Lora ADSB 100-1600MHz 5m Cable UHF SMA BNC

SIGNALPLUS$161.391 rev

7mo ago

WOOKLEA D3000N Discone Antenna 25-3000MHz Wideband Scanner Antenna 200W N-Type Connector for Outdoor Ham Radio SDR Base Station

WOOKLEA$173.030 rev

10mo ago

2m 70cm GMRS Antenna Outdoor Indoor Desktop Police Scanner Antenna for House 25-3000Mhz VHF UHF FM CB GMRS ADSB for SDR/Air FM Receiver/ADSB Flightaware 16.4ft Cable BNC SMA SO239 Magnetic Base

SIGNALPLUS$98.2831 rev

1y ago

Taurus D230 25-2000 Mhz Discone Antenna (N Connector)

Generic$62.051 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about discone antenna

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Signal Strength30%

“The antenna works”

Assembly/Installation12%

“no problems since installing”

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%

“It works like it should”

Quality-Overall9%

“The build quality seems good”

Value For Money7%

“Well worth the money in my opinion”

Design-Overall6%

“Works good what it's designed for”

Magnetic Strength/Adsorption5%

“Strong magnet holds it securely”

Functionality-Overall3%

“The item works”

Range2%

“The receive range on this antenna is very broad, so it's good for both amateur radio use, fire and police scanner reception, gmrs / frs and ham bands., it even did well on air band”

Material Quality2%

“This thing is really solid and nicely constructed”

What buyers complain about

Quality-Overall15%

“Junk”

Connectivity-Overall12%

“it was off-center to the plug would not connect”

Signal Strength8%

“doesnt seem to improve the signal gain either”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Seems like false advertising, too me”

Defective Material/Parts5%

“Missing parts and parts are defective”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%

“No documentation or instructions”

Value For Money5%

“$100 is too much for zero improvement”

Magnetic Strength/Adsorption5%

“as others said the threading on the magnetic base is terrible”

Portability3%

“if you use it portable and connect/disconnect it then it won't last”

Assembly/Installation3%

“assembled I have to take it apart”

Top return reasons

Compatibility-Overall22%

Signal Strength20%

Defective Material/Parts10%

Functionality-Overall10%

Size-Overall7%

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

Socket/Port/Plug6%

Connectivity-Overall4%

Range3%

Product Condition2%

Common questions

Is discone antenna profitable to sell on Amazon United States?: The niche generates $30K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -19.5%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (36/100).
How competitive is the discone antenna niche?: 9 brands and 13 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 61% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 80% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in discone antenna?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Quality-Overall, Connectivity-Overall, Signal Strength. The return rate is 2.1%.
What does it cost to enter the discone antenna niche?: Listings span $22.89–$181.92; the average listing price is $114.03 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 130 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.