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| Reviews Summary for Comet SBB-224 Tri-band Vertical 2m/220/440 |
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Reviews: 6
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Average rating: 4.2/5
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MSRP: $74.95
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Description: Mobile vertical antenna for 2m, 220MHz, 440 MHz 100 Watt
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More info: http://www.cometantenna.com
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KB3CS
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 19, 2008 20:49
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excellent performance
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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the antenna is pre-tuned and needs no removal of paint or surface finish - despite previous reviewers comment.
Surprising to me was how very low the SWR is across all three bands. The SWR meter didn't deflect at all until I was well outside the Ham bands!
This antenna is quite serviceable in the 150 MHz and 460 MHz business bands, too.
Good choice for use with a Yaesu VX-6 triband HT.
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K6JMG
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Rating: 5/5
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May 14, 2008 16:49
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Very Pleased
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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For a multi-band antenna this is an excellent little unit. The nicest thing I feel I can say about anything is that is works as expected.
One other thing that raised Comet to the top of my list, or at least NCG who is their US distributor, is customer service integrity. I do not leave the antenna on its base; I normally keep it in the back of the car. It was rattling back there so I decided to rearrange it. When I took it out I discovered the the center load on it was cracked in half. I assumed I had allowed something to slide into it and broke it. I called NCG and told them what had happened and that I didn't feel like it was a warranty issue. The fellow at NCG said he thought it WAS a warranty issue and he was sending me a new load...there is some integrity left in the world!!
Jim
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KC4CP
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Rating: 5/5
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Dec 10, 2006 12:16
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VERY GOOD
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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For a tri-band antenna, this one works very well. However, there is one problem that exists with all of them ... that must be corrected. The ends of the whips (at points of connection) are always totally powder coated. You must scrape off the powder coating! Performance will go through the roof and SWR will become nearly perfect (if not perfect).
It should be understood that a mono-band antenna will certainly do a little better. But I give it a 5 rating in the tri-band antenna category.
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VA3TO
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 10, 2006 17:44
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Compact yet effective
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I've been using my SBB-224 triband antenna for 6 years on a trunk lip mount (ground re-inforced) with my Kenwood TM-741a triband FM mobile radio. Never had a problem like I did with my Diamond and Comet 50/146/440 triband antennas which both exhibited similar problems after about 3 years of use (sudden poor performance although the SWR showed to be okay !?).
The SBB-224 offers reasonable gain considering its short size and the low profile allows me to pull in and out of my garage without having to get out of the car to remove/install it !
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KG7ZC
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 2, 2003 00:15
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Worked great for 8 years
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Have had one for over 8 years. Worked as good on all 3 bands as a 5/8th mono band ant. Going to buy another. The last one was just stolen.
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N1RHS
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Rating: 0/5
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Apr 26, 2002 14:42
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Disappointed
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Serious reliability problems. I had to return one about 6 months after purchase at Dayton for high SWR on every band. I thought it was bad luck since a buddy with the same antenna was running ok. Well, over a year later my replacement from the factory has failed in the same way, and my buddy's is now just as bad. It might have even blown his finals. Tore into the antenna base and found a shorted capacitor. Not impressed. Looking at the Diamond this year at Dayton for sure.
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