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| Reviews Summary for Comet CX-333 Triband Base Antenna |
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K0KS
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 30, 2008 21:18
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Hurricane Ike Survivor !
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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My CX-333 is top-most on the tower at 80 feet to the connector. The anemometer on the tower lost it's cups at 108 MPH. There's no permanent damage and it works well with good SWR on all 3 bands. I use a CFX-324 triplexer and use all 3 bands simultaneously. I suspect that it was not very vertical at 108 MPH !
The instruction sheet is terrible and customer service is scarce but the product itself is excellent.
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KE5UMD
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 23, 2008 11:22
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Easy install & works great!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Just installed my CX-333 about 20' off the ground. Its lightweight, and a breeze to assemble, I was up and running in less than an hour. My signal reports have improved from barely readable to great signal! I would recommend this antenna to a friend! On the receive side improvements from S-9 to +20 over!
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W4HKL
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 24, 2008 17:51
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Works As Advertised
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Time owned: 6 to 12 months
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As stated in previous reviews, this antenna works great through a triplexer. 2 meters works as well as any previous antenna I've used at this QTH and I work more 220 and 440 machines with this antenna than with several monoband antennas I tried out before biting the bullet and shelling-out for the CX-333.
The construction is solid and the antenna "feels" like it would take quite a bit of punishment before it would fail.
I recommend this antenna.
Steve, W4HKL
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W4GLX
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Rating: 5/5
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Mar 26, 2007 17:41
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Perfect
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I was looking for a good Triband antenna, i checked out the Great reviews it got (5.0) decided to Buy one, & its like every one said it East to Put together and Flat SWR... You cant go wrong with this Antenna
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KG8Q
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Rating: 5/5
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Feb 27, 2007 15:07
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Happier than a pig in a hogwash
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Time owned: 3 to 6 months
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Bought the antenna new and plays great. I have it at 52' fed with Andrews 7/8" hardline. Construction is as you would expect with antennas of the type. Everything fit together very well, no suprises. Swr meter doesen't even move on 2 of the bands with perfect 50 ohm load at res. freq. I would buy another in a heartbeat if needed .
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KC9CWB
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Rating: 5/5
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Jun 30, 2006 07:48
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Great Antenna!
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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Recently installed the Comet CX-333 atop my tower at about 40 feet and this would place the top of this 10 foot tall antenna at 50 feet. It allows for transmission and receive quite well. Using my ht jumpered to the 9913 feed line, I recently listened to a storm net about 75 miles away near where my parents live. This week I participated in a net on 220 with the repeater about 20 miles away. The net operator was surprised to learn I was using a 5 watt ht because of the excellent quality of the tranmission. This Comet antenna has a good reputation and good gain. It is white except the small radials which are silver. I look to buy equipment that others have had high success with. Also, for these three bands it is important to install a very low-loss feed cable. In summary, this is a top of the line tri-band vertical with good gain!
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N6HBJ
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Rating: 5/5
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May 14, 2006 10:52
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No problems
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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No complaints. Easy to assemble. I use it on all 3 bands and it performs. It's been through some pretty heavy storms with 60 mph winds or greater and held up fine.
~Mike N6HBJ
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WI4SS
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Rating: 5/5
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Apr 1, 2006 17:49
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Very pleased, very well made
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Time owned: 0 to 3 months
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I purchased this antenna at HRO in March of 2006. Packaging, components were very well done. Assembly was a snap. SWR was indeed very good on all 3 bands. This antenna is truly as advertised - not that I have the time/equipment to take field strength measurements. I can easily hit repeaters upwards of 100 miles in distance using about 15 watts (on 2 meters). I have this particular antenna up about 50 feet. I don't usually pay money for antenns - but this one is a rare exception. I am very well pleased - and I think you will be too.
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WW1LP
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Rating: 5/5
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Jan 25, 2006 06:10
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10 Years plus!!
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I bought this antenna at RF Products in Rockledge Florida in 1995.This antenna has been exposed to extreme Elements from 95 degrees in Florida to Subzero Temps in Connecticut with Frezzing rain and snow. The SWR has never changed and the performance is as strong as the day I put it up in Florida. Remember to use low loss Coax like Times mirror LMR 400 or Belden 9913.The antenna performance is amazing for it's size(just over Ten Feet).I used it on 60 FT Towers and Chimminy mounts systems also in one installation I used on a air vent PVC Pipe It's light enough not to worry about damaging a thing. Give it a try you won't be sorry.
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WB5ITT
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Rating: 5/5
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May 23, 2004 22:22
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Good value for money
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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I own two of these antennas...I needed them for rptr sites with both 220 and UHF on them...and noone else except Diamond makes an antenna that covers both (well MFJ does now with their QUAD band models....I am looking at those for a 6/220/440 site...) I used one for all three bands at one site but the 2m side was a digipreater (not a voice machine). In all cases, the operation of the antenna was great! It met or exceeded gain and coverage expectations.....I have compared it to a DB420 DB Products dipole array and while it is not 9-11db like the DB420, it does hold its own and performs quite well at the same height, etc....I DID find the sun and Gulf Coast of Texas weather cracked the fiberglass in one spot on one of them...luckily I was able to drain the water out, repair the crack and the antenna is still working fine! No loss of service (BUT remember it is a cheap amateur antenna compared to a DB420) I WOULD not use this on the TOP of a tower or expect it to survive lightning or ice (I suspect iceing caused the crack in the 1st place)....for the price, it performs GREAT and for home use, I HIGHLY recommend it!!! I think it could be beefed up for rptr use...but then the construction internally has disk caps across phasing sections...not a good design for rptr service! I would rather see NO caps inside or something heavier than the small ceramic caps they stick in there...On a building top, it has proven to be a good antenna on one rptr site...the other one was 480ft side mounted on a tower...was up in the air for 4 years with no problems but when it came down, it was showing bad weathering on the radials and fiberglass.
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