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Reviews For: Diamond SRH805 144/430/1200 Mhz SMA HT Antenna (ducky)

Category: Antennas: VHF/UHF+ Omnidirectional: verticals, mobile, etc

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Review Summary For : Diamond SRH805 144/430/1200 Mhz SMA HT Antenna (ducky)
Reviews: 16MSRP: 39,95
Description:
Short HT Antenna (SMA) for 144/430 1200 Mhz, with wide band receiving coverage. only 4 1/2 cm long.
Product is in production
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N8EKT Rating: 2008-06-19
Ok on uhf Time Owned: more than 12 months.
This antenna is typical of antennas this size.
Poor performance on 2 meters and fair performance on uhf.
SQ5NAZ Rating: 2007-03-07
Very good for 70 cm Time Owned: 3 to 6 months.
I bought it in Avanti in Warsaw. I looked for small antenna for 70 cm and 2m bands. SRH-805S is good for 70 cm band. It works well with my Yaesu VX-7R. On 2m band it isn't as good as yaesu antenna but if you're close to repeater it works. Ducky is good choice when you looking for very short antenna (only 4.5 cm). I think it's great if you like work on repeater in city centres and... what can I say... For me: great! :)
OE3SGU Rating: 2006-10-15
expensive tiny thing Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
I did not expect much of a 30 Euro ducky with 4,5 cm lenght, but yes, it works. No problem to hit the local 70 cm repeater from indoors in centre town which is about 15 km away. Comes in very handy if you dont need high performance. For putting the ht on the table and monitoring things it quite ok.
AA6A Rating: 2006-09-03
Sturdy but don't expect any gain Time Owned: more than 12 months.
This tiny stub antenna comes with an insulating gasket to assure it fits snugly on the HT.

For repeater mountain top use or for the short hop into your mobile (or base) for cross banding this is the way to go. There's no flexible whip to bend or kink, and the stub's so short that it won't poke your side.

Certainly not intended for any gain, and not the first antenna to add to an HT antenna collection, this -2 db rated unit isn't a problem at all if you're close to the repeater. On receive, it's broadband capability is helpful if you're not too far away from the TX source.

Very 73,

Rob - AA6A
(Prev AK9G)
(Prev K6RSG)
KC0TJO Rating: 2005-10-22
dummy load Time Owned: 6 to 12 months.
Might be better on 70cm, but on 2 meters I'm lucky to hit the repeater from the house with a remote receiver nearby. Might work ok on a scanner.
PA9NL Rating: 2005-03-04
Very nice and good working little Antenna. Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I whas looking for a small Antenna for my, best friend, Kenwood TH-G71 handheld.
I went to ABE in Rotterdam and found this little (only 4 1/2 cm. long) SMA antenne.(see the picture with my TH-G71)
It's performance is remarkable for it's lenght, almost as good as the standard antenne.
Sometimes on 70cm in downtown Rotterdam (high buildings)even better.
It's big money for such a little anenna, but it works well.
73's Frans, PA 9 NL, Rotterdam, Holland