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Reviews For: Comet SB97

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

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Review Summary For : Comet SB97
Reviews: 1MSRP: street price $70 at hamcity.com
Description:
SB-97
Tri-Band Mobile Antenna
146/446/1200MHz
Gain & Wave:
146MHz 3dBi
1⁄2 wave
446MHz 6.8dBi
5⁄8 wave x 2
1200MHz 9.6dBi
5⁄8 wave x 5
VSWR: 1.5:1 or less
Max Power: 100 watts
Length: 39"
Connector: N-Type

Product is in production
More Info: http://www.cometantenna.com/products.php?CatID=1&famID=4&childID=5
# last 180 days Avg. Rating last 180 days Total reviews Avg. overall rating
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N3ZH Rating: 2007-03-12
I like it Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I ordered the SB97 along with Comet's RS730 trunk lid mount and Comet CK-5N N-connector cable. It has the very thin cable for the first foot or so.

I am very pleased with the setup.
I am using 2m and 70cm with my ICOM IC-91AD D-Star radio. I use adapters to connect it to the HR. It uses N connector because of the 23cm support.

The 23cm is for the future - though having it also helps the broadband receive.

I don't have other antennas to compare this to.
The Comet gain specifications looked pretty good. Some other Comet antennas have slightly better gain, but I wanted the 23cm capability for better broadband receive and the possibility of a 23cm D-Star radio in my future.