200-Watt Dual-Band 3-Section Fiberglass Base Antenna with 50-Ohm UHF SO-239 Connector, 17-Ft. Tall (White)

Incredible it hits all the repeaters. Long is have to keep it low.

First I would like to thank-you for reaching out to me. As I told Tram, The Tram 1481 has a very high SWR, Amazon is in the process of sending me a new one.

I found this antenna after making many mistakes as a new Amateur Radio operator, buying inexpensive rg8, trying used 213 and LMR 400, buying Antennas with less gain, buying higher wattage radios. This allowed me to connect to repeaters 32- 70 miles away behind hills and mountains ⛰, allowed me to connect to my wires x node 25+ miles away in the mountains. DO NOT USE LESS THAN LMR-400 equivalent coax!!!! you bought this antenna for higher gain, don't lose it with higher loss cable your not saving any money by going with lesser. If your in a rural area with hills and mountains this is your ticket. I get full quieting on my FTM-100-DR, 8 watt Baofeng F8-HP and my FT-2DR at 5 watts yes I have my HT's plugged in them..... yes I like this antenna so much I bought 2. I can't compare to a Diamond or other brands but I can say this solved my problems after spending $800 trying to get reception on a Baofeng in a very rural mountainous area in Arizona. I was hoping for just 1 repeater I got 5! 73 de K7AWW

This antenna was rated by no less than Gordon West, right behind the Diamonds and Comets! So far, i only have the antenna temporarily installed, since my roof is still covered with ice and snow. Currently, it's sitting about three feet off the ground! That said, performance, so far, is very good and i'm able to hit repeaters thirty-five to forty miles away. The only ones I cannot hit are due to obstructions (hills higher than me). I would have given it five stars except for a couple of oddities in assembly. The directions are good, but I did have to find a long-reach pair of needle nose pliers to fish the center element out of the two top sections, to allow them to be connected per instructions. Also, the directions referred to supplied wrenches, that were nowhere to be found! That done, though, assembly was trouble free (I have plenty of wrenches). The only knock on this antenna was that, after about a year, many reported failure because of water infiltration. To try and stave that off, I treated each joint the same as a coax connection, with layers of splicing tape and 3M Super 33. Judging by results so far, I expect excellent results once I get it relocated to the roof. It performs as advertised and the price was hard to argue.

I had bought one a few years ago. This summer It took a lightening hit. After my insurance company settlement, I replaced the antenna this late fall. Before replacing I noted that the replacement antenna has space between the fiberglass and metal couplings. Like comments elsewhere about the antenna. I sprayed it with CLEAR FLEX-SEAL after assembly. I've attached pictures of the antenna after a Ice storm that left 1/4th of an inch of ice on the hood on my car which I park at the base of my tower. Also there is a picture of the coupling attached upper 2 sections. The lowest coupling failed. shearing at the threads. which were only 3-4 turns maybe 10tpi. You can also see where the fiberglass split causing the fiberglass to fall to the ground. only 30 feet away is a 1480 2 section antenna I use for my test bench which has survived 4-5 years. The day of the ice storm NWS reported icing, 30-32 degrees and 30 mph wind gusts. After the picture was taken with the broken coupling I found it would twist and pulled it off by hand. There was a layer of glue between the metal coupling and the fiberglass that was not bonded to either and I could chip it off with my finger nail. Final comment 1st antenna lasted 3+ years, newest one definitely poorer quality and lasted 3 months. During the 1st antenna's 3 year life it survived 3-4-5 ice storms and 65mph winds here in Kansas only to die by lightening. Replacement last Sunday is an antenna that ends in "9" heavier & stronger. Tram is not the quality of years gone by. I will not recommend it. However the 1480 2 section I will. as being shorter, it stresses joints less than the 3 section version.

The only downside to this thing is the height. If you want a good antenna, it has to have some size. I routinely dial the power back to the lowest setting, which comes out to .75 watts on UHF and 1.5 watts on VHF. I can hit every repeater in town, and talk simplex to people 30 miles away without difficultly. Keep in mind that topographically, my location is fairly high. Im not at the highest point, but within 50 feet of it. My antenna is mounted just above the top of a two story house so this is almost ideal. In short, no antenna can overcome a bad location, but under good conditions this one is amazing. Its not super expensive either. Good luck, 73.

Fantastic antenna, I have talked to many other stations who run the exact same antenna and they are all thrilled with it too. By far the best value for the money that I was able to find from a price per DB of gane perspective. Other manufacturers have similar products but they cost twice as much, I do recommend you seal the joints with some silicone or other waterproof material, in forums online people say that they have gotten water in the antenna but we're able to drain it and seal it and continue using it mine was in a 70 to 80 mile-an-hour wind storm and held up just fine you will be surprised the amount of flex this antenna has I am able to get a flat match throughout its design range you would be hard-pressed to find a better antenna for the money I tried and was unable.

So far, so good. I read all the negative reviews, and learned that you have to start connecting the antenna from the top down, sliding the internal antenna element up, then down so you can tighten it under the hex nut on each side. The the next thing is about tuning, it is only tuned by sliding the ground plane ring up and down to change the resonant range of the antenna. I got it to be a very low SWR on the APRS frequency. The last thing is to make sure the sections are screwed together with tools, not just by hand, then wrap each connection is self sealing water proofing tape. Update: Today I found the antenna not working, so i climbed up and took it down to examine it. Water has gotten into the antenna, and was soaking the PL-259. So how did that happen? Well, as I took the rescue tape off the the sections it all looked ok, but the base of the antenna has a sparse amount of glue that is used to hold the lowest fiberglass section into the metal tube where the SO-239 is located. It just pulled out and that is where the water went in. Go figure, they could have done a much better job in attaching those sections together. I cleaned the parts, sanded the fiberglass, cleaned it with denatured alcohol, and used JB Weld to put it back together, then i wrapped it with rescue self bonding tape, not once, but three times. I cleaned up the other sections and put those back together with the same rescue tape. I will try to test it on the ground before i risk my life putting it back at 50 feet. My review went from 5 stars with the known fact about water intrusion, to 3 stars for the shabby way they glued the bottom section together. That should be a sealed part that should never come apart and allow water to get in..

Easy to build, match on both bands no questions asked. Light enough for 1 person to carry. Better build than the Workman. I bought 3

Je l'utilise à la maison . Merci ça fonctionne bien même très bien.

Didn't notice until set up on roof but the largest connector is glued on crooked. Looked like antenna was badly bent once I set it up and stood back to take a look. Took it down, no way to fix unless maybe melt glue out with torch and ruin fiberglass tubing!? Looked like bent almost 10° at an angle 1/3 the way up. Just pathetic. I ended up loosening the compression fitting off all the way and leaving it completely loose and just sealing off with lots of silicone to hold it in place. Sits just close enough to straight now. Seems like a cheap/rushed build. SWR 1.01 at 143.500mhz but 2.4 SWR around 430 to 460mhz so that was very disappointing as well.

Exceptionally well constructed, performs as intended

je suis déçu de cet antenne a l'assemblage les tiges de l'antenne ne se raccorde pas suffisamment, il y a de l'espace car on peut monter ou baisser les tiges de fibre de verre alors que ca devrait être serrer et l'eau peut s'infiltrer pour assembler l'antenne au mat, aucune chance car on ne peut visser le boulon car il n'y a pas assez de filet pour le faire, il y a un écrou de blocage dans le fond et il est trop grand, il prend tout l'espace