It's a great 2 meter antenna if you take a lot of precautions while assembling it. Like teflon tape at the threaded joints then buy a can of white seal flex and liberally coat all joints and even top of support tube. After assembly has dried you still need to remove allen screw that holds the coax connector at the base and 100% silicon the connection areas, use your finger to butter it all up but keep in mind to keep it thin so when it dries you can insert it back inside and retighten allen screw. I am on my third 1481, first one filled up with water, they say a weep hole is there but it is not, they lie The second one i did all the afore mentioned stuff and then while antenna connector was drying the silicon i drilled my own weep hole thru both the base and base pipe. and i lost it in the hurrican, it snapped at the base under 60 mph winds, so 90 mph is another story you can believe. So now I have my third and after doing everything mentioned again I now have a great working High gain antenna. Now i do have the thing about 52 feet in the air at the tip. getting out to repeters and others at 100 miles is not hard. 75 miles is average with lower powerRead full review
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I've had a Tram 1481 at about a hundred feet above ground at the top of a pine tree for over 14 years, now. It's STILL going strong! It's been through heavy ice and thunderstorms that bend the trees and it's unscathed! It was recommended to me by some of my buddies on 146.475 simplex in my area and it greatly outperforms my previous antenna (the model name/number escapes me - it was a forgettable antenna, anyway). Paying a guy who cuts down trees for a living $150 to put it up in a tree beside my house was one of the best ham radio investments I ever made. It was easy to assemble, lightweight, and an excellent performer! I highly recommend this antenna!
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Very nice product, just as described in advertisement.
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This antenna works well, seems to be well engineered and the quality of materials and construction is excellent. The price was good compared to the competition. I recommend it for a good base antenna
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Simple to assemble and put up. Lite and strong. For long exposure to the out doors make sure to waterproof the joints.
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