📡 White Tram Amateur Dual Band Base Antenna (Model 1481) with Enhanced SEO Review

Cheap in terms of equipment, but mostly incomprehensible instructions. (although it might be my fault). I missed the internal connections of the sections. still worked well until winter and was filled with water. After opening it up to dry and fitting the internals together, I also glued the bottom to the aluminum and repaired the bad solder joint in the bottom. then pour everything together and seal the gaskets. Now, 6 months later, he's stellar. Three stars for waterproofness and lack of…

The only disadvantage of this article is its height. If you want a good antenna, it has to be a certain size. I regularly turn the power back down to the lowest setting, which is 0.75 watts on UHF and 1.5 watts on VHF. I can connect to any repeater in town and have no problem talking simplex to people 30 miles away. Keep in mind that I'm pretty high up topographically. I'm not at the highest point but within 50 feet of it. My antenna is mounted just above the roof of a two story house, so…

Great antenna. Easy to assemble. Just put tape over the seams as insurance (good practice). Excellent performance at 2m/70cm. I used the LMR-600 to reduce long term loss for this antenna. VHF/UHF antennas require high quality coaxial cables with high speed factors to maximize antenna performance. This antenna is as good as your coaxial cable. Do not use an RG-8x with this antenna. Not even for short trips. The RG-8x works well below these frequencies but is not suitable for VHF and above. You…

I found this antenna as a new amateur radio after many mistakes, bought a cheap rg8, tried used 213 and LMR 400, bought lower gain antennas, bought higher power radios. This allowed me to connect to repeaters from 32 to 70 miles away over the hills and mountains ⛰ and also allowed me to connect to my node more than 25 miles away in the mountains. DO NOT use coaxial cable smaller than the corresponding LMR-400! You bought this antenna for a higher gain, don't lose it with a higher loss cable…

The seller was fine, I'll say right away. The problem is a poor quality tram antenna. In less than a year the SWR on the FM side went high. I dismantled the antenna, no water, no sign of it, everything looked normal, reassembled, checked, the same, high SWR on VHF. Tried to contact Tram, no luck, no support. Further dismantling revealed several problems. The small ceramic cap in the base load was bad and the solder joints replaced and repaired, the SWR was still high so upon closer inspection…

One of my hobby friends bought one and boasted about it. So I decided to take a look since I was in the market for a new antenna. I've read a lot of bad reviews and all of them were related to poor sealing of the joints and moisture ingress. Well, nothing is perfect. And any good radio amateur should know how to use it. When everything is assembled, simply seal the joints with silicone tape or any other water-resistant material you like. I used self-adhesive silicon tape around both joints and…

I bought one a few years ago. That summer he was struck by lightning. This fall I replaced the antenna after paying the insurance company. Before the replacement I noticed that the replacement antenna had a gap between the fiberglass and the metal sleeves. Like comments elsewhere about the antenna. I sprayed CLEAR FLEX-SEAL on it after assembly. I have included photos of the antenna after the ice storm left 1/4 inch of ice on the hood of my car that I parked at the base of my tower. There is…

So far so good. I've read all the negative reviews and realized that you have to connect the antenna from the top down by sliding the internal antenna element up and then down so you can tighten it under the hex nut on each side. The next point in tuning is just adjusting by moving the ground ring up and down to change the antenna's resonant range. I have a very low SWR on the APRS frequency. The last thing you need to do is make sure that the sections are screwed together using tools and not…