Tram140MHz-170MHz + 430MHz-470MHz Dual Band NMO Antenna (1181)

2 meter, MURS, 70cm, GMRS, This antenna does it all with a SWR of less that 2:1 on all channels. If you need a "do it all" antenna, this is a great choice. Its also very sturdy and well made.

If you are in range of a repeater or line of sight simplex without pushing the limits and use your radio this way most of the time, the trade off of physical size to gain and price is well worth it.

Not horrible SWRs on 2m, 70cm, and GMRS, and busines VHF. Gain was basically a dipole on UHF and quarter wave GP on VHF, nothing special. But it is a whip not a phased colinear so that's exactly what I expected. All in all a nice daily driver for those with band ADHD....

This antenna works great on my sds200

Good solid metal construction and comes with a weather ring. Just wish i could find one with a springy base to help with getting hit by stuff. Definitely recommend

ProsWe tried a variety of antennas with our Yaesu VHF transceiver.This one gave the best reception at our location (on a balcony with Eastern exposure in Los Angeles).ConsNone that we are aware of

Great quality and super low SWR reading

I get very good SWR in the 2m band (144-148 MHz), pretty good from 440-450, and it even works ok with GMRS, which has bits and pieces around 462 and 467 MHz. On the car I only use it in the middle of the roof so I can't say what happens on a bumper or fender. However, sometimes I put it on other pieces of metal and surprisingly, if it's a good sized object, say 2' x 4' (I have a piece of roof flashing like that) it performs quite similar to the way it does on a car roof. I doubt it has much gain in the UHF band but on the car roof, I seem to get SWR less than 1.5 in both 2m and 70 cm bands, and well under 2 for GMRS.I wish the cable were shorter because it's a mediocre cable, though it does do the job. I also wish the cable were type N instead of "UHF" but "UHF" is what sells in the US and I think Japan, not necessarily elsewhere.