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Tram 1499 Cb Base Antenna No Ground Plane Reviews

w9cll

w9cll

W9WDX Amateur Radio Club Member

  • #3

Tram/Browning are Not the Tram and Browning of days gone by and are naught but cheap Chinese crap. At that place are a lot of hams that run Tram dual ring antennas that the ringlet is melting with 50 watts.

w9cll

w9cll

W9WDX Amateur Radio Club Member

  • #v

the girl at Walmart (where they are also sold) , didn't say that

Did you get Chinese socks too?

  • #vii

get out just as good with a 100 watt light bulb at 15 feet in the air,,,

  • #ix

Don't Purchase It! Y'all would do better running a coat hanger. There are some good antennas out there that are small..you need to do more checking around earlier you spend your coin on Junk! Like I was told many years ago..buy the best antenna that you lot can afford!

  • #eleven

It's a POS!! It's just 3ft tall. Don't expect much at all out of it!! Most like using a coat hanger. Your better off looking into a dipole in your attic or even looking at the dual firestick dipole. But IMO. I wouldn't waste product my money on that TRAM 1499 antenna. You can't make yup for physical height of the antenna itself. A ane/ii wave antenna is approx 18ft long. The one you snow there is only 3FT long. Simply a big waste of money. JMHO. Wait into other options. Shoot even an A99 painted black doesn't stick out much at all. I too live in an HOA, but I as well but put an antenna up and no one has said anything for 3yrs now. And information technology'southward a rather long antenna. But no i has said a word well-nigh information technology. Mounted information technology in the dorsum thousand onto the side of my chimney. Base of my antenna is at 27ft. Antenna is a sirio vector 4000, and is about 28ft long. The antenna itself is. Anyways. Might endeavor doing some more research. The firestick dipole seems to work for some as does a dipole placed in your attic. Be improve than that antenna you posted IMO. Even locally.
Promise some of this helps. Skillful evening.

I utilise the TRAM 1499 and it works as expert as the Big Stick information technology replaced that went bad on me. This little Tram works fantastic and I fifty-fifty shoot skip with it on the days it is flowing. I talk to regulars that are over 30 miles from me with no problem for this little antenna. It was under 30 bucks likewise with shipping.

  • #12

I use the TRAM 1499 and it works every bit good equally the Big Stick it replaced that went bad on me. This little Tram works fantastic and I even shoot skip with it on the days it is flowing. I talk to regulars that are over 30 miles from me with no problem for this fiddling antenna. Information technology was under 30 bucks besides with shipping.

Yous aren't disruptive information technology with the 1498 are you?

Slowmover

  • #thirteen

It's a No Ground Aeroplane Antenna. $25 some places.

I bought 1 yesterday while at Larry'southward CB Store in McKinney. Bought on the premise, that, any antenna is amend than no antenna at all.

Today I may have fourth dimension to stop off at HD and get an extending painters pole to which to attach it.

A "meliorate" antenna for my 35' Silver Streak travel trailer, someday.
But nothing ar all felt chafing.

Got 30' of coax from him while I was at information technology. Which can be snaked thru the plenum behind the absorbtion refrigerator from the dinette and out the roof vent.

I don't lack for radios. Have plans underway for the pickup and large truck. Etc.

Figure I can strap the pole to an awning arm (that aggregation retracted) and get it adequately high. Not going to be a point of contention where I rent basis space & utilities.

As I'yard home a day or two at a fourth dimension, this

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was appealing. There'southward nothing "delicate" nearly it while stored, etc. And I doubt wind load volition hateful much the hours I have it up.

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  • #fourteen

You aren't confusing it with the 1498 are you?

No it is the real short Tram 1499 about iii foot long max and all black in color. 1499.png

w9cll

w9cll

W9WDX Amateur Radio Club Member

  • #15

This little Tram works fantastic and I fifty-fifty shoot skip with information technology

Mother nature likes yous as this has goose egg to do with the antenna.

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