Best Mobile Antenna for Ham, GMRS and MURS Radios | Comet CA2x4SR Antenna Review

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If you need a mobile antenna to increase your range when traveling with ham, GMRS or MURS radios, you need to check out the Comet CA2x4SR antenna. This antenna is awesome!
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@mstrickk1 Месяц назад

This is the kind of antenna review I like, thank you.

@KempOutside Месяц назад

Glad you liked it!

@barryinn1778 Месяц назад

Thoroughly enjoyed your video. I have this same antenna and it does a great job. I have it on the top of my 4 door Ford F250 16 inches away from my Stryker A10 antenna, both are great antennas. I have 4 antennas on my truck roof. Ham, GRMS, Citizen Band and Police scanner. All work great!

@repiv59 Месяц назад

I have this antenna on all my mobile installations. I have both Amatuer and GMRS liscence. This is a great antenna as shown in the video. I have traveled most of the country with it and it works great on all the bands and all conditions. Plus the fold down hinge works great when I have to park in the airport garage.

@htperry Месяц назад

It's called a Comet Search & Rescue. It's been around a longtime. The one on my SUV is over 15 years old.

@KempOutside Месяц назад

It’s a fantastic antenna. Thanks for watching!

@andycarmony5017 Месяц назад

I also have the CA2x4SR, one of the best mobile multi-band antenna I've came across. I searched forever for some sort of spring to use as I have it on my Jeep. Did not know about the CA-SPR, that is awesome, just ordered one. Much thanks for video.

@KempOutside Месяц назад

Glad to help!

@c.j.deyoungiii2704 Месяц назад

Thanks for the review and tests. Someone else tested the comet on 220 and it got a good SWR but when they transmitted to a repeater the SWR went up significantly.

@tsc574 Месяц назад

Outstanding video and found my solution to HOA restrictions in my area.

@KempOutside Месяц назад

Thanks for watching! I think it will work well for you!

@k2cjbradio Месяц назад

Excellent antenna! Thanks for the test!

@BillyInvestigations Месяц назад

Hello, I just ordered one of these antennas & magnetic mounts for my Jeep Cherokee, I love Comet Antennas. I run them on my base station for GMRS & actually didn't know they made one for your vehicle thanks for the video from WRPZ907 ORANGEBURG SC

@briannagorman3119 Месяц назад

Thanks Kevin for the useful information

@KempOutside Месяц назад

Thanks for watching!

@peterkunka2694 11 дней назад

Solid review and can see it's potential across multiple radio bands. For my use as a traveling RV'er, I use the short Comet B-10 antenna for simplex (and for everyday repeater use while at home in Phoenix, AZ) which is a great choice because of it's small 12" height (won't blow over or smack anything, and fits in the garage). While at camp, I like the Diamond NR770HNMO for dual-band Ham use. Now, this Comet (alphabet soup name antenna lol) seems to do really well into the GMRS range (I'm Ham and GMRS licensed, so that is very useful). Thanks for the review and I'll see if I need to start using this antenna while camping with Ham and GMRS family/friends. Cheers! Pete in Arizona - KI7LIL / WRXY843

@RoyWithObesity Месяц назад

Nice Antenna! For radios, having a good Antenna is very important!

@KempOutside Месяц назад

It sure is!

@mitchh6702 Месяц назад

Great review! Very wide banded and man you have lots of radios!

@christianknight2905 Месяц назад

Great antenna, have had it for almost 7 years. Works great on a fender mount and can work satelittes too.

@KempOutside Месяц назад

Haven’t tried satellites yet. Need to do that!

@hunterusa4039 Месяц назад

Great video. I'm a fairly new ham/GMRS. I have a tower for GMRS/repeater that I built that goes out great several miles and sounds very clear, but I can't seem to call back in. I suspect I either need a taller tower or better mobile antenna or perhaps both. How are you rigging this antenna for GMRS? Did you have to cut a custom length for the GMRS channels or do they sell a separate length for this? I like the versatility of this antenna and the high gain for GMRS is what I am after as I suspect that will allow me to connect back to my tower better. All I'm getting is the roger beep when I call in and I've tried multiple HT and even a 25 watt mobile base so I'm convinced it's not a power issue but an antenna issue but I'm open to ideas. I looked it up and it's claiming 6db on the 430 but does this hold into the GMRS frequencies as well in 467.xxx etc. I'm using moblie antennas right now that claim a 2.5 to 3.0 gain that I got of amz. Thank you

@luisdeleon4546 Месяц назад

I prefer the Comet SBB 5 with NMO mount on a 5" mag mount. It's a solid single piece element that's tough and very capable throughout the frequency ranges you mentioned. When I lived and worked in the city I had to park in parking garages. I found the SBB-1 perfect for that. I prefer single piece elements on my mobile antennas. They work, fewer parts to adjust, and nothing breaks or falls out or off.

@TwitchRadio Месяц назад

I've used this antenna for about 10 years now... And is hands down my favorite... Got one on my man shed, the car, and one I use when camping (base camp antenna on push up)... Anyways, just seeing what others think about it lol

@omarviktoriyamosquera2023 28 дней назад

Why not

@bobcatskrieman3384 Месяц назад

That’s funny you said cookie sheet. I do the same with my same antenna and mag mount. Very flexible on the frequencies.

@terryaschanjr.8003 Месяц назад

What antenna do you recommend for my 10 meter Ham Radio, for both mobile use, and what about a base antenna recommendation?

@nickl3872 Месяц назад

Thank you.. i love mine

@KempOutside Месяц назад

Great to hear!

@357Shakey Месяц назад

I have been using this antenna for 10+ years on both a Comet & Diamond trunk lip mount. I have as number of mobile antennas, and here’s what I say about this one: I have antennas that work better on the ham bands but are average outside the bands. This one is good for the ham bands and great as a scanner antenna. No need to use anything else!

@ronaldcartwright4781 Месяц назад

Two paws up it passed the sniff test! 😊

@KempOutside Месяц назад

Ellie and Tiller agree!

@eem3iii Месяц назад

What patch cable are you using for SMA to PL259 to connect your HTs to the SWR meter?

@stevehildreth1934 Месяц назад

I'm running this antenna, NMO mount on a Comet mag mount, on my Toyota Tacoma. I did add the spring option. Works just fine. Oh, by the way, it has left marks on the roof... KK7GXQ

@LittleHouseofBeans Месяц назад

all over my head, but I know who to call when I want my CB radio installed in the truck !

@KempOutside Месяц назад

That’s a big 10-4 good buddy!

@LittleHouseofBeans Месяц назад

@@KempOutside see, now i understand THAT. 10-10 on the side!

@Suffocation03 Месяц назад

how is that antenna on GMRS Repeaters and 2 m repeaters

@robertmeyer4744 Месяц назад

I have the same antenna in a NMO mount. same great tune. I use GMRS/MURS and 2meter/70 Cm on it. works super. takes 50 watts GMRS no problem. even have a B-tech UHF amp. 30 to 40 watts and works great. I use with the UV-5G I have. smaller one not the plus. that one has SMA F on HT. only UV-5 type like that. I get super range GMRS and MURS on it. never tried 1.25 meters yet. I only have 1 HT that is tri band. never tried it on that antenna. 73's

@user-lt7bg3nm3j Месяц назад

what's the height of the antenna

@josemanuel2244 19 дней назад

Im new in this subject , what you recommend between this magnet base vs lip mount?

@KempOutside 19 дней назад

It depends on the application. I run a lip mount permanently because I have clearance issues on my van. But for those who want to be able to remove their antenna quickly, the mag mount is great.

@wmatay1 Месяц назад

I might give it a try with my Kenwood mobile gmrs radio. Thank you . WRPW422. 73

@KempOutside Месяц назад

I think you will be pleased with it. Thanks for watching!

@major__kong Месяц назад

I have this antenna but don't use it much. Not that I don't want to. I have an aluminum body F150, and the aluminum is too thin on the roof to keep this antenna from tin canning the roof under a wind load like driving. I doubt this is a problem for steel bodies. If you don't mind taking the headliner out on the aluminum vehicles, the solution is to install a doubler. Or you can try a fender mount. But on my f150 the only fender mount I could find that bolts into structure not skin on the hood tilts this antenna too far forward and would create problems under a wind load. So I only use this antenna when I'm not driving. But it works great.

@christianknight2905 Месяц назад

Check out the comet rs730 lip mount. It also front back and side to adjust...works great!

@johncseward Месяц назад

Thanks for the video! KI5VOY 73

@KempOutside Месяц назад

Thanks for watching! 73 KB8WPD

@troyd.521 Месяц назад

Have you done any real talk tests yet to see how it sounds?

@KempOutside Месяц назад

I have used it both simplex and with repeaters on 2m and 70cm ham bands. I’ve also used it with my GMRS and MURS handhelds for vehicle to vehicle coms. This gave us a big range increase over stock antennas inside the vehicles. It also gets use as my APRS antenna. My rate of reception by digipeaters doubled when I upgraded to this antenna from a Nagoya mag mount.

@c.j.deyoungiii2704 Месяц назад

Do you have a Griffon?

@KempOutside Месяц назад

Yes we do! Her name is Ellie.

@c.j.deyoungiii2704 Месяц назад

@@KempOutside that’s really cool! They are awesome buddies! my parents just put their 12 year old down. His name was Gunny. I called him Muppet. He was awesome!

@KempOutside Месяц назад

@@c.j.deyoungiii2704 she’s one of the best dogs I’ve ever had. She’s snoring on my lap while I type this. She has an independent streak but only because she knows she can get away with it. Sorry to hear about Gunny.

@unclassified63 Месяц назад

Cant find this in the uk unfortuanatly

@KempOutside Месяц назад

Sad to hear that. Amazon won’t ship it?

@unclassified63 Месяц назад

@@KempOutside i would have to order one from the usa and that would be costly as we dont sell that antenna,i will have a look at something similar.

@douglofreddo7886 Месяц назад

Nice video. Subbed. 73 from KJ4ALC

@KempOutside Месяц назад

Thanks for the sub! 73 KB8WPD

@jamesvw769 Месяц назад

Ok antenna but your mounting location is sub par with very poor performance to your left.

@BillyInvestigations Месяц назад

Works great on GMRS Simplex but WILL NOT WORK ON REPEATER CHANNELS

@josemanuel2244 19 дней назад

Is this true, why?

@KempOutside 19 дней назад

I haven’t had any trouble with this antenna either simplex or on repeaters. Are you sure you were in range or the radio was programmed correctly? Maybe the repeater you were trying to use was offline?

@randykitchleburger2780 7 дней назад

No that's absolutely untrue lol

@BillyInvestigations 6 дней назад

@KempOutside I was on Simplex antenna was perfect SWR but on all my repeater channels SWR was sky high around a 3.5 SWR 🤷 so I contacted the company they sent me a 2nd antenna & it was the same way

@randykitchleburger2780 6 дней назад

@@BillyInvestigations It's something else in your setup. I get 1:1.01SWR on simplex

@unitedstatesirie7431 Месяц назад

When the corrupt politicians shut off the cellphone towers I strongly recommend using the YAESU FT-60R handheld dual band radios. These have great performance and good reviews.

@SIGINT007 Месяц назад

Yer tinfoil hat is on a little too tight

@RE-ec7iz Месяц назад

Whoa thinking too deep in to things man , not healthy

@grigorirasputin5020 Месяц назад

@@RE-ec7iz Actually, what he suggests is not very far fetched at all. As far as the radio, I and members of my family have had several FT-60's. They all were okay at first but after a couple or three years of light to medium use, they seemed to deteriorate seriously on xmit and rcv, even when using new batteries. Yaesu had a great design, especially the bullet proof exterior but the circuitry seems to be made up of weak components.

@unitedstatesirie7431 Месяц назад

@@grigorirasputin5020 your YAESU FT-60R radios might be damaged if you are installing the wrong type of AA batteries into them. The other problem happens when the rechargeable batteries stop holding proper charge.

@unitedstatesirie7431 Месяц назад

@@RE-ec7iz are you thinking too deep wearing a seat belt in your vehicle while driving ?