Anyone currently have one of these? The last one I had was from the mid-90's and it SUCKED. But here it is 20 years later and I need a short antenna on top of a SUV to fit in the garage and the parking garage at work. I currently have a Comet SBB-5 - my second one - and it has started to rust! I can't find anything on the internet about Comet antennas and rust protection, but I know my last SBB-5 didn't rust and I ran that antenna for 5+ years in Northern New York.
I want to switch from the SBB-5's because for some reason Comet makes them so they don't screw down flush to the roof on the NMO mount - I'm sure they know by now that they don't got all of the way down the NMO mount. So if anyone has one I would like a report on how well they really work when you're a distance away from the repeaters and if they screw all of the way down the NMO mounts.
Thanks in advance.
Mike
I want to switch from the SBB-5's because for some reason Comet makes them so they don't screw down flush to the roof on the NMO mount - I'm sure they know by now that they don't got all of the way down the NMO mount. So if anyone has one I would like a report on how well they really work when you're a distance away from the repeaters and if they screw all of the way down the NMO mounts.
Thanks in advance.
Mike