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Stationmaster vs. Comet

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Hello everybody. It's been a while since I posted last and I hope everybody is
doing well.

I have 2 GMRS base antennas and I'm not quite sure which one would be
considered "The better" of the two.

Antenna 1 is an authentic Stationmaster II 201-7N 450-470mhz, 7.1dbi, 8.3'
Antenna 2 is a Comet CA-712EFC 460-470mhz, 9db, 10.5'

I'm currently using the Comet antenna because I had it before I got the Stationmaster.
I have to say that I'm very happy with the Comet. My previous antenna was an Ed Fong and
personally, I could never understand why people raved over those antennas because mine
just plain old, sucked compared to the Comet. I was quite surprised at the 9db that Comet
claimed this antenna does.

So my real question is; which of these 2 antennas would be considered the better of the 2?
If I did swap out the Comet and put up the Stationmaster, would I see a noticeable difference?
Would I see the difference in Tx or Rx or both?
Thank you
Jim
 
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The stationmaster by a longshot. But, all the stationmaster antennas I have had are tuned much tighter than 450 to 470.
Mainly being a commercial antenna and specifically tuned for repeater/duplexers.
Nothing wrong with the comet though, just not the industrial grade.
 
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The Comet CA-712EFC does fine for my repeater antenna....but this is just a hobby for me. Good luck!
WRXU693
James
 
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