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KB1OTH · Joined: 03 Sep 2007 Posts: 1

I'm going to order the ICOM 2200H 2m 65watt radio and a Diamond antenna mount for my SUV, but I'm not sure as to what antenna I should get. Im looking at:

Maldol AX-75 30" (says rated for 60watts... will work ok with 65?)
Maldol CA-107B 29" antenna (rated 100watts)
Comet SBB-5 38" antenna (rated 120 watts)

Im getting a dual band antenna so i can use it with my FT-60R (and adapter) and they are shorter than single 2m band antennas (hight is an issue due to the roof mount on SUV) I like the fact that the AX-75 and SBB-5 have foldover but i wouldn't want anything higher than 38"

can you help? I'm also open to suggestions for radios as well. Budget is $300