Please help w-881 or SRH-771

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Please help w-881 or SRH-771

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Need a new airband antenna for on the radio and is there much difference between these ?

Watson w-881
Diamond RH-771 or SRH-771

Or just a case of buy the cheapest, will be buying for radioworld or waters & stanton

Many thanks in advance
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If you just want general receive, and don't intend to transmit it looks like the Watson?

However, there is a 'tuned' air-band model... http://www.radioworld.co.uk/w-901_airba ... al_antenna

Or , second hand for a tenner!

http://www.radioworld.co.uk/generate_pr ... id=1607310
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Many thanks yeah its just for RX
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hmmm out of stock on the new one and I can't find the used option

Found it..out of stock also

Got one new from ebay waters & stanton bargain shop £10.95 free postage
Many thanks for the help
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Hi got the Diamond RH-771 and Watson W-901 both do an excellent job on the airbands.

Regards Lino.
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901 very good for airband.
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I got a Diamond RH-771 from radioworld for £12.95 very happy at that price.
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Just for the record, what radio are you putting it on?
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I am using a Yaesu VR-120
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Skirge wrote:hmmm out of stock on the new one and I can't find the used option

Found it..out of stock also

Got one new from ebay waters & stanton bargain shop Refus de Crédit £10.95 free postage
Many thanks for the help
Well, it looks like you like it. Plus, it's not very expensive.
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