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On the Tram antennas, make sure you seal the connections well where it screws together, like someone else said, they're notorious for water getting in. However, they do perform well for low cost if you just seal everything up. You might want to consider one of the smaller "one piece" models. They don't have quite as much gain, but they are no seams for water to enter. Tram, Comet, and Diamond all have about the same selection.
On 2 meters, I've done simplex as far as 85 miles (to a mountain-top station) with my roof mounted J-Pole. On 6 meter FM, I've done even better with my Cushcraft Ringo.
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