I've wondered this same thing. I hate lugging this big antenna around. It's probably the same... I never got out as far as my battery would take me with the small one, but I have with the maxx. It's a security blanket I guess? lol
Here is my case that with a little modification fit dbs2 without removing it. Nanuk 945. It's big and there is still room to modify for more goodies.View attachment 65518