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Pros & Cons
Cons
The original stubby antennas actually perform better than this triband. The retractable version is not so good imho.
Comet ht224 tri-band antennas were ordered. The lip is much too small to fit down inside the radio. This is in the seriously damage your transceiver range.
Though dependable and effective, they are, in my view, overrated and expensive. Big issue is the swr. After buying three different nagoya antennas and non of them with swr below 2.
Highlights
Quality
It feels robust and wellmade perfect for outdoor use
Antenna is very well built the gain is as stated heavy duty
If you want to improve your rxtx quality on your radio this is it
Some will sell you knock offs this was authentic
Price
As just a fm noaa backuptactical receiver its amazing well worth the price imo
It is everything you would expect from a radio under the 100 mark
Shipping
It has great send and receive on my baofengs
The bundle i received was as described it shipped reasonably quickly
Packaging/appearance
I knew it would be a good product very happy with shipping time and good packaging keeping it all together and safe
Competitiveness
I have tested several other antennas sold on amazon designed for gmrs frequencies and this one is hands down the best antenna i... Read More
The nagoya na771 144440 is a great alternative and the txrx coverage is very noticeble
I swapped the stock 34rubber duck34 antenna on my handheld with this antenna and i am at least picking up noaa much much better
The range and signalnoise ratio is better with this antenna than the stock antenna that came with my baofeng radio
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- This product had a total of 17,726 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 26 2024.
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Tried it on gmrs and murs radios wouxun 805 series
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Did not see any obvious improvement over the stock antennas
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But this antenna is functional
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I live out in the country so picking up signals is not easy
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I swapped the stock 34rubber duck34 antenna on my handheld with this antenna and i am at least picking up noaa much much better
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Most handheld antennas are at best a compromise
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Used swr meter and found swr 205 to one accross the 2 meter band
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As is normal for this type of antenna 70cm is about 1
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