Review on 📻 SMA209J Stubby Soft 3-inch Dual Band Ham Radio Transceiver Antenna for Baofeng, Wouxun by Michael Crossman

I bought one of these for my Alinco DJ-500T and I love it. This allows my setup to fit in my jacket pocket without having to keep it on my side all the time, and even when it's on my side the radio is clearly visible. I even get people asking what this setup is just because radio is fun with it! It accommodates my local relays and I can have small simplex chats. Not intended for long-distance use, but having local repeaters programmed into your rig means you don't have to worry about too many simplexes or getting help in an emergency. The only thing I'm concerned about is the quality of the rubberized case, but for the price if it lasts a year or two I might buy another one. never mind Another thing to look out for is the connector type - they sell SMA209 and SMA209J. If you have an Alinco or some ICOMs they have an SMA connector. I also have a Yaesu VX-7R and it has a regular SMA jack - in this case buy a SMA209 for Yaesu.