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Review on Bingfu Dual Band VHF UHF 136-174MHz 400-470MHz Ham Radio Antenna (2 Pack) Handheld Two Way Radio Magnetic Base SMA Female Antenna For Kenwood Wouxun BaoFeng BF-F8HP UV-5R UV-82 BF-888S Walkie Talkie by Jeremy Black

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Reasonable Price

I am using this antenna on a Baofeng UV5R set up as a mobile phone in my truck. This is an improvement over any portable antenna you can put on it. I was able to use it to successfully talk to a repeater 9 miles away with a lot of terrain in between here and there. I can't even turn on this repeater unless I'm using my Nagoya UT72 antenna. I have a fake 771 antenna, which is great but I can't get a reliable connection to the repeater with it (just a note, I'm not trying to use 771 from a car). I wanted something cheap that I could pack on my work truck and get around without feeling bad about being abused. It meets all requirements. I checked the SWR and it's a bit high at my target frequency. True, this is less than the stated amount. Claimed SWR I think I need to make it a little longer to get great SWR at the frequency I want to use. It should be fun to tinker with. Everyone says the magnet sucks but mine is decent (actually I bought two of these and they're both good). I put it on an old truck so maybe it's a slightly flatter mounting surface with thicker steel than other people, but I can bend it about 60 degrees before it breaks, which is quite a bit, and I doubt the wind will do that to it. Also, I only saw one review that mentioned that it comes with pre-cut double sided tape for the bottom. If there's a problem with the magnet, I'm sure the tape will come in handy and keep it there perfectly. I don't know what else you would want for $10. I don't think I can buy 10ft of coax, a piece of steel wire and a base for that amount. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy that's quite a lot and I doubt the wind will do that to it. Also, I only saw one review that mentioned that it comes with pre-cut double sided tape for the bottom. If there's a problem with the magnet, I'm sure the tape will come in handy and keep it there perfectly. I don't know what else you would want for $10. I don't think I can buy 10ft of coax, a piece of steel wire and a base for that amount. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy that's quite a lot and I doubt the wind will do that to it. Also, I only saw one review that mentioned that it comes with pre-cut double sided tape for the bottom. If there's a problem with the magnet, I'm sure the tape will come in handy and keep it there perfectly. I don't know what else you would want for $10. I don't think I can buy 10ft of coax, a piece of steel wire and a base for that amount. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy I only saw one review that mentioned that it comes with pre-cut double sided tape for the bottom. If there's a problem with the magnet, I'm sure the tape will come in handy and keep it there perfectly. I don't know what else you would want for $10. I don't think I can buy 10ft of coax, a piece of steel wire and a base for that amount. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy I only saw one review that mentioned that it comes with pre-cut double sided tape for the bottom. If there's a problem with the magnet, I'm sure the tape will come in handy and keep it there perfectly. I don't know what else you would want for $10. I don't think I can buy 10ft of coax, a piece of steel wire and a base for that amount. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy I don't know what else you would want for $10. I don't think I can buy 10ft of coax, a piece of steel wire and a base for that amount. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy I don't know what else you would want for $10. I don't think I can buy 10ft of coax, a piece of steel wire and a base for that amount. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy for a piece of steel wire and a base for something close to it. Keep your expectations in check and it's a good buy

Pros
  • Compatible with: WOUXUN KG-689 KG-689 PLUS KG-669 KG-669 PLUS KG-659 KG-699E KG-UVD1 Ham Radio; WEIERWEI VEV-3288S VEV-6288 VEV-3288 radio amateur; QUANSHENG TG-K4AT TG-2AT TG-45AT TG-42AT TG-22AT TG-25AT TG-UV Radio amateurs;
Cons
  • So far so good