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Review on ๐Ÿ“ถ High-Performance Foldable Tactical Antenna 18.7 inch with SMA-Female Connector for UV-5R, UV-82, BF-F8HP, UV-5R V2+ Plus, BF-F9 V2+ Two Way Radios - Dual Band VHF/UHF (136-174MHz, 400-480MHz) by Greg Anderson

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Terrible SWR, cheap design, worse performance than standard Baofeng antenna

I tested this with my VNA and it performed worse than the stock Baofeng, Nagoya and even the stock rubber ducky Anytone. The SWR was 11:1 throughout the specified range (see image), so I was able to transfer into a piece of cheese as well. Cheap construction, the top was ripped off (did they even give me a new one?) and you can see it's just a pair of cut tape measures wrapped in shrink wrap. whose metal properties are very different from those found in typical HT antennas. The Mirkit sticker was also lost or melted.

Pros
  • โœ”๏ธComfortable use of Baofeng radio! The Baofeng Tactical Antenna has an adjustable gooseneck, which is very foldable and flexible!
Cons
  • There are other interesting options.