📡 Bingfu NMO Dual Band VHF UHF Mobile Ham Radio Antenna 136-174MHz 400-470MHz Lip Mount with 16.5 ft RG58 Cable and UHF PL259 Male Connector for Car Truck Amateur Radio Ham Mobile Radio Review

For installation on a camper ladder without a metal roof. Had a similar but more expensive comet antenna that had poor reflection at 2m. I can't say anything about the range, but my radio won't burn out.

I am somewhat disappointed with this antenna. Judging by its geometry, I was expecting around 5dB of gain at 450MHz. It is very inferior to the old Comet tri-band mobile antenna I have for comparison. The quality seems to be good. It offers acceptable agreement at 146 and 450 MHz. Unfortunately, the increase is not enough for my needs.

Mounted on an NMO mount on a 5ft x 5ft truck metal roof, this is the correct groundplane. The SWR was 2.5 or higher on the 2M and 440 UHF bands. The whip is too short. I replaced a similar but longer rod from another dual band 2m/440 ham band antenna. This is advertised as a ham radio antenna but it isn't or it should be pointed out that to be successful it is placed over a lousy ground plane. The black pin in the picture attached to the base caused an SWR below 1.7 on both bands with a good…