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πŸ“‘ enhance your communication with retevis walkie talkie antenna – dual band 144/430mhz sma-f soft whip antenna for retevis rt5r rt29 baofeng bf-f8hp uv-5r 888s 2 way radio (1 pack) logo

πŸ“‘ Enhance Your Communication with Retevis Walkie Talkie Antenna – Dual Band 144/430Mhz SMA-F Soft Whip Antenna for Retevis RT5R RT29 Baofeng BF-F8HP UV-5R 888S 2 Way Radio (1 Pack) Review

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AntennaRadio
BrandRetevis
ColorBlack
Impedance50 Ohm

Description of πŸ“‘ Enhance Your Communication with Retevis Walkie Talkie Antenna – Dual Band 144/430Mhz SMA-F Soft Whip Antenna for Retevis RT5R RT29 Baofeng BF-F8HP UV-5R 888S 2 Way Radio (1 Pack)

Pretty good construction; use ABS material and heat shrinkable sleeve; the whip is flexible and will not break when deformed. SMA-F flexible antenna; length is approx 39cm/15.4inch. Gain 2.15db; max power 20W; it helps to boost both transmit and receive. This two way radio whip antenna will get the full potential out of your radio; work well with most brand walkie talkies like Baofeng UV-5R Retevis RT-5R RT5 RT-5RV Arcshell AR-5 and more. With max rang of frequency 144-430Mhz; widely application field such as mountaineering hiking camping and so on.

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Revainrating 1 out of 5

Disappointing - Portable Audio Video

First of all, who packs the antenna by folding it almost in half and putting it in an envelope. It wasn't Revane's fault. It was obvious that the original manufacturer/distributor did this. Revane had just slipped a sealed envelope into one of them. Didn't take any shape when opened. He is lethargic and leans to one side. Looks very cheap. Still wanting to try it, I hooked it up to my Yaesu dual band handheld. Didn't manage to hit that many repeaters. One of the repeaters (about 30 miles away)…

Pros
  • Flexible SMA-F antenna; Length approx. 39 cm
Cons
  • Expensive

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Increases the range of your UV-5R

This device extends the range of your UV-5R by several kilometers. I live in a fairly dense urban area with a lot of obstructions and electrical interference. With the standard rubber duck, my UV-5R was able to hit better placed repeaters within a radius of about fifteen miles (tall towers, tall buildings, hilltops, etc.) but could not hit less well placed repeaters more than ten miles away. miles or something. even less. Just adding this antenna has extended that range to many "lower power"…

Pros
  • Pretty good build; Use ABS material and heat shrink tube; The whip is flexible and will not break when deformed
Cons
  • Crumpled

Revainrating 5 out of 5

It's hard to be disappointed - actually impossible.

When I bought this antenna it was not working properly. It was worse than the rubber ducky that came with my radio. I gave it a bad rating and wrote it off as a bad buy on my part. The seller was very insistent on fixing the problem and I was very insistent on writing it off and letting it go. For the price it wasn't worth the hassle. I received an unsolicited replacement antenna in the mail today. It differs slightly in appearance and model number. It is actually a different antenna. It works…

Pros
  • Gain 2.15dB; maximum power 20W; this helps improve transmission and reception
Cons
  • Something else