Bingfu Vehicle Mobile Ham Radio Antenna Dual Band VHF UHF 136-174MHz 400-470MHz NMO Mount Magnetic Base Low Profile Antenna PL259 Male Connector for Car Truck Amateur/Marine VHF Radio

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I pick up so much more chatter around town on GMRS, FRS, MURS, 2m, 1.25m HAM than any other budget antenna that I tried before & it transmits far better too !The SWR tested a little high at 3 but I don't care because in actual use, I got a report from a dude saying that I was coming in perfectly clear through a Repeater 17 miles away in heavily wooded Pennsylvania on a 10 watt handheld Radio that I have mounted in the car :)

I got around 3.5 miles of range in the mountains of Colorado. My only complaint is the cable is a bit too long for my application.

Great unit

The magnetic mount was great. Held well on my truck cab. The ghost antenna also went on nicely, but the SWR was terrible. From 9-10. The connection to the radio had a center pin that looked like it was made of solder, instead of a pin. I also tested with some HT's, and they had about the same succes. With my usual signal stick, I could reach the repeater. With this ghost antenna, I could only send very good static. I also received some static with replies of: "Who is trying to connect?" / "Please stop" / "I think someone out there is trying to connect and failing miserably".As an informed consumer, I feel I should mention I tested this all with GMRS equipment only. I do not have a HAM or SPAM license, nor do I have a license to drive the truck I have. I do have a GMRS license, and GMRS is only what I tested.

This cost me $25 for the antenna and mount. In the antenna world, that's not much at all, and you should expect to get what you pay for. This is both good and bad.The antenna itself works ok. It absolutely beats sitting in my vehicle with a Nagoya NA-711G screwed into my hand-held. Its consistency and audio quality wasn't as good as the MXTA12 and MXTA26 I replaced it with though. There was also a popcorn sound on GMRS channels, but it was liveable, and wasn't present 100% of the time.The magnet is strong enough so that the low profile antenna will stay in place on your roof. If you move up to a larger, heavier antenna, you're going to want to upgrade your mount to something with a wider base, and a stronger magnet. The MXTA12 was a good replacement for me.Basically, if you're on a budget, this isn't a bad buy, and it's better than trying to use your hand-held's antenna from inside your vehicle.Now the bad.The PL259 connector cracked at the tip. There's a tiny piece of metal that's missing, about half of the very tip of the connector, and I can't find it. It doesn't seem to be stuck in any of my adapters, so I don't know if it broke during use, or was like that when it showed up.The magnet doesn't have any kind of silicone cover, so I suspect that over time, it would have worn away at my paint.I've replaced it with something else, but continue to use it for SDR scanning, and GMRS reception from my office. Stuck it on a 9" pie pan, and it does an ok job.

Arrived late but good antenna.

GMRS/UHF only. Works surprisingly well compared to my Diamond high gain antenna. Tuned for UHF. No good on VHF - high SWR.