Bingfu Vehicle Mobile Ham Radio Antenna with Ground Planes Dual Band VHF UHF 136-174MHz 400-470MHz Magnetic Base Mount Soft Whip Antenna PL259 Male Connector for Car Amateur Radio Marine VHF Radio

Out of all the antenna's I have tested so far (on UHF mainly, GMRS and adjacent frequencies) this one has had the best reception and best transmit range. I bought Nagoya UT-72G's on the recommendation(s) of "experienced" Ham's/GMRS operators and nothing wrong with the Nagoya(s) the receive was almost on par with these but the transmit was just not there. And I am testing in an urban environment that has Buildings, Trees, and elevation changes all over the place (some times not noticeable but can be a 20-80ft difference in just a 7-8 mile radius.) These have me and my test partner getting clear transmit and receive at good spots up to 8 miles away in simplex communication. Repeater work is child's play. Hitting one of the Tri State areas premier GMRS Repeaters literally from 52 miles away as if we were right next to it. If you are looking for a very good antenna that handles UHF and VHF very well in your car or in your home (just make sure you place it on a ground plane like an Air Conditioner or a cast iron pan) this antenna will get in the work.

While I was a bit skeptical about this before I bought it, it tuned out to be a perfect addition to my radio. This antenna alone more than doubled the range of my EF Johnson 5100 radio. It is a perfect addition to my setup.

Rx and Tx is better than any HT antenna. Main whip is easily tunable with a turn screw and included hex tool. You can also trim the 3 short ground plane rods to whatever frequency you want to transmit on mostly or just not install the ground plane part at all if you don't need it, (if it is stuck to your metal car, that is the ground plane so no need for the 3 extra bits). The 3 little antennas attach to a modular part so it can be removed completely if not needed. Magnet is strong. It is much more sturdy and metal than those little garbage ones with the twist in them that break in a week. It comes with adapters for your baofeng or tidradio. You can even skip the mag mount and plug it right in to your HT for even better Rx and Tx (This is where you want the 3 little antennas as there is no ground plane if you plug it straight in to the HT with no mount or cable). The coax is also nice and thick and won't break when I shut my car door on it (I might still cover it with a little tape for friction reasons). Pretty decent materials and construction actually for the price. I may recommend taking the rubber bottom off and filling the inside with hot glue or something just to seal everything and secure connections. It hits repeaters in a very busy area with 1.5 watts from at least 10 miles when mounted on a car when you have it tuned. I feel like it could do 40 or 50 miles to a repeater no problem from a hill with a "10 watt" HT.

Works well with low SWR over 2 meter band (that’s all I have used it for)

Works great! With 2 m band side rods the SWR is close to 1 on UHF and 1.5 on VHF. The antenna gives SWR close to 1 at around 150 MHz on VHF. But works really good. I am happy with the purchase.

I was looking for a quick cheap temporary 2 meter antenna. Wow. This thing is really well built ans the base radials really make a tremendous difference as I do not always have it on a metal surface which otherwise would provide a good ground plane. So I have it on a book shelf indoors and it works amazingly well due to the three base radials. Quality is jolly good and I have no complaints. The cable quality is fine and the PL259 connector is of quality. This was supposed to be a temporary solution, but it is now going to serve long term. My recommendation speaking as a ham who has been doing this since Marconi's days...just buy it. You'll be happy and amazed. Five stars !

At first this antenna seemed quite nice. I put the longer radials on it and used it indoors for 2m 440 hand held and a 2m mobile rig. Swr lower on 440, but approaching 3 in the 2m band but whip doesn’t have the extra length to adjust to lower the resonant frequency. So it’s useable, but not great.HOWEVER, after using it a while, I started to notice that it was a bit loose where the antenna part screws to the base. Then I noticed my receive strength on local repeater was low, and Swr jumped way up. Thank goodness I had the Swr meter in line! I had to rip the felt off the bottom to access 5he wires inside, and found that the looseness of the connector had allowed it to rotate slightly, and that actually broke off the center conductor. In repairing it, I found the center conductor is not copper but rather copper plated steel. Also, the braid was soldered to the threaded area of the connector as opposed to a lug, so a large soldering iron is needed to reflow solder there when repairing. There is no lock washer to hold the nut tight, so the only thing that keeps it from coming undone is the oversized D shaped hole that the connector mounts in. Well if that nut isn’t tightened really tight, the connector can rotate back and forth and break the center conductor. I used some red thread lock and a socket to really tighten it up, and soldered it back together. Gotta put some hot glue in there around the cable to duplicate the factory strain relief. Don’t have the nice felt bottom any more. I do see now that I could have just cut the center part inside the magnet out for a neater repair.So in short, seems like a good antenna, though not tunable for low Swr. Made with cheap cable and prone to breakage. Once that center conductor is detached, radio is transmitting with no antenna. Not sure how fast you need to notice this before radio finals burn out…

Just as good if not, better than Nagoya. The magnet ist going to slip and won't scratch the paint do to the velveteen pad. Two ground plane sets for UHF and VHF. Got one for my buddy and we reach five miles in the foot hills of Appalachia running 5w handhelds