ABBREE SMA-Female Dual Band 144/430Mhz Foldable 72CM/28.3 Inch Length CS Tactical Antenna for Baofeng UV-5R BF-F8HP Pro 5RM 5RH PRO GPS K5PLUS GM21 UV-21R AR-152 Quansheng UV-K5 Ham Two Way Radio

I am a GMRS band user a/ Ham Radio operator / retired radiotelecommunications engineer with more than 4 decades RF experience in HF/VHF/UHF handhelds , mobile and base stations designs. At 70 cm ham band (440 MHz) , WSR from this antenna goes way up and has lower efficiency than other handheld stock antennae. There is a lot of misconception and worries about antenna WSR comments/reviews here. SWR (Standing Wave Ratio) It's a measure of transmitter RF power transfer from the radio to the antenna but NOT an antenna irradiation measure! You can get an ideal WSR 1:1 radio (full transmitter power transfer) connecting a dummy load resistor of 50 ohms ( 52 ohm ) but you will have absolutely 0.00!! radiowaves irradiation from that! So stop looking and worrying about the WSR from any antenna . Let say :if the WSR is below 3.5 (30% reflected power) the handheld radio antenna is good .All handhelds transmitters are designed to withstand at least 6.0:1 SWR (same cases 10:1) before the RF power transistors/ antenna switching diodes burn out due to internal temp. hot spots .With the same wsr ratio , let say 1.5..the longer antenna means more signal irradiation and at the receiving location!!!..And also it is better a longer antenna with reasonable SWR than a stock antenna with 1:1 ratio . I already tested this tactical antenna with Baofeng V-1 GMRS radio and using a basic signal strength analog meter got 70% more signal at 10 ft from the antenna than the Baofeng stock antenna. Did the same test at the UHF ham band (440 MHz) with another Baofeng uv-82 and got mediocre results. An additional benefit to me is that I can carry the my radio as a fishing rod due to the long isolated and rugged antenna base mount. My conclusion: Will use it at GMRS not at Ham bands

A bit of a novelty but it does boost range, so it is a good buy for me. It will help my ARES work. Quality is good, but not spectacular. Size is unwieldy, but it kind of has to be.

I swapped my stock antenna for this one and haven’t looked back. Great performance all around but sort of cumbersome space wise. I’d suggest running a lead from your radio to a vest or backpack to help with this. It unfolds to over 3x its folded length and stores easily. A must have for anyone looking to boost their radio performance.

We rarely look at our HT antennas with an antenna analyzer. I’ve always just thought a good name brand longer than the rubber duck was probably good. Today I used a Rig Expert analyzer to see for sure. WOW. As the photos show, this antenna had an SWR of nearly 1:1 on VHF. Impedance is great. But the really big thing is the efficiency indicated by the “RL” (Return Loss) of 28.6 dB. I have put a lot of portable HF antennas on the analyzer and have rarely seen efficiency this good. For comparison the 16 inch Diamond quarter wave antenna I checked at the same sitting had an SWR of only 3.6 and an “RL” of only 4.9. (About 0.4% as efficient as this antenna.) The rubber duck the HT came with had an SWR >10 and an “RL” of 0.6. I tested each of these antennas while hiking (posted online) and this 28 inch Abbree was the CLEAR winner with much better transmit and receive to a repeater. Since then I’ve used this antenna during about 200 miles of hiking in an area with repeater coverage and it has become my standard hiking HT antenna. Highly recommended.

Attached to my scanner radio and instantly got more "hits" as it scanned......and those stronger frequencies became stronger still It's a good deal for the low price paid. I used the washer to fill the "gap" between the antenna and antenna mount and didn't experience any of the issues other reviewers did and resulted in secure fit since the washer is rubber and has some grip. Easy. I used it on UV-5R radio and it extended its range.

With the stock antenna on my Baofeng UV-82HP, I was able to hit two repeaters from my motel in the Smokies. With the Abbree antenna, I reached a third repeater. Same thing at my cabin in Indiana. I chose the 28 inch version because these antennas are just a bit heavy, and I didn't want to stress the connector on my radio. For now, I'm leaving the antenna stretched out. It's easy to store behind the back seat on a road trip. Of course, if you take it on a hike, you'll want to fold it for packing. I'd recommend only putting it on the radio while you're using it. It's too cumbersome otherwise. It comes with a rubber gasket, but it fit snugly on my radio without the gasket. Just snug any antenna down, though; never over-torque.

I purchased this antenna and connected it to my Kenwood D74. I live 15 floors above ground level and called into a local VHF repeater that is about 8 km away with all of the downtown high rises etc. in the way. Another local amateur, about 6 km away agreed to provide me with qualitative reports on my signal quality and strength. Firstly I tried a good Diamond tri-band antenna on VHF then I switched to the ABREE 72 cm antenna. I was told that off of the repeater my signal was better with the ABREE from the repeater. When he listened on the transmit frequency for my signal directly from the ABREE vs the Diamond antenna the ABREE far outshone the Diamond antenna. My HT gave no indication of high SWR or other problematic issues when transmitting and only the normally expected temperature change of the HT occured. da VA3NIE

Antena fantástica para walkie baofeng. Mejora capacidad de escucha y transmisión aparte de la estética militar.

Die Antenne ist schön lang und lässt sich auf die Hälfte reduzieren mit Halterung gute Handhabung

Make a slim jim they said. Carry a long arse pole or find a tree they said. Screw that buy an ABBREE and CAll on S20 you never know someone might reply. FYI THese are better than stock and look great to none Hams

Antena de gran ganancia en vhf y uhf. Incluso para capturar señales satelitales