Bingfu Dual Band VHF UHF 136-520MHz 18.5 inch Foldable CS Tactical SMA Female Ham Radio Antenna for Wouxun Baofeng BF-F8HP UV-5R UV-82 BF-888S GT-3 Handheld Ham Two Way Radio Walkie Talkie

It fits and it works - what more is there to say?

First of all I want to start by saying that this antenna does work, the range with it on my Kenwood NX210 portable is great, people with their vehicle mobile radios could hear me better from a longer distance but there is one minor detail that is keeping me to continue using this antenna on the NX210, the base of the antenna is a bit thick and it rests up against the channel knob, I had to remove the channel knob to thread on the antenna, if I want to use the antenna, I’d have to find a skinny knob that would work, I’ll see if the antenna would interfere with the knob on an older Kenwood portable.As I have mentioned, the antenna does work.

I am rather disappointed that it does not properly fit my Baofeng UV-21R, as I was hoping that the "ect." [etc.] at the end of the Baofeng list covered this radio. But, as you can see, it leaves a sizable gap due to the fat base of the antenna and the design of the housing on the radio. Not even the included spacers will fix the issue. Plus, there is some question as to whether the center conductor is probably connected.It does fit my UV-5R, as advertised, and it also fits my TYT UV-390 with an adapter. So, not a complete loss.As far as I could see, the description did not mention the diameter of the base, which is 3/4" or 19.14mm. Make sure your radio housing will accommodate that size of a base.Otherwise, it appears, in my short 45 minutes with this antenna, that it is well constructed. Only time will tell.

Once installed on my Baofeng handheld Ham radio, this thing looks a lot longer than it is. Yet I have gotten stellar signal reports from people I communicate with - even pulling in clean transmissions in areas that are usually scratchy when using my other antennas. Last night I was able to connect with a repeater station about 14 miles away with this Bingfu. Signal report, once again, was very good.Definitely worth the money!

antenna is exactly what they describe. It mounts fine to my baofeng or my gmrs radio. I pulled the cap off and looked inside. It looks like wire foil mesh tubing which is how it can fold. If you are flipping it open and shut a lot (it works fine folded) it could fray, but for most of us, it will hold up just fine. I've picked up repeaters several miles away.

Product is exactly as described. The rubber on the base is a bit thick, and I needed to trim a small amount of the edge of it to keep it from interfering with a control button atop my Baofeng DM-X that I bought it for. But as far as I am concerned, that is a minor issue.The major issue, of course, is functionality, and this antenna delivers admirably. I'm glad I bought it!

This is probably the single worst performing antenna I own for my GMRS radios. It gets VERY weak reception on NOAA weather frequencies & Air Band frequencies too. 2" solid wound, 6", 9" & 15" rubber antennas all get MUCH better reception. If you want to look tacti-cool, this may be the antenna for you. If you want good radio performance, there are better options out there that are much less cumbersome to work with.

This antenna seemed to work good. I left it in my truck during the summer and it must have got to hot because the heat shrink wrapping got soft and the metal in the antenna cracked and ripped the heat shrinking...gonna say it's not that durable.