radtelSMA-Female Antenna Aviation Band 108-136Mhz Compatible with Baofeng Kenwood Radtel RT-490 RT-890 RT-590 RT-470 RT-470X A36 Plus UV-K5 TD-H3 and More

It works fine with my radio RT-730. Had too work on straighten it as it came coiled up. Fits snug and wobbly a bit has flexibility. It's not much different to one came with it. But since used it none stop talking it picks up signals easily. As see in pic bars full.

This antenna drags the signal in better than the supplied standard antenna, well made and fits well, Amazon delivered on time, very happy.

good for price paid thx

Tested on my VNA and it seems really well tuned so very happy

Sorry, but this antenna is rubbish. It looks pretty but It is not remotely resonant at the air band frequency range. It is 35cm long. It may have a loading coil at the base? Though it’s sealed up so cannot be sure.Yes of course it works a good bit better than the very short standard dual band VHF/UHF antennas supplied with the Quanshengs etc, simply because it is a longer. But to those who say it’s great, please just go try a simple home made quarter wave whip antenna (which actually gives around 3-5db more gain than this trash). It is disappointing that the supposed frequency range is not even printed on it (pretty obvious why not though). I don’t know what frequency this antenna was designed for (if indeed it was *designed* at all). To sell it as a specific air band one is an incorrect description IMHO. I hate giving negative reviews but it has to be said. Way better ones are available. I should have sent it straight back but it was too late when I tested it properly.

As others have said the antenna was packed coiled up. The original antenna sleeve is straight but somewhere along the line the sleeve gets coiled up and stuffed into a small bag before being shipped. Upon opening it is obviously not straight. I imagine that if I expend enough time and effort I may be able to straighten it somewhat, but I'm not happy about this. BTW I did notice that this antenna is exactly half the price of the Retevis RHD771, which I also own, and which is correctly packed uncoiled; also, the two look identical in a side by side comparison, apart from the company names. As for quality and performance. I couldn't tell you as I've only just started my err Ham Radio Journey.

Well made works well

Works for me. Signals up by 2 bars on average.