I am looking to put this on my uv82. Should this work much better than the stock antenna?
1156145
Absolutely. This is much much better than the stock "rubber duck" antenna. I didn't measure anything exactly before and after, but I would estimate this antenna more than doubled my range.
1156146
Yes, I run this antenna and it's amazing. In my car on long drives I hook my UV-82 to an external Nagoya magnet mount. But yea, the 14" antenna is way better.
1205814
Absolutely and it makes a big difference. If you ever list to the Commercial FM for music and news, going to this antenna makes listening a whole lot easier. Noisy distant FM station come in sometime full quieting. Well worth the price. If you later want to get the UV-B5 or UV-B6 the same antenna will fit them. I have 5R, B5, & B6.
1583030
The performance will be better than using the internal pull up whip antenna, because it is longer your going to pull in more channels on shortwave and bring in weaker signals better. It will be a definite improvement
1338213
not sure. I still need to get a wire to hook it all up. According to the R/C guy it should be good beyond line of sight with an aftermarket antenna.
1128659
It works on all bands. Antenna's are a pretty complex subject (I'm sure you've looked them up and seen that) but it worked for us on many, some far from 87.0 =) And if you go to get a different antenna, so you know, I don't know if they updated the product image to show this, but the antenna connector is threaded bnc, not the standard one.
1115265
I have just used the antenna that came with my radio and it has worked fine. I make sure that the antenna is straight and fastened at a height that is higher than the radio. And be sure that the antenna is pushed in as far as it can.
2269374
It is odd. That antenna falls outside the Amateur bands for the 220 MHZ part of the spectrum. You'll find in operation the radio works fine on 2 meters, but not well at all on 220. There's nothing wrong with the radio. Just get yourself a replacement antenna. In fact get yourself a tri-band antenna. I know someone who did and it has worked just fine. This is a case of Baofeng not giving you a good stock antenna again. Try a Jet Stream or Comet antenna. Good luck!!!
608062
The stock antenna works good but I believe you will be satisfied with another antenna. I just ordered another one to try to see which I like better.
509797
This is a deep fringe antenna it works great as for your answer that depends on 1 fact are you going to use a signal amp (mast mount) ? That is how I use mine I,am in the RED zone it helps to have a mast mount amp if or when you do,nt need it turn it off it used for more distance towers hope this helps also go to solid signal WEB sight inter your zip this will also help your needs this antenna is a great antenna for the money should by all means do great for you!
488685
I use this radio in the village and jungle in central America and as I stated, I use a copper wire piece as added antenna and I get 2 channels out of 6 stations. I would say, it compares good, because when I rent a car, it also only gets 2 stations in the village.As a side note, I'm going to cut the antenna to the last/thickest section of the antenna and add a car antenna to the top of that. This should be perfect as it would give me a 3 foot antenna, instead of the OEM 12 inch antenna.
1384407
I do not know allot about antennas. But I did not get this one to work. I spent 100 dollars at best but and now I am very happy. This could be because I just got one of the bad ones.
771903
Yes, it works and is very amazing at the preformance over the stock antenna. You will see the difference immediately.
1906609
It depends on what you want to listen and transmit on. UV82x is great for local law enforcement. UV82 is for the upper band of military and FEMA channels. Other than that the antennas are different. That is the difference.
1086375
Hi Railson....I do not understand your question, "Higher gain antennas recommendations ?"....could you please clarify. Thank you Chris
2158622
Then don't by aftermarket. Buy "OEM" parts which means Original Equipment Manufacturer. I can't be sure what will or will not work for your car. What works for mine, may not work for you. OEM parts however are not aftermarket. They came from the same place your original antenna did, which should be a better fit for you. I hope this helps.
230906
I would say so. Mine came packaged in the box with plastic and ties too. Return it or exchange it. My radio works great. Just last night I was able to connect with someone 400 miles away using a repeater frequency. I was amazed and shocked at the same time. Of course the signal didn't last very long, but it worked. I was using the stock antenna too. I just ordered the 771 antenna yesterday.
520886
Better audio quality and durability. Good radio for the money, get a aftermarket antenna, stock is not so good.