Quad Band Mobile Radio Antenna 10m/6m/2m/70cm 29MHZ/50MHZ/144MHZ/430MHZ for YAESU FT-8900R TYT TH-9800 QYT KT-980 Plus KT-8900 KT-7900D

The antenna works great as a whole, and constructed very well.However, the srink wrap that comes with the antenna is not of a good enough quality to stop the antenna from folding over at its break point.

The antenna appears to be well made. No instructions are provided about how to assemble it or tune it. I have only used it on 2m so I can’t certify that it works well on the other bands, but it works fine on 2m.

good quality. Getting radio frequencies that i did not get with old antenna.

I bought this antenna, hopeful it would work with the TYT TH-9800 I bought. It works on all four bands ok, but, had I read the 1-star reviews, I would have noticed the fact that the fold-over feature on this antenna does just that at speeds in excess of 45 mph! When it folded the first time, it scared the bejeezus out of me! It wacked the roof so hard, I thought a boulder had blown off of Sandia Peak onto my car! When I got home, I wrapped the only tape I had around the joint: some clear packing tape. Well, that didn't work. So, I've put back my dual-band Comet antenna and I'll try to decide if I want to keep it for stationary, portable ops, or return it. Your thoughts would be welcome. Has anyone figured out a fix? Thanks! 73 DE N2GJ, ABQ, NM USA

Received and attached to my car, trunk lip mount. I have to remove the antenna pretty much after every use and it fits in the trunk with no issues. Tuning was a little disappointing, I could not get below 2:1 on any band, but built-in tuner is handling it fine.Good signal reports from local 10M net, still need to try on 6M and 440.I am using as a temporary until I can get my ATAS-125 fixed, but as a backup and for now works well.Also, did not collapse driving 40 miles @ 75mph, so definitely sturdy enough. Note: This is a re-design from some of the previous reviews: the collar definitely shows signs of reinforcement.

I bought a second one of these for camping with my radio. I already had purchased one that is currently mounted outside our home. I use it for my FT-70DR at the current time, but will be able to use it with whichever HF radio I buy, at least for the bands it works with.

Built well but can not get SWR's in a decent range, especially on 6 meters, where I had wanted to use it most. Only band of the 4 it gets a reasonable SWR is on 70 cm. Used good antenna analyzer and various mounting positions, SWR was way too high, my rig did not like it.

Works well but the antenna will not stand in the wind when driving. The folding feature is nice just weak. I placed a PVC section over the bend joint and now it stays up without issue. The short pipe can be slid up to allow folding.