• Reviews around reception (4.42 of 5)

    Authentic Genuine Nagoya NA-771 15.6-Inch Whip VHF/UHF (144/430Mhz) Antenna SMA-Female for BTECH and BaoFeng Radios

    • While some say the OEM rubber antenna which comes with the BF-FHP radio is very good, I will tell you that the perfectly fitted NA-771 certainly improves the FM reception in rural Adirondack upstate NY over the included
    • Great reception outside of vehicle now
    • Improved the reception
    • Greatly improves reception.
    • Magnet holds well and reception/transmission on my handheld radio is very good when using the ut 72
    • Reception and transmission are great
    • Reception improved noticeably over stock antennae
    • I am surprised how well the reception is at long distances
    • I don't have empirical measures, but my reception is marginally better than with the stock UV-5R thick whip.
    • Remarkable reception and output compared to tubby ducky.
    • works well and has good reception.
    • Much better reception than the standard antenna.
    • Good reception
    • Much worse reception than small BaoFeng antenna
    • I notice drop outs in that radios audio, and poor signal transimission and reception.
    • I get better reception with the stock antenna
    • Great antenna improves transmission and reception.
    • but I know that I get great reception with this one.
    • This antenna greatly improves transmission and reception of signals.
    • excellent reception.
    • this antenna improves the reception and transmission
    • This antenna provides great reception on my Bearcat scanner.
    • Reception is great but fell short with transmitting.
    • Short enough to use in my jeep on a handheld 2-way, long enough to improve reception and transmission on 2 meter and 70 cm bands.
    • Improves the reception of a UV-5R astronomically.
    • Very nicely made and improved my reception markedly.
    • Provides for better reception than the antenna provided with most of my Baofeng radios.
    • This antenna greatly improved the reception of my radio
    • Works Great, clean reception.
    • Very good reception, and transmission
    • The new antenna gave me a clearer signal and improved reception
    • It certainly increases gain and reception is excellent.
    • Its reception is also good.
    • Great reception.
    • This really did improve the reception on my radio
    • Improved reception, great price, fast delivery.
    • Great reception on the road.
    • I have not really tested the full range of these antennas but they really work well with the Baofeng radios and can get clear reception over several kilometres even without a direct line of sight
    • Knowing the limitations of stubby antennas, the reception wasn't that great either
    • Better reception
    • I still went ahead and tested it and found that the reception is worse than the original antenna of my baofeng radio
    • Greatly improved reception after installation.
    • Reception is great but fell short with transmitting.
    • with all the fake antenna out there, i am glad that you have original stuff, hooked it up to my Baofeng 5 r and reception is great and repeaters around where i live are at the minimum of 7 miles
    • Reception is very good for my use
    • The reception is absolutely perfectly clear
    • Much better reception than the original antenna.
    • Gets good reception.
    • Reception is almost unoticably better
    • This antenna certainly improved the reception on my Baofeng two way radio
    • Significantly worse reception compared to stock rubber ducky
    • This antena will increase reception ,so far the best i have try on my direfente baofeng two way radios
    • Much better reception and transmitting ability when compared to the stock rubber duck antenna on the UV-5r and F8-hp
    • Great reception for it's size.
    • seems to work well, cannot really tell about improved reception but the flexibility is great
    • Slightly better reception than the standard rubber that it came with my UV-5R.The antenna doesn't fully collapse and actually leaves a bigger gap than in the photos
    • I don't think the reception would of been any better outside as it was inside
    • Improved reception immediately.
    • it improved the reception and transmission on my UV5R
    • Improved signal reception.
    • I purchased this antenna to help out in a area I pass through where reception and transmission is a bit spotty
    • My radio gets great reception
    • Doesn't appear to improve the reception any better than the whip antenna that came on the radio.
    • The Nagoya NA-771 whip is very nice for indoor which I notice a big difference getting to my local repeaters and very good reception
    • Reception and transmission was significantly improved.
    • My reception is greatly enhanced with the use of the Nagoya NA-771 Whip
    • Definitely improved the reception from my loft, but also not compact for traveling
    • I’m sure many others great reception great for fm radio I would purchase again thank you
    • Improves the transmission and reception of my Baofeng to some extent.
    • Purchased this antenna because it was supposed to get better transmission and reception per other posting that I have read
    • Decent length for good reception but the best part for me is the flexibility
    • but I can easily hit my repeaters and get great reception.
    • Getting better reception
    • I use it add a portable, magnet base that i can use with my handhelds to get better reception.
    • Significantly improves reception and transmission
    • Reception and TX are both markedly improved.
    • Much improved reception.
    • Excellent reception.
    • i'm getting better reception quality form this than the stock antenna.
    • Significantly improved transmission and reception.
    • had Horrible reception AND did not transmit at all
    • I am getting better reception.
    • Improved reception and transmission.
    • It's super flexible (and super fun to wiggle around :3) and seems to have pretty good reception all throughout the store where I work
    • Antenna works good, thought doesn't seem to boost reception quite as much as I'd hoped.
    • Definitely improves transmission and reception.
    • I did a lot of research on how best to improve radio output and reception
    • Amazing reception and even better transmit signal
    • Bends well to fit on my vest, good signal conduction and reception.
    • Fits baofeng great, fantastic reception from repeaters in the 10s of miles away
    • Good reception.
    • it's thinner and longer and has good reception even inside our house.
    • Improved reception even inside.
    • Excellent reception and from what I can tell good prooagation.
    • I got this as well as the NA-771 for the UV-5R, and both give me better reception while inside my apartment
    • so you know how to distinguish between the real & fake onesMy reception is much more audibly clear & louder gives me a little more
    • But I do know that it greatly improves reception
    • Improved both reception and transmission.
    • I get much better reception with the antenna that came with my Baofeng BF-
    • Definitely improved the reception from my loft, but also not compact for traveling
    • Great reception
    • witj crstal clear x/r.
    • n’t lose