External antenna mount also a drawback, cannot run the included antenna wire the required 6ft away from the

I had the antenna on a 9" pie plate for that test rather than a car and it worked just fine

I bought the better antenna as well

IF I spend $50 bucks on this item with the better antenna I would have given it 5 STARS because even though it's little improvement, it's fantastic, improvement for little money.

I prefer to leave the inside antenna hanging loose, where it can be moved.

With a good antenna I would consider $100 and still this a good buy3rd the