NA-701G

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Works as expected from a Nagoya product, and I’m am not disappointed! It’s an extremely rare gem in the GMRS world, being reasonably priced and easy to obtain. Its functionality is sound, and allows much greater range from the radio. The fit is superb and the flexibility prevents damage to the antenna.

I got this antenna for my mini 5 to use with GMRS band and the antenna got here on time and fit the radio nicely but for the price of the antenna an how it looked when it came was not such a great deal at all because after opening the antenna right out of the package it was cut/split on the side right up from the bottom idk if it will affect the antenna in anyway yet because i write this review right after getting it but it does make my mini 5 look like a nice match, I guess you will have that from time to time though I have heard that they make the best antennas for GMRS I still plan to use it just to see how well it performs compared to the stock antenna

My husband tried this Nagoya 701G on two different radios after putting the stock antennas back on, the results were the 701G did perform better than the stock antennas but he uses a Smiley antenna on both radios and the Smiley antenna did out perform the Nagoya. The 701G would be a good replacement for the stock antenna.

I've tried what seems like a ridiculous number of antennas on my handhelds and for GMRS purposes, the Nagoya NA-701C is my favorite. Even being a shorter antenna, you can tell it is tuned properly as with this antenna installed I can hit a repeater that's 14 air miles away that I couldnt reliably hit before, even when lying in bed. Previously the best results I had was with the 15.3" GMRS antenna from Abbree. I can also talk simplex with a friend just over 2 miles away in a hilly suburban area. I could only do that before if I was upstairs near a window. So, while I dont have expensive equipment to give a "scientific" analysis, the antenna's performance speaks for itself. If yuu need a great shorter GMRS antenna, buy one, you wont regret it.

Surprised at the performance from this little antenna

The stock antenna on the Tidradio TD-H3 really isn’t terrible for a stock antenna on a budget radio but it didn’t stop me from wanting to experiment with other options. This 701G seemed like a good option to try based on its size and reputation. I tamed my expectations as antenna performance can vary quite a bit between radios and environments but I have been pleasantly surprised with the performance in an urban environment for such a small 1/4 wave. Swapping back and forth between the 701G and the stock antenna, I am currently getting better reception and better reach to repeaters in the area. There is also the benefit that the 701G is extremely flexible and more comfortable to carry if having the radio on your hip. The small form factor of the antenna also matches well with a radio as small as the TD-H3. I’m sure I could get even better performance with the larger 771G but an antenna that long just really isn’t practical for a lot of every day use. It was definitely worth the cost of the upgrade.

After using on a Baofeng UV-5R for a year, the antenna threads detached from the antenna. This caused a weird static (radio was also barely functioning), and I thought the radio was at fault. Upon attempting to move the antenna to a new radio, I discovered the issue.

Pesimos acabados y cuidados en la manufactura, mal pegada con remanentes de plastico

works good just be carful it bent and kinked 2 days later

Purchased qty 2. Both are not tuned to 462 mhz, but somewhere 500+ . My Surecom measured SWR 2.85 to 3.0 @ 462 mhz. My VNA confirms these measurements. Terrible junk. Returning both.