VHF/UHF 2M/70CM Antenna HYS-771N BNC Handheld Radio Antenna for ICOM Radio V8 V80 V80E V82 V85 F3S HT-66

Works well on my older dual-band Icom IC-W2A radio and my police scanner (though 50MHz receive may suffer).Nice solid BNC connector retention, it doesn't come loose like my original antenna did.As good as, or better than the original Icom branded rubber ducks, but they are much longer so they have better TX/RX distance because of longer whip.I like them so much that I ordered an extra set (these are the 3-pack so now I have 6 antennas) just in case I break one.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I purchased this to replace an old antenna on a hand held radio (vintage Vertex).Fits great, works very well, and looks better than the short rubber duck that was on it

Good bang for the buck !!! These are a little high in SWR for the Amateur 2 meter band, but for MURS and commercial in the 2 meter band, they will work great; here you are looking at usable resonance from 152 Mhz to 178 Mhz. There is some 1-1/4 meter band resonance but too low in resonant frequency for Amateur or commercial; from 200 Mhz to 215 Mhz! The Amateur 70 centimeter band is doable from 420 Mhz to 445 Mhz and maybe doable up to 450 Mhz. However FRS/GMRS frequencies have way too high an SWR to be usable with this antenna; if you do use this antenna for this, then, proceed with caution! I have done radio work since 1975, and most handheld radios will tolerate a 3.0 SWR, some cheap ones will not, so be cautious going above 3.0 SWR. These HYS-771N are dual band, and I love the Sturdy BNC connectors, and overall they seem to be well built.For those desiring more information, I have posted my average, from three of these antennas, for resonant frequency vs. SWR. These antennas are incredibly repeatable, on the three that I checked out, for resonant frequency vs. SWR; so this tells me that they have been carefully cut and put together, and the differential between them was only about 1.3%So in a nutshell these would be good for the Amateur 2 m band, the commercial 2m band, the MURS 2 m band and most of the Amateur 70 centimeter band.I used a Yaesu YS-500 SWR and Power meter good for 140 Mhz to 525 Mhz.======================2m Band======================136.000 Mhz => infinity SWR140.000 Mhz => 5.00 SWR144.000 Mhz => 3.50 SWR146.000 Mhz => 4.00 SWR148.000 Mhz => 3.80 SWR150.000 Mhz => 3.40 SWR => Low End of the Usable Band152.000 Mhz => 3.10 SWR154.000 Mhz => 2.90 SWR156.000 Mhz => 2.90 SWR158.000 Mhz => 2.15 SWR160.000 Mhz => 1.90 SWR165.000 Mhz => 1.70 SWR170.000 Mhz => 1.50 SWR175.000 Mhz => 1.15 SWR178.000 Mhz => 1.05 SWR => High End of the Usable Band======================1 1/4m Band======================200.000 Mhz => 2.25 SWR => Low End of the Usable Band205.000 Mhz => 3.60 SWR210.000 Mhz => 3.50 SWR215.000 Mhz => 3.00 SWR => Center of the Band216.000 Mhz => 3.80 SWR => High End of the Usable Band217.000 Mhz => 4.20 SWR218.000 Mhz => 5.00 SWR219.000 Mhz => 7.50 SWR220.000 Mhz => 9.50 SWR225.000 Mhz => 11.0 SWR230.000 Mhz => 12.0 SWR235.000 Mhz => 12.0 SWR240.000 Mhz => 12.0 SWR245.000 Mhz => 10.0 SWR250.000 Mhz => 11.0 SWR255.000 Mhz => 12.0 SWR260.000 Mhz => 35.0 SWR======================70cm Band======================400.000 Mhz => 2.60 SWR => Low End of the Usable Band410.000 Mhz => 2.00 SWR420.000 Mhz => 1.50 SWR425.000 Mhz => 1.30 SWR => Center of the Band430.000 Mhz => 1.40 SWR435.000 Mhz => 1.80 SWR440.000 Mhz => 2.25 SWR445.000 Mhz => 2.90 SWR => Technical High End of usable band450.000 Mhz => 4.00 SWR460.000 Mhz => 5.10 SWR462.500 Mhz => 5.10 SWR => FRS/GMRS - - proceed with caution ????465.000 Mhz => 4.50 SWR467.500 Mhz => 4.00 SWR => FRS/GMRS - - proceed with caution ????470.000 Mhz => 3.60 SWR480.000 Mhz => 3.30 SWR490.000 Mhz => 8.00 SWR500.000 Mhz => 11.0 SWR

Great lil antenna, fits nicely

it's the best for the price

I’m able to hit a repeater with this antenna that I was not able to with the Yaesu stock antenna that came with my Yaesu FT-5DR HT. And of course it is stupid to check SWR’s on an HT but stupidity has no limits, therefore people will do that anyway and think they are smart.

I am not sure if I got a random faulty product, or if what I got is typical of the HYS brand. when attaching the antenna to a radio, the threads alternately feel tight then loose while turning the antenna onto the radio. I stopped before fully tightening the antenna to avoid potential damage to the radio. I have had the antenna for several weeks and just now trying it. If you buy one, don't wait several weeks to open the package, and if you can, try 2 or more radios to confirm the problem. I am past the end of the refund window, so it will become landfill material.. *Not the fault of the seller*

Haven't measured SWR with it unfortunately, but it picks up my local UHF repeater as well or better than other HT antennas in this price range (<$30).