inputs.text: slow boat china - unfortunately not say good bad antenna placed order antenna august 16 antenna still china expected delivery sept 12 sept 30 know going take long month would purchased somewhere else bought baofeng uv5ra radio amazon came astock stubby little antenna not receive well hoping antenna would help improve reception retired trucker experience cb admit newbee radio seems logical longer better antenna would help reception maybe next month find soif need antenna month order hereotherwise look somewhere elseupdate finally received antenna work not better smaller antenna using see amazon expertpower 75\\ dual band twoway radio antenna smafemale plus tall antenna tendency shake back forth lot walking radio handandi worry small connection terminal radio thati keep antenna spare