inputs.text: better rubber duck marginal overall - fairly marginal antenna better nothing want use chinese ht walkietalkie carit work baofeng puxing etc radio male sma antenna jack look antenna jack external thread pin sticking maleadding external antenna greatly improve range signal quality lot better options bear mind antenna works uhf 440 mhz us damage dualband baofeng try talk vhf two metres antenna connected receive vhf poorly without damaging radio transmitting vhf cause severe mismatchthe coaxial cable thin lossy type especially poor choice uhf thin cable get car doors trunk lids however taped place foam around door allow without crushing youre reasonably careful entire antenna six inches high fit glove compartmentthe best place put roof not put inside vehicle one pictures shows thats actually worse using rubber duck radio came cable lose fair amount signal without providing improvementthere lockwasher nut plug end help alleviate stress placed antenna jack saw 12 13 swr across entire repeater spectrum best matches lower end think designed somewhat compatible european 430 mhz bandthis antenna designed convenience price not performance youd much better using magmount trunklid mount quality coaxial cable 58wave mobile whip better using rubber duck inside vehiclei ended using antenna top refrigerator puxing ht kitchen third floor im readable crackly repeater thats easy hit mostly reception dont expect miracles antenna steep compromise