NMO Radio Antenna

Easy to install, easy to hide, has great range and reception with FRS/GMRS radios.

Very impressive little antenna with my Retrevis RA86 at 20 watts I can reach all 3 of the repeaters in Tucson, AZ. The size is very compact only 3-1/2” tall and mounted on a truck lip NMO mount. Ease of installation was super simple a 5 year old could install it and functionality is a no brainer no running is required giving you the maximum range out of this small package.

Antenna works great, I can hit all the local repeaters. It’s low profile and sleek, for people that don’t want large antennas on their vehicle, this one’s a no-brainer.

This was installed on a Jeep Gladiator. VHF (2M) is useless and UHF (70cm & GMRS) is a little better but not much. I would take a hard pass on this. The small rubber duck antenna that came with the handled received and transmitted better than this external antenna. On my mobile radio it wasn't a lot better than the HT. Spend more money and get a decent antenna the first time. I ended up going with a Diamond dual bander. Larger than I wanted but it works.

On UHF I’m getting really good performance. SWR is less than 1.2 up to 50w on 70 cm. GMRS is around 1.8. Able to get into all the repeaters in town. Obviously won’t be as clear as a large antenna but this thing hits above its size class. I would not call this a solid VHF antenna though. SWR is around 4-5 across the 2m band so I don’t plan on keying up at high power. Still usable to monitor the repeaters alright. You can’t really tell from the pics but on the RB-700 there’s a bit of a gap between the O-ring and the mount base, but that’s more the mount’s fault being so narrow. If it were surface mounted the O-ring would be fully sealed. I mainly use 70 cm and GMRS so the VHF isn’t a deal breaker. Overall a great little antenna I can run when I don’t want to risk theft or damage of my triband.

I previously placed a review on this item that was meant for a different product. This is the correct review. With this item it works very well and with the NMO connection I was able to utilize a mount that otherwise would have been thrown out.

This antenna is perfect for tossing on a roof mount if you don't want a massive whip up there. I honestly got this for daily use without worrying about smacking my antenna on trees as we head into winter. Little did I know this would become my preferred daily antenna. I really only use my whip antenna for really reaching out or if I'm transmitting outside the VHF/UHF ham bands. Inside the VHF/UHF ham bands I measured 1.3 and 1.6 SWR respectively. Getting up into GMRS it peaked at 1.8 SWR but that's still decent for the price. Great little antenna. I'm interested to see how it holds up to road salt and other winter nonsense.

Purchased so i wouldn't have to use the long antenna all the time. But works good enough I rarely switch over.