Quad Band Mobile Radio Antenna 10m/6m/2m/70cm 29MHZ/50MHZ/144MHZ/430MHZ for YAESU FT-8900R TYT TH-9800 QYT KT-980 Plus KT-8900 KT-7900D

Received and attached to my car, trunk lip mount. I have to remove the antenna pretty much after every use and it fits in the trunk with no issues. Tuning was a little disappointing, I could not get below 2:1 on any band, but built-in tuner is handling it fine.Good signal reports from local 10M net, still need to try on 6M and 440.I am using as a temporary until I can get my ATAS-125 fixed, but as a backup and for now works well.Also, did not collapse driving 40 miles @ 75mph, so definitely sturdy enough. Note: This is a re-design from some of the previous reviews: the collar definitely shows signs of reinforcement.

I used this for my HF (shortwave) transceiver in a pinch while my “big” antenna was out of commission. It hears the lower frequency stuff pretty well (20m+) but 10m was not great. I did hear amateurs in Europe and South America maybe once or twice each on 10m, but wasn’t able to make any contacts over the couple of weeks that I used this. Put some blame on the poor solar weather at the time and my limited band privileges at the time; I bet I could at least get some 20m and/or 40m contracts on this now. Maybe I’ll run that experiment and update…

Seems to be a copy of the Diamond quad band I have, almost identical but possibly better built, time will tell. Have been using on 6m and 10m FT8 without issue.

I bought this antenna, hopeful it would work with the TYT TH-9800 I bought. It works on all four bands ok, but, had I read the 1-star reviews, I would have noticed the fact that the fold-over feature on this antenna does just that at speeds in excess of 45 mph! When it folded the first time, it scared the bejeezus out of me! It wacked the roof so hard, I thought a boulder had blown off of Sandia Peak onto my car! When I got home, I wrapped the only tape I had around the joint: some clear packing tape. Well, that didn't work. So, I've put back my dual-band Comet antenna and I'll try to decide if I want to keep it for stationary, portable ops, or return it. Your thoughts would be welcome. Has anyone figured out a fix? Thanks! 73 DE N2GJ, ABQ, NM USA

I bought a second one of these for camping with my radio. I already had purchased one that is currently mounted outside our home. I use it for my FT-70DR at the current time, but will be able to use it with whichever HF radio I buy, at least for the bands it works with.