Amazon says it has a max power of 10w but Baofeng has it at 5w. which is correct?

Baofeng radios (many of them) max out at 5 watts or just over. But there are other Baofeng radios that can transmit at 10 watts, and still other radios like the Radtel RT-470 that can transmit at 13-14 watts on VHF and 11 watts on UHF. The Nagoya antennas max out at 10 watts, so if you need anything more powerful, get an Abbree tactical antenna. They handle up to 20 watts and tend to work better.

is their a better antenna than this one?

YES...the Abbree tri-band is half the price and tests out far better than Nagoya's 320A in all areas! It's18.89-inches high and covers the same bands as the Nagoya. It I had a 320A, I'd put it in a drawer and not use it. Oh, the Nagoya also has a power limitation of 10 watts, while the Abbree has a power rating of 20 watts! (Check out the Smokin’ Ape’s review of the two antennas on YouTube.) My radio has a power output of 13-14 watts on VHF and 11 watts on UHF. I really wanted to love the Nagoya. It just couldn't happen!

This says only 5W max power. Has anyone used it with the BF-F8HP on 8W? I may have bought the wrong one...

These antennas are fine for 10W radios, 8W radios and 10W radios. And you're not gonna see a whole lot of range difference unless you use decent antennas and you use the higher wattage in the woods or other environs; then the wattage can aid in penetrating such clutter. Woods or forests is one type of clutter; buildings are a step up in radio blockage, and the one thing radios cannot penetrate, period, are mountains. That's where repeaters come in handy. One radio that's got a built in repeater in it for less than a hundred bucks is the TYT8000D or 8000E. You can attach this radio to a car antenna, put it a car trunk, then dial in other radios so they can transmit to the TYT. The TYT can then take the other radio tranmissions and re-transmit them over further distances. Some people buy these 10W TYTs just for that purpose alone. They do all the heavy lifting so you can have lower power radios transmitting to the TYT, which in turn transmits further and with greater efficiency using it's 10 watts and better antenna. But don't worry about using this antenna up 10W. It works just fine. The 20W Retevis antenna will handle 1W-20W but it's thicker and heavier. I use both the Nagoya 24j and Retevis 20W for my Baofeng BF-H6/H7 10W radios as some frequencies actually hit 12W. But not on frequenies I can use. The 24j and Signal Stick both score high points in reviews, but I've never tried the latter.

Is the retractable version good or bad? There's a lot of mixed reviews

I am returning my retractable. The stock rubber duck performs much better for both transmit and receive.

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M**T

Excellent Car antenna for great reception and durability.

If you looking for a great antenna for your car, loook no further. Outstandingly good reception, especially for airband and will easily withstand legal road speeds without moving. Tested up to 120mph on private road with no issues. Connected to my TD-H3 handheld radio it performs brilliantly.

6.06.2025

T**Y

Good

Good and reliable receiving with this antenna compared to the NA-771.

9.01.2026

G**R

Tuned correctly

Checked with VNA. It is the real dwal, and as i go to USA 220 mhz useful

11.11.2025

C**N

Wasn’t the 320, but the NA-771

Ordered this as it covers the 3 bands, but received the NA-771 instead! OK, I can use it for what I need, but it’s NOT what is described!!

10.10.2021

C**L

Fantastic

12.10.2025

D**S

Nice genuine NA-771 antenna

As far as I can tell, the antenna I received is a 100% genuine Nagoya NA-771 antenna. I used the guidance at Nagoya's How-to-identify-the-genuine-and-fake-antenna web-page and the item I received matches all the examples for a genuine antenna and sleeve - the printing is good, the sleeve bag is good and the antenna came with a spacer o-ring. I don't have the equipment to test whether it behaves as it should, but when I connected it to my UV-5R handset I was able to receive signals at a fair range, better I think than the stock antenna (but I didn't test it super-hard before switching to the NA-771 full-time).

16.01.2019

P**L

Great Antenna

I brought one of these alongside one of the Abree Tacti-cool antennas. Not a lot to difference when it comes to RX but this easily beats the Abree in a straight up TX comparison.

15.03.2024

S**N

Be aware this is the lowest gain you can get without loosing signal!

This is FAR from a high-gain antenna. The power in will be the power out with this design, in theory, in practice this will lower your signal with such low dBi as this antenna has. This is false advertising claiming that this is a high-gain antenna. Does it function as intended? Well no, this antenna cannot possibly create any gain improvements, which the description claims. What it will do is slightly lower your power than the radio outputs. However, it may be an improvement over stock antennas which are usually worse than this antenna.

19.02.2025

C**Y

Excelente calidad y señal, muy recomendable

23.12.2024

F**A

Pessima ricezione

11.11.2025

R**D

The Original!

12.03.2025

W**E

Kort maar met een redelijk range.

12.06.2024

A**R

Solid unit good for price

3.11.2025

ASIN	B00KBZLOHC
Best Sellers Rank	7,131 in Electronics & Photo ( See Top 100 in Electronics & Photo ) 5 in Radio Antennas
Guaranteed software updates until	unknown
Item model number	NA-701
Manufacturer	BTECH
Product Dimensions	20.32 x 1.27 x 0.25 cm; 45.36 g

Authentic Genuine Nagoya NA-701 8-Inch Whip VHF/UHF (144/430Mhz) Antenna SMA-Female for BTECH and BaoFeng Radios

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