The Most TactiCool BaoFeng Antenna Ever! ABBREE

The biggest and craziest Baofeng antenna I have ever seen! The ABBREE is also one of the best performing HT antennas I have got my hands on.

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[KUDA]

I love that big stick. I gotta get me one.

[cephasmartin]

Yeah, I went with the Abbree 42.5 inch antenna because ... well, you know. I can sit in my recliner, in my house with steel siding, with a 100+ year old cedar tree in front of the window, and I can hit a repeater located about 30 miles away as the crow flies. I'd say it's a pretty good antenna.

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[goodntn]

I heard once, if its stupid and it works, it aint stupid.

[carlcolberg]

Best intro yet. “This is not an airsoft rifle, this is a REAL AK47, AND THESE ARE FULL OF BULLETS!” My people!

[DACFalloutRanger]

Came here for radio stuff, subscribed for another california AK owner lol

[gunfighterzero]

Chinese guy: what should we do with all this left over snap bracelet material?

Chinese guy 2: we sell to Americans, call it tactical
antenna

[garychap]

HRCC: _"Are we compensating for something?"_

Everyone: _"Yes... the Baofeng"_

[Fireguy-]

I bought one, the analyzer showed it a little low in freq. so I popped off the end cover to trim it, guess what, It actually IS two tape measures with heat shrink.

[MarkOBrienTeaches]

we used these type of whips in the Army for the VHF radios. While on the move they worked well enough, though I'd still through up a wire in the tree if we were going to be stationary for longer than an hour.

[WHFQE]

I have been testing one of the longer tactical folding antennas for a couple months now and I am still getting impressed with its performance. It outperforms anything else I have tried, including a couple expensive telescopic antennas that I have. For day-to-day use, it is a bit extreme due to its size, but for situations like marathons, parades, Skywarn activations, etc., this is the perfect antenna for an HT radio in the field.

[ChrisMoewesBystrom]

Just came over here from Modern Rogue and just bought a baofeng radio and this is exactly what I need.

[Chris-in-ky-kyckp]

Hey Josh, do a follow-up where you actually use the antenna to make some contacts and test repeater reach! :)

[TheTechPrepper]

Great video, Josh. I just received one of these as a Christmas gift from the kids. I'm planning on trying out the ABBREE against the Nagoya 771 on aSOTA activation tomorrow. We'll see how this goes. 73

[tonycantrell]

I have the small version for my baofeng and one for my id51a. I must admit I got them just because they reminded me of the military antennas I used while I was in the service. I actually like their performance.

[randallmoore]

I'm impressed you held it together so well with all of double entendre you were dropping. Well done, sir. Well done.

[MauriatOttolink]

I use an Abree on a UV5RE and by telephone, I arranged to try a QSO to a friend on his main station.
I was to be outside on my back yard lawn. He was to be on his 2m station rig.
What I expected, happened.
I could hear HIM but not in reverse. However a third station joined in and said to # 2 that he could read me and he was farther away still!
I never spoke to #3 but heard him say that he could hear me. Not exactly a 2 way QSO but a
definite link in both directions.
If you go on Google Maps you'll see how far apart we are.
Greater Manchester UK.
Between two towns...Wigan, in the County of Greater Manchester and Stockport in the county of Cheshire.
Some haul for a Baofeng Hand Held on a full sized Abree.?
Gotta be 20 miles plus, across the city
That Abree works! Is it unwieldy...Oh Boy, is it ever? BUT IT WORKS!

[donprosser]

Love your channel. Feel like I read your mind. 2 days ago I bought this and then your vid pops up on YouTube recommendations. This sucker reminds me of the old flimsy antennas we had on the old PRC-77’s!

[rgfuller]

Thanks for the review. They now have a 39.3" and 42.5" on Amazon. I'd like to see how those compare to the 28".

[smit]

I know these antennas are often relocated to a stationary mount on a vest, for instance. This has me wondering a couple of things. 1) What are the cable considerations in doing so? Will extending it result in any loss that begins to negate the gain you get from the better position say above your shoulders/head? 2) What about taking that to an extreme. Say you wanted to use this like you would a j-pole pulled up on a tree branch. Any reason you couldn't extend this antenna up into a tree with a long relocation cable if you wanted to transitive from a better vantage point. What are some limits to consider in length of extension vs benefit? I'm not an expert; looking for a dialog here to help me learn.

[doomgod]

I love your intro.
“All of these magazines have billets in them!”
Stay cool, Dude.