Wilson Flex Antenna

Great Antenna, I have it fender mounted on my Jeep, perfect SWR match, I only use Citizen Band During EJS in Moab the rest of the time Antenna is stored. Two years with the last Antenna and it finally Broke. Worth replacing with same one as SWR is perfect.

The antenna works great had to take the adjuster out to get the best SWR. The only problem with the antenna was the Allen wrench they sent was the wrong size. There seem to be a problem with the delivery it seem to got lost at the post office.
I will definitely order from Right Channel again!

Great unit for the FJ Cruiser, SWR was spot on out of the box as well.

This is my second Flex. I used to use a Firestick but kept breaking them. The Flex also has less noise then the Firestick. I'm really happy with it.

Wilson Flex Antenna

Wilson Flex Antenna

Great unit for the FJ Cruiser, SWR was spot on out of the box as well.

This is my second Flex. I used to use a Firestick but kept breaking them. The Flex also has less noise then the Firestick. I'm really happy with it.

Holds up great going in/out of garage.

Holds up great going in/out of garage.

Read mixed reviews before purchasing but figured I'd give it a try due to its flexibility on an off road vehicle. Could not get an SWR reading below 3, no matter what I tried. Changed mounts and cable. Finally went to local store bought a shorter antenna which worked perfect tuning at 1.2. Don't waste your money. Get anything else.

Installed on the rear of a Jeep after breaking my firestick pulling into the garage. Was able to tune the SWR to about 1.8-2 across all channels. Then I went and did a stupid thing and tried to recreate the 180 degree bend I saw in the video. It broke in the center, and I've since ordered a firestick again with a spring mount this time.

I bought the 4' version for my Jeep Wrangler, and wanted the flexibility for when I rock crawl and drive through low hanging trees when 4-wheeling and hunting. Upon initial installation, I could not get the SWR below 3:1 on any channel. I pushed on the rubber cap (as per the instructions), and it suctioned on so tight that when I was finally able to pull it off, the brass tip holder came with it (in hindsight I should probably have lubed the cap with a dielectric grease before sliding on). Looked like a cold solder joint where the coil wire attached to the brass cap. I re-soldered it, but the SWR was still stubbornly high. After multiple attempts, I finally gave up and pulled the 3' FireStik off of my truck. 1.2:1 SWR right off the bat! Left that on the Jeep and bought another FireStik for my truck. Would have liked the 4' length and flexibility, but can't live with that high of an SWR. If I am stuck somewhere, I need my calls for help to be heard, and not have 80% of my signal reflected back at me...

I switched back to a k40 super flex tunes easier and better performance on transmit and receive.

The flexibility is great, but I wound up needing a CB repair shop to sort out the SWR. There was way too much winding, had to take feet of wound antenna off the fiberglass core to get channel 20 down from ~3.0 SWR. Rumor has it, firestik has better quality.

I purchase this antenna a few years back, what I like is the way it flex and blend when you come to tree with low branches. It TX and RX is unreal, no matter what radio I use, it is all good. I was using a Cherokee A 27 hand held set for mobile used like you do with Midland 75-822, the Cherokee was hook up to the Wilson Flex 4 foot antenna and I made contact about 60 to 70 miles away. Now some may say CB Radio don't transmit that far, well it does if you know what you are doing. The antenna is 90% and the radio is 10%. Also check Right Channel 19" rubber duck whip antenna for hike or walking around. This antenna is also good. Right Channel, keep up the good work.

This is a great antenna. Nice flex and I don't even have to use a spring. I've always had a firestick. But now I have a new favorite!

great product great service:) very happy.

I have two jeeps both with this antenna. Stands up to heavy brush with no issues. I like the separate ground wire that I can connect to the chassis.

Second Flex Antenna. Good reception. First one got whacked one too many times. New antenna was harder to tune. The extender tip was removed to get it within tolerance. So far so good.

This antenna is great! I was going to order the Firestik version but was afraid of the flexibility. this is super flexible. I ordered and installed a spring rated for the 4' antenna and couldn't be happier with the setup.

I installed this antenna and immediately noticed a series of clicks after every bump I hit at low speed. At first I thought my mount was loose, so I tightened and double checked the system. A week went by before it annoyed me enough to tear it apart. I found the metal stud had come loose from the fiberglass shaft on the end of the antenna because it only had one drop of epoxy/glue adhering maybe 20% of the two surfaces. The only thing stopping the shaft from coming out was the antenna wire, which I'm sure wasn't going to last too long getting flexed at the solder joint. I threw it in the trash and bought a Firestik.

Design of the Wilson Flex 4 is unique. Nothing as light and flexible as it is on the market today. Tunes great as a 4 footer should. I have it mounted on my motorcycle, and it is very efficient with my Midland 75-822. Mostly positive reviews here, but have me wondering about its durability as Wilson only has a 1 year warranty on it. Silver plated thin wire up the tapered shaft also unique, but worried if soldered connections are stable over time ( I will have to check it periodically :(. Thinking of peeling back the covering at the bottom to make sure the solder joint is all that it should be. It's made in Vietnam which has me concerned a bit too, wish it was done with American man who handles soldering.

Time will tell, but out of the box, the chrome plated ferrule threads made a unusual tight fit to the mounting lug to screw down. did not need the matching lead that drops it about 20 channels on resonance. Misleading specs as to exactly what gauge the winding wire is 24 or 22? Package says 24, website says 22, silver plated. The matching lead certainly isn't silver plated. Love the flexibility and slenderness which makes it look cool on my superbike. Yeah, I said Superbike.

I've been using these on my Peterbilts at work especially for the guys with 2 antennas that are mounted to the mirrors since they get broken off on trees often. I haven't had any of these break yet and they seem to be well made and soldered where the wire connects at the bottom which was another problem with the cheap antennas my local truck dealer sells. I haven't had any complaints with range with these either.

I tried the Firestik antenna and I could not get it to tune below 3! I tried to put a 4 ft. Wilson Flex Antenna on and I was able to tune it to just a little over 1 on Channels 1 , 20 , and 40. I am extremely satisfied with this antenna! It may be luck of the draw, but I don't think so!

Great antenna for the price, I like it much better than my old Firestik antenna. It is very flexible which I like and it has a slim appearance on my Jeep. It was very easy to tune, and it works well.

I used the 4' Wilson Flex Antenna on my 2003 Silverado. I mounted on Chevy antenna hood mount and it works great. I got an SWR of 1.4 from Channels 1 thru 40. Easy to tune! I used Firestik fire ring CB coax with FME 18' with Firering compatible stud.

It’s a great and very flexible antenna. Just be sure to mount it in a location where it can't hit the car when you are bouncing around off road.

I mounted it on my Dodge truck. It matched very easily and it looks good on the truck. It whips around quite a bit at highway speeds, but it's not a problem. It's a very good antenna and I would recommend it to anybody.

Mine logged a nearly perfect 1.2 SWR out of the box when mounted on a CoolTech UltraMount (license plate) with a Midland 75-822 CB (convertible handheld/portable/vehicle) on my Jeep Wrangler. This antenna is the perfect balance of flexibility and structural support so it doesn't wander too much but it can bend rather well when needed. I've tested it well in conditions that resulted in paint being removed from my rig, yet the antenna lives.

Got the 4' and 5' versions of this antenna. As others have indicated couldn't get it below 2.0 on any band on my Wrangler.

They both became intermittent and I peeled the heatshrink away from where the glass rod joins the base and found the wire solder joint to base was incomplete and loose. Only the heatshrink was keeping it in intermittent contact.