ProComm Patriot 12' CB Base Station Antenna

This antenna is extremely well built. SWR is right on after tuning. Be sure and follow instructions. I also followed the YouTube Video for setting it up. I highly recommend. This
is real review I purchased the antenna Ann received it March 23, 2025. I’m also a Amateur Radio Operator KQ4QX

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Really awesome

My antenna arrived here In Australia in prefect condition.Very happy with my purchase.Big thank-you goes to Paul & Sharon & all the team at Right Channel Radios!Fantastic customer service!!! If your after anything in cb radio I definitely recommend seeing Right Channel radios first..!!!

I live in a condo complex so mounting a18-24 foot antenna on my balcony was a no go.
Then I discovered this 12 foot Patriot.. I mount it flush against my metal railing which acts as my ground and subsequently have a low SWR across the band of 1.2--1.3.
I'm probably 15 feet of the ground on 2nd level and although the top rises above my roofline and is noticeable--it's not unsightly in fact looks bad ass. Good as I can get for now. Would recommend it yes.

Usualy the higher you mount an antenna the better your range and reception is but not with THIS antenna. The web site does not tell you this but the spec. sheet that comes with the antenna says that it is pre-tuned and designed to be mounted no more than about 8 or 10 feet off the ground and anything above that will require you to start cutting the top tip off the antenna to get a decent SWR. My antenna is on a 12 ft pole and I ended up cutting over a foot off the mast and running the tuning rings all the way up to get an SWR of 1.0 and 1.38. Being mounted low to the ground severely limits your range and RCR does not recommend using a ground plane set-up with this antenna. If you want height and better range,....buy something else or I can sell you mine, LOL..

Pat and Eva worked with me on an antenna setup that I wanted to use, which didn't work out so well. After multiple attempts to dial in my set up Pat and Eva got me to try this antenna and it was dialed in right out of the box. I'm getting 1.2 on channel 1 and 1.4 on channel 40. I couldn't be happier. I'm going to have to buy a second antenna so I can run two cb radios out of my shed. Thanks for all of your help Pat and Eva!!!

Not set up yet.

My antenna arrived here In Australia in prefect condition.Very happy with my purchase.Big thank-you goes to Paul & Sharon & all the team at Right Channel Radios!Fantastic customer service!!!
If your after anything in cb radio I definitely recommend seeing Right Channel radios first..!!!

Terrible SWR. Tuning rings did nothing. Couldn�۪t get SWR below 2.0. Not tuned for CB bands.

Really awesome

high swr 2.5 and above called procomm customer service for advice they could offer none. called RCH spoke with sharon told her my story and she sent out another antenna which has the same issues. I have new coax, tried 100', 50' and 18' three different radios 2 of them new and three swr meters and different antenna heights and locations same thing. i will play with it later when the weather clears. thanks to RCR for your great customer service i always look foward to shopping with you. stan, in n cal. P.S i gave it 2 stars cause it looks pretty good on the garage roof..

Looks well built, be sure and put the lock washer on when screwing the two pieces together. White from top to bottom (minus the red tip at the top. Mine needed to be tuned, instructions sorta suck, LUCKILY we didnt mount the antenna b4 checking the SWRs, they were at 3 at CH 1, 3 25 on ch 19 and 2.80 on ch 40, when adjusting the two "rings" aka two nuts in the middle the instructions said to lower screw the "rings" to toward the bottom, uhhh NO.. go up towards the red tip. Spun them up to the the last thread checked the swrs again and FINALLY got the swrs between 1.5 and 1.80. When attaching the antenna to the mast, pvc, etc, attach it 1 inch from the top whatever your hooking it too. We used 3 hose clamps (gets a bit windy here not taking any chances) the two U brackets included are kinda narrow, if your not planning to hose clamps, you know the ones you tighten with a small socket or a screw driver, make sure whatever your mounting the antenna on is about an inch - inch and a quarter? (Inch and half is WAY too bit).so far all ive been able to pull in has been less than a mile, not much for voices around here for some reason. I bought my set up for just in casers, as long as i have SOME form of communication if "things go from worse to terrible"