Midland 3 dB Heavy Duty Bullbar Antenna [B]

The Midland MXAT05 "Highland" is a 28.5 in, 3 dB gain GMRS antenna built from heavy-duty fiberglass. It runs on the GMRS band (462-468 MHz) and is tuned for Midland MicroMobile radios, so it bolts into a MicroMobile setup without retuning. The fiberglass whip flexes under a branch strike and springs back instead of snapping like a stiff steel whip, which is the whole point of a bullbar-mounted antenna in timber.

The 3 dB gain matters more than the number suggests. A 3 dB antenna radiates a rounder, more vertical pattern. That keeps your signal reaching a rig down in a dip or around a ridge, where a higher-gain 6 dB antenna flattens the pattern and can shoot right over them. If most of your miles are in hills, canyons, or dense trees, 3 dB is the gain you want. Open, flat ground is where 6 dB pulls ahead.

This is the antenna element only. It mounts to a 1/2 in hole and needs a spring base and coax to complete the install (it is interchangeable with the heavy-duty spring base sold in Midland's value pack). It terminates in a standard UHF-Male (PL-259) connector and stands 28.5 in tall in black.