My husband and several of the guys on his department loved their new Motorola radios (APX 6000Li), but hated the long antennas. The antennas stuck up too high while the radios were in their duty belts, and would actually rub against the side of their body, irritating them. So I ordered one of these shorter antennas for him, and 3 more for the other guys on the department who also wanted one.They all switched out the original antennas that came with their radios with these and they're working perfectly. No issues with reception or incompatibility at all. Their radios work exactly the same as before, just the antennas aren't ridiculously long and causing irritation when the radios are in their holsters on their duty belts.

This was a good cheap replacement for the work phone my husband has. It works perfectly too

Jan 2025 update. Including a side by side comparison pic for length difference compared to original (longgg) PMAF4040 antenna. The antenna is still rock solid! If your APX radio has a huge foot long antenna, simply unscrew it and replace with this little guy. It’s genuine Motorola. Ensure your current antenna is stamped 700-800 MHz GPS. APX series radio antennas have the GPS antenna element built into the antenna. This is NOT compatible with the newest NEXT series radios. Those radios have the GPS antenna built into the radio, not the antenna. See photo from Motorola site. Even if it is a match, KEEP your original antenna with you in your beat bag. While this stubby antenna gets excellent reception, it’s up to you to ensure you’re getting a strong (all bars) signal. Also up to you to ensure this stubby is fully compatible with your agency’s radio system. What happens when you hit the transmit button. Namely, the beep that you hear before you can talk is telling you the data packet that usually includes your radio alias (ID number and whatever else your agency has programmed) has been successfully sent to dispatch ahead of your voice transmission. I work at a smaller semi-rural municipal PD.There are occasions when I look down and I’m missing the final strongest bar. I am no expert in the field, but when it comes to your lifeline to dispatch, I want the strongest signal possible. That’s the trade-off when going to a stubby a That’s the trade-off when going to a stubby antenna… smaller antenna equals smaller internal antenna element.Also, if you are using Motorola Mission Critical Wireless gear with your Bluetooth board enabled radio (either the wireless PTT pod with earpiece or the wireless RSM, I have read about and experienced slightly reduced clarity. It’s been attributed to the radio working harder to pull the signal via the stubby antenna. When I have the standard length 700-800 GPS antenna (Motorola part PMAF4040B) screwed on, I tend to get higher quality audio to my ear. The Mission Critical Wireless from Motorola uses a proprietary slightly off spectrum Bluetooth signal that is secured. I’ve gone back-and-forth between the stubby antenna and the standard length antenna while using my mission-critical wireless earpiece and PTT pod. There is no scientific research behind this, but in my experience, I get the top-notch crystal clear audio to my ear with the longer antenna. I read on a forum where someone who sounded like they knew what they were talking about said the less your radio has to “work“ to maintain a full signal (letting the longer antenna and longer internal element pull the signal in with ease), can result in better quality sound to your mission critical earpiece. My totally non-scientific switching back-and-forth seems to support that theory. At the same time, in my area at least, when I use the stubby antenna the quality of the audio to my ear is not reduced to a point where I feel forced to go to the longer antenna. Also, and this is extremely important; there is a massive difference between Motorola Mission Critical and Operations Critical Wireless accessories. If you’re an emergency services as a first responder, it is an absolute must that you use Mission Critical. The operations critical gear is slightly less expensive for a reason. They are not encrypted connections and not intended for first responder use. They are marketed and sold for private industry use (hotel security, mall stores). The Operations Critical variant of the PTT pod does not have the blue dot on the cover of the rubber piece that protects the micro usb port. If you come across a pod on eBay and it’s missing that rubber piece with blue dot, you never know if someone could’ve simply swapped a blue dot rubber piece into place. It happens. So if you’re going to go with the Motorola Mission Critical push to talk pod, make sure you buy it through an authorized dealer. Or better yet from Motorola direct. You may spend 20 or 30 bucks more, but it’s worth every penny knowing you have the correct encrypted gear designed specifically for first responder/cop use. I don’t want to sound like a broken record but the connection from your wireless push to talk pod to your radio, and then to Dispatch it’s not something you want to skimp on. Mission Critical pods not only provide an encrypted connection to your radio, the technology also provides delay-free transmissions. Operations Critical has a delay. I don’t want to sound like that guy, but make absolute sure you buy the Mission Critical PTT pod and earpiece direct from Motorola or an authorized trusted dealer.Part number for Mission Critical PPT pod and 12 inch earpiece kit is NTN2570C. Motorola changes their partner numbers, so just ensure you are going Mission Critical for the version designed specifically for first responder encrypted use with near field pairing (NFP). The mission critical variant will ONLY work with an APX series radio that has BOTH the internal Bluetooth option installed (blue dot on radio speaker) BUT also has the Bluetooth board enabled. I know this because my agency ordered APX 6000 radios with the Bluetooth board installed complete with the blue dot on the front. I thought it was good to go. Then I tried pairing with the mission critical pod and it would not connect. Well, that’s because my agency did not spec to have the Bluetooth board enabled. So I needed to go to a local Motorola authorized dealer for them to enable (aka turn on) the Bluetooth board function on the radio using Motorola CPS. That was about $170. Once that was done, good to go.Most the officers I work with switched to this antenna and haven’t looked back.

I’m writing this review in 2022 and purchased the antenna in 2018. Since then I have had NO issues with connectivity or range. I know some people are skeptical because of the length of the antenna but using this within our 16.5 sq mile city this antenna works fine (unsure if you’re using it for a larger land coverage). It’s also just helpful not to have the long antenna which the Motorolas normally come standard with, which get stuck in gear or even clothing.

Works

Excellent quality, the best you can get out there.

The original APX 8000 antenna is fine if you aren’t worried about comfort and a bulky set up. The shorty does have the GPS feature like the long version. The shorty makes it more realistic to wear on a tactical vest. Perfect for a front radio position or on back/shoulder area. If for tactical use, the shorty is a better fit. All comms should be it range if there is an incident, because there will most likely be a mobile comm center at the CP or nearby tactical comm unit.

Great antenna for members of the blue fam. Low profile on an outer carrier vest if that's where you have your radio. Solid construction, official "Motorola", item, works with APX6000 w/o any issues.Have noticed the occasional case of bad reception, which is common and expected with a stubby radio antenna (longer antennas give "gain", this obviously does not provide that and is to cut down on profile/size of the stock antenna).

La antena original del radio tiene 8" de longitud. Lo cual era estorbosa para portarla en el cinturón, porque se atora con la ropa y asiento del vehículo. Este tipo de antena "Stubby" es adecuado para portarla, ya que el tamaño es mas pequeño 3-3/4" de longitud.La recepción de la señal en esta antena no difiere de la original. Tiene buena recepción.El material es de buena calidad, ya que es un producto de fabricación original.El servicio de envío se retrasó 5 días de la fecha estimada por el vendedor. El status del envío no se actualiza en la pagina de Amazon una ves cruzando la frontera a México, hay que darle seguimiento en la pagina de Correos de México, para estar al pendiente del arribo.Envié un correo al vendedor para saber el status y nombre de la paquetería, pero no mostro mayor interés por dar el status de envío.