Kenwood KRA27 UHF Whip Antenna (Pair)

These are Kenwood KRA-27 antennas, supplied as a pair. Kenwood's accessory chart lists the KRA-27 as a UHF whip antenna in the capless style.

A whip is the longer of the two UHF shapes Kenwood offers and it is the one to fit where reach matters. The trade is profile: a whip stands proud of the radio and is more likely to catch on a doorway or a vehicle door than the KRA-23 short helical, which is the alternative in the same range.

Capless refers to the construction rather than the performance. Supplied as a pair, which covers two radios or leaves one spare for the day an antenna is broken rather than merely bent.