TheLastBoyScout

I purchased my "Pro" after some strong online encouragement from some guy with a jeep.  I was prepared for the long battle of upgrading the antenna only to find that the antenna came off faster than a greased pig.  The radio works great, but in Texas we don't measure distance in "Farrs", we measure distance in Times.

I'll bet it did. 🤣

I had a very early unit and the antenna came right off. Since then I have seen reports ranging from people just needing to give it a rough-twist to get it off to not even being able to get it off with a crowbar and a hammer.
For BTech to get certification for the radio the antenna must be non-removable (because it transmits data).. Once word got out that they were easily removable it looks like BTech upp'd their glue-game.

Because they all have a better signal/are closer to the repeater than you, and you have an HT with a small antenna/are further away/have more stuff between you and the repeater.
The best thing you can do is connect to a bigger/better/external antenna or get closer to the repeater.  A mag mount stuck to a cookie-sheet placed up high/near a window can work great.

It is my understanding that that Rubicon guy is really not a Rubicon guy and he is really a Nissan guy with a Chinese made Jeep Key Fob.
Real Izarubicon people drive Rubicons with real American Jeep Keep Fobs.
 

I'm assuming you mean the Nagoya UT-72. Share with us. Are you looking at the UT-72 amateur radio VHF/UHF (144/430Mhz) model, or the UT-72G GMRS (462-467 MHz) model? The reason I ask is because you will likely get better performance from the UT-72G GMRS version. Amateur radio antennas and GMRS antennas are generally not interchangeable because they are tuned for different frequencies.

ok well it seems I got my answer from Btech

Based on my tests of both radios, they absolutely will talk virtually the same fars.