scanner antenna
Worth a lookShows a sweet-spot price point ($42.57 avg), but soft demand (-13.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Avg price
Incredible$42.57avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Competition
Great39%top-5 click share — an open shelf
Review moat
Great484.27avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Good71%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Returns
Good2.8%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Price range
Okay$6.01–$181.92cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Okay2.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Market size
Okay$127K$127K/yr · 107K searches
Growth
Bad-13.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, scanner antenna is a $127K/yr Amazon United States market (107K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 71% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 22, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
scanner antenna market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $106K–$128K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.8%
- Avg BSR
- #423
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 91%
- Sponsored
- 60%
- Out of stock
- 3.6%
- Avg brand age
- 69 months
- Avg seller age
- 198 days
Competition & brand share
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (39% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.Brands
21 falling
Sellers
45
Top-5 brand share
71%
Top 20: 95%
Top-5 click share
39%
Top 20: 79%
Open market
24%
- BINGFU35%
- SIGNALPLUS16%
- Tram9%
- POBADY8%
- --5%
- Superbat3%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -13.3% search growth over the last 90 days.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top scanner antenna search terms
- scanner antenna51K/yr
- police scanner antenna14K/yr
- scanner antennas6K/yr
- scanner antenna for house7K/yr
- uniden scanner antenna5K/yr
- mobile scanner antenna4K/yr
- bnc scanner antenna4K/yr
- bearcat scanner antenna4K/yr
- outdoor scanner antenna4K/yr
- radio shack scanner antenna3K/yr
Top scanner antenna products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Bingfu 20-1300MHz Police Scanner Antenna Magnetic Base HF VHF UHF Two Way Ham Radio BNC Male Antenna Compatible with Uniden Bearcat Whistler Radio Shack Police Scanner
BINGFU$16.034.2★1,165 rev
Bingfu Police Radio Scanner Dipole Antenna 20-1300MHz Adhesive Mount BNC Male Vehicle Mobile Ham Amateur Antenna Compatible with Uniden Bearcat Whistler Radio Shack Scanner
BINGFU$10.504.2★1,205 rev
Bingfu VHF UHF Ham Amateur Radio Police Scanner Antenna Magnetic Base BNC Male Antenna Compatible with Uniden Bearcat Whistler Shack Police Scanner Radio
BINGFU$10.814.1★3,580 rev
POBADY BNC Male Connector Telescopic Antenna 7 Sections VHF UHF 68.5cm/27IN Telescopic BNC Plug Antenna for CB Radio Police Scanner Ham Radio Two Way Radio Mobile Scanner Wireless Microphone
POBADY$6.144.6★237 rev
Discone Antennas D3000/ Scanner Antenna/CB UHF VHF Antennas 25-3000MHz for Scanner SDR Radio Receive Transmit HF VHF UHF MW SW HF AIR FM FRS GMRS Antenna
SIGNALPLUS$181.924.7★73 rev
Newest
by launch date
Scanner Antenna Set Wide Band 95MHz-1100MHz Foldable Telescopic Antenna w/Magnetic Base for 2m 70cm VHF UHF GMRS Walkie-Talkie Two-Way Radios Amateur All Band Radio RTL-SDR Software Defined Radios
HzFitInc$54.753 rev
HYSHIKRA 70-1000MHz Wide Band Telescopic Antenna BNC-Male Mobile Radio Antenna for BC125AT BC75XLT Scanner ICOM IC-V8 IC-A14 Handheld Radio Scanner
HYSHIKRA$14.975 rev
2m 70cm GMRS Antenna Outdoor Indoor Desktop Police Scanner Antenna for House 25-3000Mhz VHF UHF FM CB GMRS ADSB for SDR/Air FM Receiver/ADSB Flightaware 16.4ft Cable BNC SMA SO239 Magnetic Base
SIGNALPLUS$98.2831 rev
Comet BNC-W100RX Wideband Handheld Scanner Antenna Flexible 6 Inch 251300 MHz Receive Antenna with BNC Connector Compatible with All Handheld Scanners and Receivers
Comet$39.7975 rev
Antenna for Police Scanner Radios | 920S Remtronix | SMA End Type | 400-480MHz & 700~900 MHz UHF Digital Analog & Trunked Frequencies | 9 Flexible Whip | Increase Reception 25-100%
Zip Scanners$56.98138 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumScanner Antenna Set Wide Band 95MHz-1100MHz Foldable Telescopic Antenna w/Magnetic Base for 2m 70cm VHF UHF GMRS Walkie-Talkie Two-Way Radios Amateur All Band Radio RTL-SDR Software Defined Radios
HzFitInc$54.755.0★
HYSHIKRA 70-1000MHz Wide Band Telescopic Antenna BNC-Male Mobile Radio Antenna for BC125AT BC75XLT Scanner ICOM IC-V8 IC-A14 Handheld Radio Scanner
HYSHIKRA$14.973.9★
Bingfu 20-1300MHz Police Scanner Antenna 8 Section Telescopic BNC Male Compatible with Uniden Bearcat Whistler Radio Scanner Cobra Midland Portable Ham CB Radio
BINGFU$11.194.2★
Desktop Scanner Antenna with Magnetic Mount - N Male Connector 13ft Cable w/BNC SMA SL16 Adapters for Car Truck Marine Police Fire Ham VHF UHF Aviation Radio SDR Wideband Mobile Indoor Outdoor Use
HzFitInc$87.403.3★
800MHz Replacement BNC Antenna for Uniden Bearcat Handheld Scanner BC95XLT BC125AT BC75XLT and Other ScannerSlinkdsco
slinkdsco$10.333.9★
What buyers say about scanner antenna
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“The signal range improved a lot”
“Nice quality, easy assembly”
“As advertised”
“this was a great investment”
“Fit great”
“The magnetic base holds onto metal surfaces with an impressive grip that feels entirely secure”
“easy assembly”
“they're perfectly compatible with my radios”
“Works well”
“The range I get with this antenna is better”
What buyers complain about
“Not an antenna at all”
“did not work in my situation at all”
“Poor quality”
“The adapter doesnt fit”
“Not worth the price”
“Will not function with our radios”
“Connector fell apart after one use”
“Looks are deceiving”
“Magnet very weak”
“Just fell off”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is scanner antenna profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $127K/yr across 45 tracked products. 0 of 8 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- How competitive is the scanner antenna niche?
- 21 brands and 45 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 39% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 71% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in scanner antenna?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Signal Strength, Functionality-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 2.8%.
- When does demand for scanner antenna peak?
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.4× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the scanner antenna niche?
- Listings span $6.01–$181.92; the average listing price is $42.57 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 484 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.