Panorama MD168-5 Magnetic Base Whip Antenna with 5 m Cable

Some antenna requirements are measured in minutes, not vehicle lifetimes: a survey van that changes assignments weekly, a radio that moves between loaner vehicles, a temporary command post, a cabinet that needs an external antenna until the permanent install is scheduled. The Panorama MD168-5 serves exactly these cases as a complete magnetic-base whip antenna assembly with an integrated 5 m cable. Deployment is the whole pitch. The magnetic base grips any clean, flat ferrous steel surface — vehicle roof, trunk lid, cabinet top — and the whip element above it goes to work immediately. The 5 m lead offers generous routing length: down a door seal and across to a dash-mounted radio, or from the top of an equipment enclosure to gear racked inside. When the assignment ends, the antenna lifts off and moves to the next vehicle with no trace left behind. Panorama Antennas has built mobile whips and mounts since 1947, and its magnetic assemblies follow the same practice rules as the rest of the class: clean both mating surfaces before placement, keep the base on bare flat steel (aluminum and composite panels will not hold), protect the cable where it passes door seals, and remove the assembly before automated car washes. The MD168-5 ships at approximately 0.5 lb under Panorama part number MD168-5 — a small, movable piece of infrastructure that gets radios on the air without an installer visit.