First of all: How durable is the antenna, of course, is up to you (or in the case described in my son man) who she collapses from the top, they will immediately bend or break. I bought the antenna as a substitute for a Carrera RC remote control with 27 MHz. The original antenna was treated in the manner described above said Sohnemann. I thought: Clean screws and but was not good, because the new antenna had a slightly larger diameter than the old (about half a millimeter). I have the remote control carefully (!) Screwed on the plastic bracket even more cautious (!!!) drilled with a 7,5er drill, fix the antenna inside with hot glue and the screw, which gives the contact (as well as the thread for screwing the antenna did not fit) bridged with cable and soldering iron. Was a bit fiddly, but works well - better than before, because the range has (so my impression) probably increased.