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January 29th 06, 01:40 AM posted to rec.radio.cb

On 28 Jan 2006 01:42:39 GMT, Steveo wrote:

Frank Gilliland wrote:
On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 15:18:22 -0500, wrote in
:

I concur. A properly mounted 102 inch whip will and should perform
better than any loaded antenna.

In theory yes. In practice it may not. A 102" stainless steel whip can
be beat by some shorter (loaded) antennas.

Wrong. By it's very nature, a loaded antenna loses some power in the
loading coil and therefore is not as efficient as an antenna without
one. The only way a shorter antenna could outperform a full-length
1/4-wave whip is if it had some way to pull down the take-off angle.
So far, nobody has provided any theory or empirical evidence that any
such antenna exists, or is even possible.

The 102 is the best portable antenna you can buy, bottom line. (cheap too)

It takes a real CBer to drive around with one every day tho.

72 posts fot a 102" whip? WTF? ISee what happens when I leave you incharge for
a few days !

Vinnie S.