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"Drifter" wrote in message
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I want to connect a mobile CB radio to a power supply in the garage.

My question: Is it possible to use my Wilson 1000 as a type of "base

station" antenna or will I have to purchase an antenna designed just

for base station use?

Any tips and info will be greatly appreciated.


Does your garage have a metal roof? If so, plop it down on top of the
garage, and run a wire from the roof of the garage down to a grounding rod
in the yard, or a METAL cold water pipe in the garage/house (as long as
it's
metal all the way out to the yard!) Any point that is grounded would
work,
though I'd avoid using the ground in an outlet; you really don't want it
hooked into the household wiring, even despite the fact that a lot places
use the cold water pipes for ground... The antenna will perform, but not
nearly as well as a proper base antenna...


NECA code says that if you can't use a ground rod, you can use the copper
water pipe where it enters the house from the outside. I believe it must be
attached within the first 3 feet, but that could vary from city to city.

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