In a response to a CB antenna question on the rec.outdoors.rv-travel
someone posted a link to

http://www.firestik.com/Tech_Docs/CBs_%26_RVs.htm

Talk about snake oil salesmen.

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 07:33:25 -0700, Wes Stewart
wrote:

In a response to a CB antenna question on the rec.outdoors.rv-travel
someone posted a link to

http://www.firestik.com/Tech_Docs/CBs_%26_RVs.htm

Talk about snake oil salesmen.

(from the website)

If you find that you are getting unwanted noise (buzzing, popping,
whining), run your radio power leads straight to one of the vehicles
batteries. This will by-pass all of the other circuits that could
cause unwanted interference. Enough said on radios.

Well, it starts out well, at least. Certainly everyone here that has
hooked up a rig in the car found that direct connection to the battery
solved all their problems.

I think someone forgot to tell Ford.



--
73 for now
Buck
N4PGW

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 07:33:25 -0700, Wes Stewart
wrote:

In a response to a CB antenna question on the rec.outdoors.rv-travel
someone posted a link to

http://www.firestik.com/Tech_Docs/CBs_%26_RVs.htm

Talk about snake oil salesmen.

Wow, I didn't know that aluminium doesn't make a good ground plane! I
quess all of those aluminium chassis are just no good! I especially
liked the SWR explanation. I'm going to use it when next I teach an
Extra class.

R

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 02:15:00 GMT, Russ wrote:

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 07:33:25 -0700, Wes Stewart
wrote:

In a response to a CB antenna question on the rec.outdoors.rv-travel
someone posted a link to

http://www.firestik.com/Tech_Docs/CBs_%26_RVs.htm

Talk about snake oil salesmen.

Wow, I didn't know that aluminium doesn't make a good ground plane! I
quess all of those aluminium chassis are just no good! I especially
liked the SWR explanation. I'm going to use it when next I teach an
Extra class.

R


Does anyone have any 'ground plane' coax? I can't seem to find any
for my antenna. The manufacturer didn't include the matching coax.


--
73 for now
Buck
N4PGW

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 02:13:03 -0400, Buck wrote:

Does anyone have any 'ground plane' coax? I can't seem to find any
for my antenna. The manufacturer didn't include the matching coax.

Sure, just connect your coax to the antenna without a choke balun and
you've got it!

Danny, K6MHE