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Drifter wrote:
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.

You certainly can do this... but you will need a ground plane for the
antenna radiator to work against. This could be something as simple as
perhaps a 3'x3' piece of sheetmetal underneath the antenna. If you have
a magnet mount... you can just plunk the antenna on. If you have have a
trunk lip mount, you'll have to connect the lip mount to the sheetmetal
via braid. Remember to keep the antenna near the center of the metal
mass for best omni-directional results. Hope that helps...


3' X 3', huh Brian? At 27Mhz? Is this some sort of magic sheetmetal with
superior RF characteristics you've patented? Glad to see you are not
building antennas.