"BruceB1836" wrote in message
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My son has talked me into trying to get one of
my old mobil cb's to work in the
house for him. I have a proper power supply, but
the only antenna I have is a
mag mount. I put the antenna on a large cookie
sheet. It works but very poorly.

Not so surprising. The cookie sheet needs to be
about 17 to 18 feet square to work right. A bit to
large for inside use. 8-((

A dipole antenna would work, BUT being horizontal
you take a hit of almost 3 "S" units loss in
signal strength. Most CBers use a vertical antenna
so the dipole antenna would really cut down your
TX and RX signal strength. 8-||

Or you can try the antenna below from Radio Shack:
http://www.radioshack.com/default.asp
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"No Ground" CB Antenna

$41.99
Catalog #: 21-977

For boat, RV, van. Specifically for wood or
fiberglass vehicles and boats -- metal ground
plane is not needed. Half-wave design for
excellent performance on all 40 CB channels.
Mounts on boat rail, luggage rack or truck mirror
bracket. 48" whip. 16-foot cable.
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Since a ground plane isn't needed you could try
and stick it on the edge of the roof, or on the
chimney. Being only 4 feet tall, and no ground
radials it won't be very noticeable. 8-)) If you
try using it inside it may not work well.


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