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best type and location of antenna(s)
I've got an older ford crewcab with a radioshack ssb cb radio. What
would be a good antenna setup for this rig. I will be hauling an overhead camper on occasion. Twin mirror mounts apeal to me. What is going to get me the best all round performance? Thanks |
One, single, large antenna on a properly grounded mount will work
better then any attempt at co-phase on any vehicle not 8.5 feet wide. At 27 MHz, any antenna shorter then 5 feet is a waste of time. rab wrote: I've got an older ford crewcab with a radioshack ssb cb radio. What would be a good antenna setup for this rig. I will be hauling an overhead camper on occasion. Twin mirror mounts apeal to me. What is going to get me the best all round performance? Thanks |
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At 27 MHz, any antenna shorter then 5 feet is a waste of time. snip Not true. There are antennas at five feet that will match or even surpass a 102" SS whip. |
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snip At 27 MHz, any antenna shorter then 5 feet is a waste of time. snip Not true. There are antennas at five feet that will match or even surpass a 102" SS whip. Bull****. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
Okay guys I know next to nothing about mounting an antenna so bear
with me...A single stainless steel 102" antenna mounted in the middle of my roof is the best setup? How long and what type of coax? Frank Gilliland wrote in message . .. In , wrote: snip At 27 MHz, any antenna shorter then 5 feet is a waste of time. snip Not true. There are antennas at five feet that will match or even surpass a 102" SS whip. Bull****. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
Just buy yourself a Wilson 2000 or 5000, and you will be pleased with the
results. Do not let the "experts" here yank you around. A 102" whip is a pain in the ass. It will hit everything above you , trees, garages , etc. The Wilson comes with coax. Good luck. t "rab" wrote in message om... Okay guys I know next to nothing about mounting an antenna so bear with me...A single stainless steel 102" antenna mounted in the middle of my roof is the best setup? How long and what type of coax? Frank Gilliland wrote in message . .. In , wrote: snip At 27 MHz, any antenna shorter then 5 feet is a waste of time. snip Not true. There are antennas at five feet that will match or even surpass a 102" SS whip. Bull****. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
Frank Gilliland wrote in message . ..
In , wrote: snip At 27 MHz, any antenna shorter then 5 feet is a waste of time. snip Not true. There are antennas at five feet that will match or even surpass a 102" SS whip. Bull****. This may shock and dismay some people, but I agree with you Frank. A 102" stainless steel (or fiberglass) whip properly mounted will beat shortened and loaded antennas any day. Best location would be dead center on the roof, but with a cab-over camper you can't do that permanently, although you could use a mag-mount antenna and place it on top of the camper when you have it onboard. |
On Mon, 20 Oct 2003 18:53:01 -0700, Frank Gilliland
wrote: In , wrote: snip At 27 MHz, any antenna shorter then 5 feet is a waste of time. snip Not true. There are antennas at five feet that will match or even surpass a 102" SS whip. Bull****. This has been shown before. Get off your fat ass and do an actual test. You will find that a Stainless Steel 102" whip can be marginally beat. You can not realize this by reading a book! Get off your ass. P.S. A 1/4 wave whip of thicker more conductive material can't be beat by a shorter antenna, but my comment was about the common 102" SS whip. |
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This may shock and dismay some people, but I agree with you Frank. A 102" stainless steel (or fiberglass) whip properly mounted will beat shortened and loaded antennas any day. Best location would be dead center on the roof, but with a cab-over camper you can't do that permanently, although you could use a mag-mount antenna and place it on top of the camper when you have it onboard. snip A repost of a ACTUAL test: The antennas: 108" SS whip 7 foot Firestik 5'4" X- Terminator double coil The conditions of this test follow: 1. All connected to Hustler Quick disconnects 2. All used at 1.5 : 1 match or better 3. All tested with a constant tone, constant power transmitter 4. All used on a three magnet mount on the roof of a truck 5. All tested from a parked vehicle that never moved during each test 6. All tested within a very brief time period of each other (15 sec.) 7. All used a stationary Kenwood 940 receiver. 8. The 940 used a vertical beam free and clear of obstacles. 9. A video camera and a 31" television was used to display a (31" S- METER) and record the results. Thirteen mile free and clear of obstacles. 108" SS 5.2 s-units Firestik 5.3 s-units X-Term 5.4 s-units Thirteen mile in the middle of the woods test 108" SS 3.3 s-units Firestik 3.7 s-units X-Term 3.9 s-units Twenty four mile free and clear of obstacles. 108" SS .25 s-units Firestik 1.3 s-units X-Term 1.5 s-units |
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