On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 01:42:32 GMT, Lancer wrote:



Here is my quote:

"It is an electrical 5/8 wave, though physical 6 feet."

Here is the Firestik website.

http://www.firestik.com/CatalogFrame.htm

3. Some "experts" may "claim" 5/8 wave mobile antennas are not possible because
they would need to be 23 feet high. They are wrong! Physical length and ground
wave performance are not the same. If you ever hear someone make that claim, ask
them how a handheld CB can have a 1/4 wave antenna 8 inches long and mobile 1/4
wave antennas can be anywhere from 12-60 inches long in spite of the fact that a
physical 1/4 wave is 108 inches.

Vinnie S.

LOL! Looks like the same e-mail that firestick sent to me when I told
them they didn't have a 6 foot 5/8 wave antenna.

I am not getting into a ****ing contest with you. I am not an expert on
antennas, hence I ask advice from people like Sideband, Chad, etc. People like
you OTOH, seem to only one to do one thing. You like to one up somebody else.
You offer no help. If you have a problem here, it's with Firestik, not me. I
suggest you take it up with them.

A 5/8 wave antenna a feedpoint impedance of about
150 - j600 ohms.

Now if you think that will match your CB, hey more power to you.
I have this bridge for sale... you know the rest...

SO what you are saying is their antennas do work on 27 MHz?

You have a 6 foot antenna that is 1/4 wave electrical length..

They are good antennas, but they are not a 5/8 wave antenna...

Um, I don't ever think I said that.

Hey, if you got advice, then give it, and I will appreciate it. If you want to
mock me and flaunt your supposed knowledge, then go ahead. I could really give a
**** if you are that petty. That is your problem.

Vinnie S.