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Hi. I have a cb unit mounted on a motorcycle. it is a J&M, linked here,
http://www.jmcorp.com/SeeProducts.asp?PF=24 , using the 3 foot Wilson antenna on the page. It's a pretty decent unit (kinda expensive, mine came with another bike) and can be operated without looking at it, a good thing on a bike. I use it to talk with other riders, but the maker says about 1/2 mile is all the range I should get. On a straight piece of road it gets tough to use at 1 mile. The reason I am told is that the bike has no ground plane, but I don't know whether that affects reception or transmission. What's the story here? I know Linear amps are a no-no, but I don't intend on doing skip, using it often, or even talking much to base stations and truckers, and certainly don't want to run some giant power unit that stomps on others transmissions, but would be interested in using a small linear to boost transmission to a max range of about ten miles, an acceptable distance when traveling cross country with other bikes. Can any of you recommend what wattage would be sufficient for this use without going overboard? Some of the problems to be dealt with are a limited charging system, the inability to space wires far from current and ignition units, and physical size. I would prefer to build my own unit, rather that pay big bucks for garbage made in china. I have seen schematics for sale for 30, 50, and 100 watt units. Know of any free sources? Other that a lecture on the illegality of linears, Do you have any useful advice? -- Paul C. |
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