"jim" wrote in message
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Steveo wrote:
Vinnie S. wrote:

72 posts fot a 102" whip? WTF? ISee what happens when I leave you

incharge for a few days !

Vinnie S.


Crack that whip!

Isn't Devo from your neck of the woods hehehe

Those were sad days for music.

"U-Know-Who" wrote in message
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"DrDeath" wrote in message
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On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:48:59 -0500, Jack O'Neill
wrote:

wrote:

Im thinking of getting a 102" whip, I dont think I need the spring
because of where im mounting it. But is it nessesary? Should I get it
with the whip ?



Hi, been on CB since 1968. If you get the spring the whip tends to
bend back quite a bit
when doing high speeds. I used the spring only once early on. I got
myself a quick connect
and replaced the spring. Its about the same length as the spring. This
way the whip does not bend back nearly as far which is better for
transmission
and reception being it remains mostly vertical. And the quick
disconnect allows you to remove the whip quickly and
put it in your trunk!! Done this for many many years!! I'm very
pleased with it!!
73

Gen. J. O'Neill

Seeing how you brought up the bending of the antenna..........
Another disadvantage of the 102" ss whip is the gain lost because of
this bending. It is significant.

Without the spring a good (not RS) 102" won't bend that much to make a
difference. I've always had one on my trucks over the years. We did have
a freezing rain storm a few years back, going 55 to 60mph the ice
formation had it bent pretty good.


Is it just me, or does 55-60 MPH seem a little fast for an ice storm? I
must be getting old....

I was in my 4X4 and it was only sticking to powerlines and such, the roads
were in pretty good shape.

Jack O'Neill" wrote in message
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On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 12:48:59 -0500, Jack O'Neill
wrote:


wrote:


Im thinking of getting a 102" whip, I dont think I need the spring
because of where im mounting it. But is it nessesary? Should I get it
with the whip ?




Hi, been on CB since 1968. If you get the spring the whip tends to
bend back quite a bit
when doing high speeds. I used the spring only once early on. I got
myself a quick connect
and replaced the spring. Its about the same length as the spring.
This
way the whip does not bend back nearly as far which is better for
transmission
and reception being it remains mostly vertical. And the quick
disconnect allows you to remove the whip quickly and
put it in your trunk!! Done this for many many years!! I'm very
pleased with it!!
73

Gen. J. O'Neill

Seeing how you brought up the bending of the antenna..........
Another disadvantage of the 102" ss whip is the gain lost because of
this bending. It is significant.

Without the spring a good (not RS) 102" won't bend that much to make a
difference. I've always had one on my trucks over the years. We did have
a freezing rain storm a few years back, going 55 to 60mph the ice
formation had it bent pretty good.



Is it just me, or does 55-60 MPH seem a little fast for an ice storm? I
must be getting old....


Maybe he was in K.I.T.T.?

No way, K.I.T.T. would have nagged me like a wife : )

On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:29:20 -0600, "DrDeath"
wrote in
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snip
..... He stated, and I quote "If you cannot get a
cell signal you are unable to talk on 11m with 100 watts." He will try
anything to get the bull**** started.


Once again..... when did I say that? I searched google but only found
-your- post with the alleged quote:

http://tinyurl.com/ckvhb

Please reference the post, or at least provide a link.








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On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:29:20 -0600, "DrDeath"
wrote in
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snip
..... He stated, and I quote "If you cannot get a
cell signal you are unable to talk on 11m with 100 watts." He will try
anything to get the bull**** started.

Define "talk". Is that a keyclown term meaning 12db gain such as
the X-Terminator is purported to have over a 108" whip? Is it like
"bird watts" which are somehow better than real watts? Or "swing"
which is considered better than PEP? And by the way, 100 watts
is illegal on CB.

On Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:29:20 -0600, "DrDeath"
wrote in
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snip
..... He stated, and I quote "If you cannot get a
cell signal you are unable to talk on 11m with 100 watts." He will try
anything to get the bull**** started.


Once again..... when did I say that? I searched google but only found
-your- post with the alleged quote:

http://tinyurl.com/ckvhb

Please reference the post, or at least provide a link.


http://tinyurl.com/ad8sw

On Tue, 31 Jan 2006 04:59:22 GMT,
wrote in
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http://tinyurl.com/ad8sw


Oh yeah, now I remember. That's when he was making excuses to run a
linear on the CB. Obviously he missed the point. But ignorance doesn't
justify a deliberate misquotation, and if he actually allowed his
wounds fester all this time then he should open up to his therapist,
not to the group.








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Jack O'Neill wrote:
Steveo wrote:

Jack O'Neill wrote:


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YIKES!


yea, whats up with that??

It's HTML, ugly stuff.

jim wrote:
Steveo wrote:
Vinnie S. wrote:

72 posts fot a 102" whip? WTF? ISee what happens when I leave you

incharge for a few days !

Vinnie S.


Crack that whip!

Isn't Devo from your neck of the woods hehehe

I think those whack-o's were from Akron, right next door!

"DrDeath" wrote:
"jim" wrote in message
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Steveo wrote:
Vinnie S. wrote:

72 posts fot a 102" whip? WTF? ISee what happens when I leave you

incharge for a few days !

Vinnie S.


Crack that whip!

Isn't Devo from your neck of the woods hehehe

Those were sad days for music.

They were trend setters with those garbage can lids on their heads.