In the 1970s the antenna to have was the moon raker or the big stick. Radio Shack had 1/4 waves, 1/2 waves, and full waves of their own. Radio Shack was a great store for anything electronic. I miss those guys.

@ghz24

Жыл бұрын

RS 1/4 waves were the bomb I loved mine. Lowest swr I've ever seen almost a perfect match. Wish I had the main part still.

@dan0711123

Жыл бұрын

@@ghz24 The Archer 1/4 wave was the best 13 bucks I spent in 1976

@crosisofborg5524

7 ай бұрын

I got my Astroplane at radio shak.

Before I had a steel roof on my house, I bought a mirror mount, put on a 102" whip, tapped 4 holes around the grounded mirror mount, made a couple metal bars to mount it on the middle of the roof on the top of the ridge, and stretched out four 102" ground plane wires which laid down the roof (creating the "droop"} and screwed the ends of the ground plane wires through rubber grommets at 90 degrees apart. Worked great! it was almost invisible too so the wife was happy! If I remember the SWR was almost perfect on all channels too!

A simple wire dipole in a tree served me well for over 10 years. Super easy to make. Cut your coax connector off on one side and strip it back. Solder a 9 foot piece of wire to the center conductor and another 9 foot wire to the shield. Electrical tape those connections and string it up as a sideways "T" with the center conductor side going up and the outer conductor going down.

@hfvhf987

2 жыл бұрын

and put a choke on the feedline to stop RF coming back down the outside of the braid on your feeder.

@jesseobrien5864

Жыл бұрын

@@hfvhf987 what's a choke

@josephwade3241

Жыл бұрын

Been trying to make it work in my head to make a antenna like you are describing, but feeding it thru a 8ft. Hollowed out marine antenna I know I would need a foot sticking out, but would this work if I mounted it to the rear fender of my suburban without a ground plane?

@josephwade3241

Жыл бұрын

Would the barn doors and the lower half of the dipole radiation of the rear of my truck cause swr issues?

@mikewalsh511

Жыл бұрын

@@josephwade3241 yes it likely will cause swr issues. Go with a roof mount antenna as close to the center of your vehicle as you can.

Keep the great content coming! Everyone needs it now more then ever. The two-way has been booming since the pandemic.

@tinasouthern6927

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I got a Cobra 29 XL and and I and I got a ground plane kit and I got a hundred to inch whip antenna not to die how to get out very little but I can hear very little to no other way to get to tell me what

My first base antenna was a Kraco center load magnet Mount stuck on top of our water cooler or what people call a swamp cooler in the Southwest.it was the perfect 4 x 4 ground plane for that silly 24-inch antenna.I got out a good 10 Mile in Los Angeles area which was plenty at the time it was so crowded after the 1977 boom.

Just been in to CB for a few months now all your videos have been extremely helpful man thank you so much

I appreciate all the knowledge you share.I am still pretty fresh to CB radio. I enjoy watching your videos. Sometimes I will watch a video on a specific topic, go do some research and then rewatch the same video. It really helps my understanding of both research and the videos. Thanks again,keep up the good work. I always say unshared knowledge is wasted experience.

How did I miss this last year ? The good news is , this popped up in my suggestions 👍👍 Good video 🇺🇸🇺🇸 , holler at you later Erik

I have been on radio since I was 16 and now I am 53, everything you were saying was saying was true as I have set up up radios stations too. Thanks for the update.

Awesome video and it's about time that you started this series. I am really looking forward to the next video.

@FarpointFarms

5 жыл бұрын

People have been asking about it forever, but it's just too much to cram into one video.

Excellent video Eric. Looking forward to part 2👍🏻

@whipbone

4 жыл бұрын

i loved it too

Way cool! Thanks, I was just thinking about this exact subject. I have a 35' tower for my scanner antenna and a 102 whip that I was thinking about running up there. Perfect timing.

Love it, man. Great advice. I started when I was about 12 with a magnet mount Radio Shack mobile antenna on a pizza pan and an old car battery. Rig was a Browning "Brownie" 23 channel with volume and squelch. It introduced me into the great world of radio that I am still playing in.

@brianmccown6464

Жыл бұрын

This is what I just started into cb with never thought about a pizza pan tho. But I'm gunna try it !!

Very helpful information... This Man has quite a knowledge base. Very impressed.

Looking forward to seeing this series too.....thank you!

I have the 102" whip on the top of my shed and have grounding issues, you just taught me what I needed, thanks Eric.

@FarpointFarms

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to help

Thanks! I am really looking forward to this series.

Good videos, enjoying the antenna series

Thumbs up nice video. That was a fun lesson for me six months ago building four 1/4 wave 10 gauge ground wires and angling them down at the right degrees for near perfect 1.0 swr sometimes. The quarter wave picks up more weather stations in the 162 range also. My other favorite is the president Texas 7/8’s wave 83 inch whip with my added spring and I put a 6 prong trucker star radial on it from amazon and hello California redwoods to Georgia skip on 80 watts and a weather station 120 miles north in Oregon. I am sure now the fuller wave allows better performance. It will handle 7,800 watts peak and I want to do tests with two co-phased next. Dual gain

Hey Eric I'm definitely liking this series! Thank you for this series! I do have a work man b100 base antenna hooked up to my house with 100ft of rg8 coaxial cable. It's currently hooked up to a Cobra 142. But I think the antenna sucks. I could have a bigger antenna and plan on getting and Antron 99 but the wife won't let me most likely. The steel whip ideas great. But my advice is to go with a better base station antenna then the b100 I can barely be heard and I have it mounted at the peak of mg rook on a 4ft length of pipe. Hope that's helpful. Talk soon Josh

Awesome video. I use the 102" whip antenna setup

Thanks for the info, looking forward to the rest

Had a Shakespeare "Big Stick" back in the day. (1970s) About as good as it gets for a good performing omni-directional base station antenna. Had the base at 30' off the ground! Top was ~48 feet. Wish I still had it!

@FarpointFarms

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

I’ve been watching quite a few of these videos after picking up a Uniden 980SSB for the ham shack. A very simple easy cheap antenna nobody talks about is a dipole. We use them in amateur radio and work 1000’s of miles on 10w.

Good info! Thank you for sharing. Very helpful!

a buddy of mine gave me a old vintage CB linear still in the box so that gave me a wonder and I came to this page to see if the 102 whip was still King.I guess back in the day late 90s Wilson 1000 was pretty good too.

My first antennas was a Radio Shack 102" steel whip mounted on my car. I graduated to a Radio shack 5/8 wave antenna and still have it. Can get almost zero swr out of it but I am still using an Avanti Full Wave antenna that I bought back in 1973. Still gets almost zero swr and works great for my purposes.

@crosisofborg5524

7 ай бұрын

The AV-101 Astroplane?

this was in the mid-to-late 90s then I upgraded to an Antron 99 and I bought a hundred foot of thick coaxial cable and I mounted that and it was just wonderful

i made mine out of a fishing rod and some copper wire, i have talked Melbourne to Sydney. and i love it

@HerbWalker

5 жыл бұрын

GOOD Job, Yea I was just telling him, that some of the UGLIEST rigs sometimes work WELL. LOL Peace & Chicken Grease , from Texas!

@snakeman2506

5 жыл бұрын

yeah i have seen some antennas that look worse than Tracy Grimshaw and work great. thunder from down under.

@jacklowe3788

5 жыл бұрын

@@HerbWalker Hey there "Rock Brother" ha-ha I recognized you - Funny I was just thinking about Ayers Kaserne as my metal Picture just arrived to my rural area in Blue Ridge Mountains where the Postman sometimes needs 4-wheel drive to get mail in -I fool around w/ old CB's & found this Guy's Channel - Really like his down to earth demeanor & Good Info. - Anyway Howdy Herb! The Rock - 3/36TH INFANTRY '83-'85

@snakeman2506

5 жыл бұрын

@Semi professional hillbilly yeah im probably gonna rebuild it soon so i might do that.

@m.9243

4 жыл бұрын

Same here! A telescopic fiberglass rod with some 6 mm, 18 ft insulated wire in a helical fashion around it works wonders! I use a Yaesu antenna tuner to bring the SWR right down to almost 1:1 and have QSOs from Sydney with New Zealand, New Caledonia as well as the very north tip of Australia! Experimenting is the name of the game.

I have the 102" whip with a coil seperate as an an on with RG8 mini low loss coax running into the back yard. I use a President GRANT2 premium cb radio and have gotten miles on the setup mentioned.

Learned a lot from this!

Greetings sir, I just want to thank you for putting out such quality content. I've been interested in radio for a few years and I have a cheap walmart setup in my car, but I've always wanted to go bigger and better, and your videos have helped me more than I can explain and given me a much better understanding. You explain things in a simple way that makes sense to people who are unfamiliar with specifications and technical terms, and you teach without skipping over information I otherwise would have missed. Thanks to your videos I finally made the decision to get a base setup and put an antenna on my roof (this video and the one previous giving me the idea of a whip with a ground plane kit, and the knowledge to make it work). In summary, you played a huge role in inspiring me to pursue radio, and I thank you. Now I just need to convince my friends to join me:)

Good job Eric, I was hoping you were going on the quarter wave route. It's also worth mentioning that if they have the space, quarter wavelength wires dropped away as the ground plane will much improve the performance. It's all about efficiency, you are trying to minimise ground losses. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a quarter wave by the way, it is by no means a lesser antenna than other end fed monopoles. It can out perform them because of take off angle and efficiency based on the fact that there is no matching network. I would advise to use a decent ferrite choke on these antennas though. And phasing yes! People don't realise the capabilities of phasing with vertical polarisation, especially it you are concentrating on one, two or even four directions.

Great info, Im going to start my first base kit now. Want to see the range from my mobile setup.

Man u just helped me a ton I'm gonna go with the 102 whip with a ground plane kit 10 ft pole on my roof thanks

Nice, this answered my question exactly.

Just bought a 1/2 wave "silver rod" for £30, really good, esp for the price. It's not even close to the build quality of the ones back in the 80's and 90's but it works perfectly and has an SWR of under 1.5 on all 80 euro channels.

Dipole works well. I started in 1976 wired to my parent chimney. Worked for about 5 miles.

Back in the day we all ran mobile base stations. A cobra148gtl, some rg8u leading up to a big stick, or super big stick strapped to the chimney. Tripp lite 3 0r 5 amp 12 v power supply and either a 575m6 power mike or a d104 lollipop. Ahh.. the good ol days.

A buddy of mine looked into using a 102” steel whip for his camper on hunting and fishing trips. after he figured what it would cost to set one up, it was cheaper to buy a A99. It takes about 45 min to setup. The range should be outstanding on the ridge where we camp during hunting season.

This video was a little too late for me. I started making a base station and bought the tram 1499/ B100 just a few days ago. I'm gonna try this for awhile, and get the whip next. Great videos!!!

@Bootyhunter1971

4 жыл бұрын

How did you make out with the B100??

I use a roof mount magnetic mobil antenna (Wilson 2000) mounted 0n a LARGE metal Pizza pan with four pieces of wire connected to the pizza pan to create a ground plane. It works phenomenal.

@FarpointFarms

Жыл бұрын

That would work with those runners. Good idea!

Used 9 feet of wire on a bamboo pole! Works with radials or a CB tuner! ;)

my first base antenna was a 102 whip a mirror mount and a steel pipe as a ground plane. used rg 58 coax as feed line! next I made a inverted v dipole as i was more interested in dx and not the local talk. made the dipole 5/2 wave thats right 5x 1/2 wave or 86.6 ft. dipoles on the odd 1/2 wave harmonics have gain above a stranded dipoles. feed point is around 100-200 ohm. used 75 ohm rg6 tv coax as i got a free 300 feet from the cable tv co cut it to a odd 1/4 wave to lower the impedance to around 50 ohms worked vary good worked a lot of dx. the antenna had reception in all directions do to having a lot of lobes like a flower. used aluminum electric fence wire as a antenna wire. rg 11 has low loss that is the same or better than LMR 400! if one uses even 1/2 wave pieces one will get a low swr. do sum research the 75 ohm rg11 can be used for ham/CB use. any way the point i am making is you can get on the air cheap. i never had the money for pre made antennas and coax so i read the arrl hand book and figured out that 75 ohm cable will work if it is the right length.

Thank you. You are so great. I was wondering how to get into base stations without buying a $200 antenna

Right now I’m running a SIRO new tornado base antenna. It’s pretty similar to an old super penetrator. I still have my Imax on the other side of the house and an Antron on the garage. I’ve been really impressed with this sirio new tornado. I think it may have a slight edge over my IMAX. My recommendation is if you’re going to get into the hobby try and at least find an Antron 99 There’s another antenna called a patriot I believe it’s a half wave that’s a fiberglass base that you can get for around 40 bucks. Just like anything else you have to pay to play. I say go ahead and pony up the money and get an antenna because you will always be able to sell it to another cber. Good used Antanas always sell like hotcakes over the air. I just remember when I was a kid getting into the hobby it was pretty disheartening to hear people that she could not talk to and I got to the point that I almost gave up. Luckily there was a cber that was close to me That gave me some pointers and actually traded with me and I got a bass Antron antenne. If you have to make an antenna I would definitely go with making a wire antenna for temporary purposes but don’t expect much performance from it. Spend your money on a good antenna and some good coax a cheap radio that’s tuned properly will do fine. At least that way you can come into the hobby and make some contacts and start enjoying it right off the bat.

My first base antenna was a center loaded, half-wave dipole my dad and I made. Super directional, tuned to channel 20 with great SWR across all 40 channels. We strung it 15-20 ft off the ground between a tree and the back of the house. It was pretty long but to this day is still one of the best performing antennas I've used.

@thaddeusmcgrath

Жыл бұрын

Do you know of any links a new comer can better understand? I remember a friend having one long ago in his back yard and would love to take a try at creating one.

A very good introduction to CB radio antennae. I used to have a base station when I lived in the Atlanta metro area. Sold all my CB equipment when we moved to Tennessee. I still have my parents' old CB equipment: modified J.C. Penny's and Sears phase locked loop 40 channel single side band radios, SWR meters, Davis freq counter, linear amps, etc. Just don't have an antenna. All of our radios were modified to go above channel 40 and below channel 1 in order to get away from all that noise and bullshit on channels 1 through 40. We used to hang out on channel 60 on the upper side band. Never liked AM radio with all that 10-4 good buddy bullshit. Side banders use Q codes which I liked a lot better. Our radios also had a transmitter mod tied to the clarifier so that when you tune someone in on the clarifier the transmitter would go with it. That way we could talk between frequencies or to those who were oft times off frequency. I always ran my Fluke freq counter on my base station so I'd know where I was (frequency wise) to stay just below the 10 meter HAM band. I talked to more HAM radio operators than CB radio operators 'cause most CBers didn't have modified radios. I sure miss those days in the late 70's and 80's and my base station. If I had an antenna I'd put up another base station. Guess I could climb a tree and put up a folded dipole. But then I'm now 69 and don't climb trees anymore!

Man times have changed. Steel whip on ebay is now in the $70 range....on to the diy antenna video!

@FarpointFarms

4 ай бұрын

Ugh... inflation is awful, I am really hoping for some deflation soon

in uk in the late 70s on AM I had a Skylab C.B. antenna and could cover most of Birmingham That long ago can't recall rig maybe Midland or wattage but Happy Days cheers

I have a antron with the ground plane kit. It rocks.

@FarpointFarms

5 жыл бұрын

The greatest bang for the buck out there!

@aerialheights5680

4 жыл бұрын

@@FarpointFarms Actually, the *Proton99* beats it by a bit, is less expensive and is about a foot longer. Almost, and I mean *almost* keeps up with an older (good) Imax.

im an electrician. This is way more complex then i anticipated!

@FarpointFarms

4 ай бұрын

It can be, once you know what to look for, it is not too bad

very good info thanks.

Always look forward to your videos. Another live chat coming soon?

@FarpointFarms

5 жыл бұрын

It will be the last weekend of October if possible. I will let everyone know as I get it figured out.

i have a workman b100 antenna & its been working good 4 my needs but i do plan 2 upgrade 2 a imaxx 2000.

@alalan3735

5 жыл бұрын

Good choice!

Hi I started with a mobile whip on a biscuit tin.

Best CB antena that I ever had was a military surplus one cut down for 11 meters.

@randyrichards5647

3 жыл бұрын

Ok where do you find stuff like this? I've been looking military surplus radio stuff and not finding anything.

@Equiluxe1

3 жыл бұрын

@@randyrichards5647 I got mine at a military surplus auction, came along with a base for bolting to a vehicle and a whole pallet of other bits most of which I sold on.

Used a astrobeam ground plane anti. Ran a teaberry which was cranked to max. Dead key 7 watts. Was running a 500 watt eagle. Dead key 900 watts. Modulate up to 1100.

Hey man love your videos! I had a few questions. With the setup you described (102 whip and ground plane kit) do you need to run a ground wire into a copper pole in the earth as well to physically ground the antenna? Also any recommended coax cable lengths for this setup or does it not really matter? Thanks so much!

I’m prepping to build a 2m/70cm JPole I have made a dipole CB antenna and got decent results but that was at a house I was renting. Now that I have my own house i am going to put the dipole up semi permanent and building a “shack” in the corner of my shop.

@thevacuumtubejunky9774

5 жыл бұрын

You will find that the J-pole is a poor performer and somewhat directional. If you plan on building a dual band J-pole I would refrain from that idea. Don't get me wrong ,the J-Pole does work but building a separate antenna for each band will give you better results. I recently built a 8 element Yagi for 440mc using an old tape measure for the elements, believe it or not, it put my 440mc J-Pole to shame in both transmit and especially in receive, I stumbled across the idea here on KZread, use an old tape measure or pick up a cheap one at Harbor freight, I promise you'll be very pleased with the results. Kind regards, Eric Dee.

Great video lots of information!! I have a shed to cabin home so it's got metal siding and a metal roof. I was wonder if I bought the ground plane kit could a use a 4 foot fire stick antenna with it? I will be using a 980 ssb radio with it.Thanks!!!

I love your content. I’m getting a lot more involved in CB radios now and I have some questions that I haven’t really seen answered on KZread yet. If you’ve already done a video on this, please let me know. I’m trying to understand the difference between a 1/4 wave antenna and a 5/8 wave antenna and what would be best for me. I have a mobile setup. Additionally, what’s the importance of an antenna analyzer vs just using a standard SWR meter? Thanks! I hope to hear back.

I had strange anomalies when trying to set up my first base using Antron 99 and even Maxx 2000. The closest local 10 miles away said I'd come in, but would come in weak. I then noticed SWR would shoot up during times of the day consistently. I assumed that was due to moisture or temperature changes. For instance, at night it would shoot up. Or, if I tune the antenna at night, during the day it would shoot up. Needless to say I was annoyed and never figured it out lol

Eric, great video they have helped me tremendously thank you for making these! Question for you, do you know if there are cable ends made for RG6 cable that will attach right to the back of the radios at the antenna connection? I can't find any thinking I'm looking in the wrong places, but RG6 being much larger I can't use a normal regular, cable end hoping they make up and if they do can you tell me a model number to look for and maybe a place to start looking? Thank you very much really enjoy your videos I've learned a lot!

UNCLEDOUG BEEN TALKING C B FOR 45 YEARS + !!!!!! / AND SIDE BAND !!!! WEN'T TO THE FIRST CB FEST ON THE EAST COAST ON BEECH MT N.C. IN 1973 STILL TALK ALL TIME !!!!!!!!!!!!

Many homes in my area are now being built with metal roofs, and nearly all roof replacements are metal. Moreover, metal roof and metal buildings are used for barns, shops, everything imaginable. This metal, BTW is routinely grounded. MY QUESTION: Wouldn't a good mobile antenna mounted on such a roof work as good as (or better than) in a vehicle?

I'am Your Newest Subscriber Great Videos. I Didn't See You Put Up The Antron 99 Antenna

How about with a metal roof on a house? Would a magnet mount work?

So I was looking at ground plane kits for the 102 inch whips and unless I'm seeing it wrong it looks like they attach to the hot side not the ground so technically not a ground plane right? But they seam to help anyway.

LFA Quads are small in Boom length and the best front to back

Question: would it work to take a sheet of metal, like say for example a big cookie pan, drill a hole in the center and screw the base of your antenna through that in order to make an ultra cheap DIY ground plane?

I have an astrobeam and the center box (junction box) was destroyed. So is it possible to make a new one? Outta wood? Something else? Really miss this antenna

Great video Eric just got my new uniden pro 505 XL cb because watching your channel, any recommendations for a base antenna

I had to chuckle, when I first started into the hobby, I had a Galaxy 919 as my base radio. I had an extra Wilson Lil Wil that I stuck in the gutter and was able to talk to several local cb'ers with the furthest being 30 miles away. But, sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.

@FarpointFarms

2 жыл бұрын

Yup! Sounds like you dodged a burnt up final, but who knows sometimes the magic is that you'll get a good SWR when it shouldn't be possible.

@TheOfficialCatass

2 жыл бұрын

@@FarpointFarms Oh, the SWR stayed low. It never went above a 1.5 between my taking the antenna down and putting it back up. I'm working on getting a Connex CX-4600 Turbo as a base set-up, now. Browsing the ol' KZread machine for antenna & tower ideas.

I had a 1/4 mobile antenna about 2.65 m long on a metal roof and it works fine if it's not snow on the roof.

I put a 102 whip on my roof...…..Took two 108" copper cables and built a 45 degree ground plane. Talked all over this town with it, :)

@FarpointFarms

5 жыл бұрын

A DIY ground plane kit! love it. I was lucky when I had my 102 as a base. the old 70's mobile home I lived in had a metal roof and it worked like that of a car. Loved those days.

@HerbWalker

5 жыл бұрын

Yea in West Texas our A/Cs are metal box swamp coolers on the roof and that will work too. Before I put my A99 back up that 102" worked great with that 45 degree angled wires, but Boy ,she was ugly as sin. LOL I wish I could get a picture to ya, some would look at it and say THAT will never work but it did and good too. :) NjoY Your videos brother The 'Boogeyman" stalking folks on 19 /14 AM :)

@Stevestefano85

5 жыл бұрын

Got the exact same antenna set up you do can easily talk 30 miles any day of the week

@aerialheights5680

4 жыл бұрын

You made a Starduster.

Hello I have a midland portapack cb and I'm going to be using it at home but the built in antenna isn't working in my front room and I can't put one on my roof as I live in a flat I'm on the second floor I was thinking of a springer stinger I think they are called and use it with a magmount base on a biscuit tin or clamp it on my metal window sill what would you suggest thank you

Do you need the spring when using the 102" steel whith the ground plane kit?

Excellent video! Was wondering if I could use a Wilson 2000 ant. for a base ant. mated to a converted 10 meter set up. If so do I need a ground plane?

Did you ever do a video on cable lengths for a vehicle

i have a workman b-100 on a 10 foot pole on my roof, 3 floor house. the cable it about 60 feet more or less. its pritty sweet, i didnt expect it to be as good as it is. definetly not as good as an Antron! but hey for 30 bucks....im using it on a cobra 148gtl philippines that i use as a base. i have it hooked up to a batt with a 1 amp trickle charger made by stanley, i prefer the batt setup insted of a power supply because i can use it an emergency coms when the power goes down. i plan to upgrade it by adding another batt for extended use....soon

@FarpointFarms

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a great setup! Love the old 148's Cobra was king of the hill back then.

Great video. Where do you get the ground plane kit? Looking to use a 102" whip as a temp 10 meter base antenna until I get my general license. Hoping to use on CB, and 10m as my hf radio has an internal tuner. Powered up my old Realistic Navajo base from 30+ years of hibernation and hoping get on air with it again.

I really like your videos. I’m retiring next year and I want to set up a little shack upstairs. I’m a licensed ham and I want to set up a 2m rig and a C B base station .to save money I would like to mount my antennas on the same pole. One under other.they are both vertical antennas. Do you think it will work ok? the base of the 2m will be just above the roof peak. And theC B antenna will bellow that.

I'm having trouble finding a ground plane kit for a 102" whip antenna. If I were to make my own, what is the minimum recommended length for each of the radial wires?

Do you plan on building a dipole for 11 meters? I think it would be a good project!

Looking forward to The Super Penetrator episode. :)

@dalethelander3781

5 жыл бұрын

I had a Super CLR Penetrator 5/8. Worked well as long as the hose clamps held tight. After a while, they loosened and the individual tubes would slide down into the next tube. I finally got frustrated with it and switched to a Starduster. Talk about low-maintenance.

@djsummers855

5 жыл бұрын

I have a 70s clr-2 i still use but the swr is getting to be a little higher than I like. 1.3-4 on channel 1 and 1.6-7 on 40. Thats dry. Goes up to 2.0 and 2.6 when wet. Thinking of getting one of the new version penetrator 500. What yall think?

I’ve been using CB radios since 1963 and just the last few years I turned to GMRS radios.

Thanks! I didn’t want to ruin my pierce simson

I have a metal roof on my house. What do u think I can do with my 102 inch whip? The metal roof should be a great ground plane

I have DirecTV and the dish is mounted right outside of the room where I want to set up a base station. Can I use the mount of the satellite dish to mount and ground my CB antenna? Obviously, the dish is grounded...to the copper plumbing of my house. Does this also mean that the dish mount would be a good ground?

where to find a good ground plane kit for a 102"? I see a couple on amazon but the one has what looks like a huge hole in the center. I assume it is to thread onto the 102" but dont see how that particular one would fit? also does the spring on the bottom of the 102 do anything regarding ground plane?

By the time you pay for a 102 inch whip and that ground plane, you could get a brand new Tram 1498. While it isn't the best base antenna, it will work much better.

@FarpointFarms

9 ай бұрын

Agreed!

Thanks

I have a magmount on my house connected to a piece of grounded metal. And i madea 1200km contact with it

@izzydizzy1115

3 жыл бұрын

Logan MacGyver, how big of a piece of metal did you use and what kind of antenna? Please help as I'm trying to find something to use at my house. Thanks

@loganmacgyver2625

3 жыл бұрын

@@izzydizzy1115 I had a sirio 145 and just asked my dad to weld a T shape from some scrap metal he found

What was the make of the ground plane kit you mentioned.? Or I found on Amazon one for truckers mirrors for $38+?

when I first started I use a 102 whip with a trash can lid

Remember that ... when you use A METALLIC MAST, THIS IS ALSO ANTENNA (reins of supports, etc) ... and the coaxial itself if it does not have wave traps😟 (traps are useless, if the coaxial is next to the mast) . If you do not include the MASTS, SUPPORTS, ground, etc, in the designs of antennas by PC, there is no use "the fantastic studies of antennas By PC" 👍

I have one 9-1/2 foot whip Astana at my house i just hooked the mount to my tower oh and my favorite is a 6x12" steel spindle wrapped with copper wire one end is hooked to ground the other to the center post on the jack it's incredible with my 800/1100 khz am transmitter and i have another one on top of that with a much finer wire it picks up CBs 59 miles away like there next door and i know that because I'm the only one within 50 miles

@troy9762

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I'm trying to visualize your setup. What the spindle use for and like the fact you pick up CBets 59 miles away. You said you mount your steel whip on a tower. How high was that? Im kind of lost what the spindle is used for. Im very interested in your setup. Thanks

Why not just put up a Dipole or Inverted V Dipole, and make an air RF choke with 5 turns of 58 a 4 1/4 inches, then close the v till you get 50 ohms. It doesn't even have to be that exact and they work great. I am getting ready to do this to get an 11 meter rig on the air for emergency comms this weekend.

You are the best, friendly and casual, interesting and knowledgeable videos. (unlike Mr. Smart-ass "NotARubicon") Would you cover, if you haven't yet, antenna's for best SSB use)