C.B antenna war

[Straight6Jeff]

Well, now that the transmission thread seems to be winding down a bit, how bout an antenna war? Need some new topics to get our blood pressures up. I figure antenna's are inexpensive enough where the majority could buy one and put in their . 02 worth.



Just as a side note, a co-worker of mine happened to be browsing this site at lunch, and she commented that if computers had been around when mouse-traps were first invented, similar threads (such as the transmission one) probably would have come up. Look at mouse traps now... . not much to talk about.

 

[TORQUE THIS]

FIRESTICK RULES

 

[Chipstien]

102 inch steel whip! And don't you forget it.

 

[TomGolden]

I use a steel whip on top of a Larsen coil. Whip is something like 40 - 46" long if I remember correctly when I installed it. Had help from a buddy and fellow TDR member who is big into ham radio and as part of his job at the logging company where he works, he handles all their truck radios. We hooked the radio and antenna up to his SWR meter and fine tuned the antenna for the optimal length.



Tom

 

[tazzen]

Dual firestik with under the hood mounts is the way to go ! ! double the pleasure ! !

 

[drag racer]

Firestik II w/ stainless front fender mount here...

 

[RoryTek]

YC antenna

I bet some of you guys that have been into CB's for awaile might remember the Yellow Canoe or YC antennas, they looked like a pizza cutter.

 

[Extreme1]

Yeah, well my K-40 is better because your Firesticks use too much line press... uhhhh, watts!! Yeah, that's it! Watts!! :-{}

 

[BHaner]

What are you guys thinkin'... . just get one of those adapters to run through the am/fm radio antenna!

 

[stg2500]

Firestik mounted on a Stainless Steel Under Hood Mount on the drivers side.

 

[Shovelhead]

3 foot Wilson on a S. S. fender mount.

 

[BHaner]

Seriously....

Wilson 5000 Mag mount. I put these on everything I have. My Dodge with a Galaxy 99v will talk for more than 25 miles! (in Northwestern Washington that's a lot!)

 

[Doubleclutch]

Sorry Shovelhead, a 3' antenna (with an orange flag on the top) isn't near high enough. My smoke cloud is MUCH higher than that! That IS what this thread is all about isn't it?

 

[BK]

ok here we go. .



fire stick, cool... love the 102 SS whip. .





fender mounts bite





I'll run for cover now.

 

[tazzen]

Originally posted by BHaner

What are you guys thinkin'... . just get one of those adapters to run through the am/fm radio antenna!

had one of those . they are all right if your kid has his walky talky in the back seat to talk to you. i would be lucky to talk to someone within a half mile away.

 

[Shovelhead]

Originally posted by Doubleclutch

Sorry Shovelhead, a 3' antenna (with an orange flag on the top) isn't near high enough. My smoke cloud is MUCH higher than that! That IS what this thread is all about isn't it?

I guess size does matter. eh, doubleclutch?





If your antenna can't be seen for the smoke cloud..... maybe you 'jes ain't movin' fast enough.

 

[Goddard]

wilson 2000 trucker on a firestick stake pocket mount... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..... just for refrance, if you use one of these mounts you will have to do some modifications to make it work!!!!!!!

 

[Rammin On]

If ya wanna play with power ... . Wilson 1000 or 5000 through the roof ... . not a silly mag mount



fraid to drill the hole???:{ :{





not a big deal!!!!! Oo. Oo.

 

[baby.driver]

Ditto Extreme1

K-40 mag mount right in the center of the roof.

SWR of 1:1



Jay

 

[Got Smoke?]

Cobra High Gear on the Toolbox, grounded to the bed, which is grounded to the cab, which is grounded to the frame! :-laf



Cobra 25 Sound Tracker (never buy a Sound Tracker! ) heavily bombed, soon to be replaced by a 148 (new toy to start play'n with!)Oo.