CB antennas: One or two?
#41
10-24-2006, 07:47 AM
Originally Posted by Jackrabbit379
It got down to 37,here Saturday night. :shock:
Originally Posted by yoopr
Wish we could get up to that :P
Well,its always cooler in Lubbock,but I got back here at the yard,and I was like,shoo,its cold. I put on my hooded flannel shirt when I was breaking down my set,and hooking up. I got home,and I looked on my laptop on the Weatherbug thingy,and its 52 degrees. :shock: I figured it was much cooler than that. 
#42
09-06-2016, 10:42 PM
Antenna Info
I have 2 on one truck and 1 on another. Frankly, I can't tell any difference. I know of some drivers who swear that they get better reception, etc., with 2. I have even talked with some who have told me that they think it looks better to have 2 on a truck. It looks more balanced. I would just save my money. 8)
Now what ever antenna you use make sure its as long as possible that you can get away with no coil is best (102 inch whip) the reason for this is that the coils you see on antennas in simple terms is a matching coil the bigger the coil (amount of turns) the less efficient the antenna is also the lower on the antenna the coil is located the less efficient the antenna is. Try to stay with all metal antennas because the fiberglass ones the copper wire inside will break if it gets hit enough times where a metal one keeps going. Don't be impressed with the huge coils power handling and all that do you really plan on running 10.000 watts? To wrap this up and to make it as simple and easy as possible get a single antenna if you have none yet get one as long as possible and if it has a coil get one that has the coil the middle of the antenna or higher the higher the better. With a fiberglass antenna follow the same rules also if you run 2 antennas follow these rules as well. I have 25 plus years as a broadcast engineer have designed antennas for major company's and also am a ham radio operator I hope this info helps you out and one more thing make sure you use good coax and have a match of at least 1;5to1 or lower at these high frequency's the attenuation loss is high. |
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