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392
Intermediate Member
Username: 392
Post Number: 117
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 04, 2012 - 12:37 am: | 
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Anyone know anything about this? Says it is unity gain, DC grounded. I might be able to get away with hiding it from HOA at my house. I know it was made for a boat, but it is 27mhz CB, Surely it would be better than the 3 foot workman at 8 feet 1/2 wave?
thanks all, 392 |
Press_man
Intermediate Member
Username: Press_man
Post Number: 343
Registered: 5-2008
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 04, 2012 - 7:55 am: |
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392,
Found this old add, maybe it'll help some.
http://www.cbtricks.com/ant_manuals/shakespeare/seabee/ad/index.htm
73
Pressman/KC4ZWM
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392
Intermediate Member
Username: 392
Post Number: 119
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, January 04, 2012 - 10:03 am: |
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Shakespeare-5205-8-CB-Antenna-/200695525818?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2eba62b1ba
Pressman, here is the exact antenna i was looking at. If this thing is descent, it is small enough that I can hide it from the HOA at 8 feet. I am using the workman 3 footer balcony antenna now. Thoughts on this one?
It is basically the same as the ones in the cool add you posted, but specifically for 11 meters....
392/KD5POE |
Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 1515
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, January 05, 2012 - 8:49 am: |
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If it's Marine frequencies (27.60 to 27.98) it may be too short for normal CB channels, althoug if you are lucky it may be broadbanded enough to work.
Tech237
N7AUS
God made me an athiest, who are you to question his wisdom?
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Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 2095
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, January 08, 2012 - 11:30 am: |
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Most CB antennas designed for use on boats are of the "no-ground required" variety. You'll usually find that the coax cable is part of the antenna. The connector that is supposed to connect to your radio will have an extra 'stub' coming out of it, and shrink wrapped to the main cable. The coax length between the connector and the antenna is critical, you cannot cut it.
Anyway, the marine no-ground CB antennas usually do not work well when compared to a typical 1/4 wave ground plane. The whole object is to get it to work without a ground plane since most boats are made of non-metallic materials.
If you can mount a 1/4 wave stainless whip over some ground planes made of small gauge wire laying on the roof, you'd be much happier.
Your radio 'Mythbuster' since 1998
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