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Keithinatlanta
Intermediate Member
Username: Keithinatlanta
Post Number: 380
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Friday, September 24, 2004 - 6:40 pm: | 
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833, thanks for the article on the antennas. So unconfuse me. You stated that a cb antenna will not work with shortwave due to band width. so how do these guys take these export radios in their mobiles and use them for cb and ham? Sorry sir, but I don't understand based on your article. Thanks.
Keith
ps: yall keep plugging, you will make a ham out of me yet! |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 860
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, September 25, 2004 - 8:43 pm: |
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Hi Keith.
I do not want to make you a ham. CB is O.K. too, as long as you mix in some shortwave listening.
A CB base station antenna will work well on and very near the CB band, like from 25 to 29 MHz. or so. The 'export' radios operate well within this range. However, if you try and listen on the 13 meter band (around 10 MHz.), the CB antenna will be pretty deaf. 'Export' radios and shortwave are not in the same ballpark, they aren't even the same game. |
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