Advice for antenna setup please

[nydroptine]

I have upgraded my radio and was told by cb tech that I am limiting myself with my antenna setup I'm currently using.I spent big money on this radio(important tool for me like a carpenter's tool's for him)and I want to get the most out of the radio.Currently using dual 4ft francis on mirror mount for big rig.Can someone point me in the right direction as to which antenna's will give me the best performance.I'm limited to about 4ft'rs.Fiberglass or not that is the question?Will say a wilson trucker out perform any of the fiberglass whips?No big coil's suggestion's please as tree limbs are a frequent thing.They are going on a 379 pete.thx.

[danc694u]

Ignore this so-called tech. You'll see minimal gains with other set-ups.

While Francis isn't the most expensive. I'll put your set-up against a monkey made anyday. Dollar vs performance Francis wins, you can't buy a better antenna for that price.

Having said that. If you intend to run a lot of power. You might want to look into something that can handle the wattage.

[nydroptine]

Thanx danc694u that was the kind of answer I was looking for.I don't want to spend money on a minimal amount of gain.

[danc694u]

Originally Posted by nydroptine

Thanx danc694u that was the kind of answer I was looking for.I don't want to spend money on a minimal amount of gain.

Radio performance is like your car engine.

You can get 400 hp out an engine, for about $400. But, the next 50 hp are going to cost you $2 or more PER HP of gain. And the price just compounds from there.

[nydroptine]

Copy driver, and I can only assume with 22yrs exp you have tried it all.thnx again for the advice.

[benthere]

Originally Posted by nydroptine

I have upgraded my radio and was told by cb tech that I am limiting myself with my antenna setup I'm currently using.I spent big money on this radio(important tool for me like a carpenter's tool's for him)and I want to get the most out of the radio.Currently using dual 4ft francis on mirror mount for big rig.Can someone point me in the right direction as to which antenna's will give me the best performance.I'm limited to about 4ft'rs.Fiberglass or not that is the question?Will say a wilson trucker out perform any of the fiberglass whips?No big coil's suggestion's please as tree limbs are a frequent thing.They are going on a 379 pete.thx.

I have ran the francis whips with a 250 kicker and it worked just fine.Hello skipland.

[Otter]

I ran a Solarcon 1/4 wave for years on a Kenwood TS50, the best you're going to do is a single 1/4 wave with RG8X 50 ohm coax. Forget about running duel sticks with the stock coax that came in the truck.

[nydroptine]

Otter I'm using 18ft mini-8 belden co-phase coax and given the reply's I think I'm done spending money.thanx to all.

[nydroptine]

Oh and by the way this is the radio I'm running killroy did a post earlier [LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This Truck Forum Link.