Radio basics

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by rabbiporkchop, May 21, 2016.

  1. 25(2)+2

    25(2)+2 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    IRRC, and i usually do recall stuff well, Francis recommended 18 feet first for their pretumed antennas. I have no idea why Firestick did that, too, and Wilson had a tunable system, note the past tense 'had', that also utilized a half wave length of coax for a CB, again IIRC.
     
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  3. rabbiporkchop

    rabbiporkchop Road Train Member

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    18 feet of cable Isn't a half wave at 11 meters @ 2/3 the speed of light.
    different cables have different velocities
     
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    Tucker is having a laugh. I got that from his first post.
     
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    http://www.yann.com/en/diy-turn-your-gnulinux-computer-into-a-free-oscilloscope-29/09/2010.html

    I'm going to build my own using my laptop.
     
  7. lilillill

    lilillill Sarcasm... it's not just for breakfast

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  8. lilillill

    lilillill Sarcasm... it's not just for breakfast

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    Ok, well crap, I guess I didn't buy an SC504. It's an SC502... only 15mhz.
    @rabbiporkchop wasn't that link you sent me for a 504? I could have swore that's what it said when I first read it. But I just went back and looked at the order confirmation... nope... says 502.

    Ah well, I guess I'll play with it for a while to maybe learn what I really need. Probably overpaid for the dang thing too, lol.
     
  9. rabbiporkchop

    rabbiporkchop Road Train Member

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    The Mainframe had a 5:02 which pulls right out in the 504 can plug right in
     
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  10. rabbiporkchop

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    That Mainframe is pretty cool all the components are modular and slide in and out for easy replacement
     
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    I'll get back to you with the part number for a killer Spectrum analyzer that slides right into the unit
     
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