18 feet of coax is NOT needed

Anybody can buy high end stuff...
This is so much more fun though.
Funnier also..

 

A predator 10 k will not work as good on somethin lime a cascadia as it will on something like the classic type western star or freightliner...A 10 k is not the end all be all..Discovered that 1st hand..

 

It works great on the mirror mount, I can talk and hear a good distance.
And I keep it on,
Today on I-70 in Missouri I hit the empty Service road and cruised past a 6 mile backup saving at least 30 minutes, umlike the hundreds of trucks stuck in that mess.
(Thanks westbound for the heads up) and Garmin traffic didn't warn me of the delay

 

Watch a race between a 80's camero all hp and track ready and a 60' era austin mini.....On a long strech the camero took the lead but wasnt long b4 the mini was on its butt in the corners...
Same as me,got a bike all track ready and i practiced with track days,recorded some of my laps to watch later....Suddenly some kid on a much smaller bike with less than half the hp and weight smoke me most of the time...
Its not what you buy that make ya,its getting the most out of what ya got with the know how to back it up..

As you can see by the pic,i got the gear but just didnt know how to use it well enuf compared to a more knowledgeable rider who was galf my age,weight and hp..

 

Yeah it works ok but the coil is to low..Even with a 27" shaft...Been there done it.....
With same radio and coax and a 10k i was lucky to get much more than 10 miles..I swapped my 10k out for a 7ft skip shooter and almost trippled my range in most cases...
Problem is usually the fella at the other end..Most times they cant hear ya or reach out to ya....
A gooned up radio,crap coax and poor ant choice to its specific location...
Actually if your running less than 500 watts,you wasted $90..
Dont get me wrong,i love my 10k's and ill keep the two i have but they will not be goin on a cascadia or anything like it..Im only running about 70ish watts so its pointless..
When and if i buy a house,ill keep them for a base set up some how..

 

Watched a vid of a kid on a hyped up 2 stroke scooter smoke a gen 4 kawasaki zx10 in a drag race..Its all about knowledge of what ya got,not the $$ you spent to buy it..

 

And who wants to talk 30 miles out?
I have never heard a base station shooting skip ever say anything remotely interesting, never ever!
They are the most boring losers who must live in their mom's basement.
I hate the drivers that want a radio check from a cb shop and thinks that means anything.
10 miles is more than enough to know what's going on , and my setup helps me catch the underpowered out of the box radios warning me of something.

 

TRUE DAT MAN

 

I consider it MFJ GO EAT SOME POPCORN.

 

Ahh Tuck you and that predator, lol.

It's aluminum so you get the triboelectric effect due to friction with the particles that make up the air... i.e. more static.

My oil coil FrankenTenna™ has twice as much shaft as your predator and I keep it almost straight up. Like 5 degree lean because even solid 3/8" stainless shaft will flex a little bit at 54" long...

Anyway, I want to talk 30+ miles...mainly because I shoot skip because I'm a loser who lives in my mom's basement a white Freightliner, and if you can do 30+ miles without conditions, you can DX with ease when they arrive.