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7-foot Firestik with Tunable Tip

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by madmoneymike5, Jun 6, 2020.

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  1. Jun 6, 2020 #1
    madmoneymike5

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    Does such an antenna exist? The longest I can find readily available is a 5' version I already own.
     
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  3. Jun 7, 2020 #2
    Finfn1372

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    Bought one from the cb shop up in Wytheville couple years back.

    Had it on a freightliner.
     
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    madmoneymike5

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    Just to be clear, this was a tunable tip, not a cut-to-tune version, right?
     
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    Finfn1372

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    Yes,shops called Atlantic Coast Communications,I don't do business with them anymore,because there a hack shop.
     
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    craig_sez

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    I dont think the 7ft is tuneable tip..5 ft and loer i think..6 or 7ft is cut to tune again "i think"...If you can get yer hands on a skip shooter your golden..
     
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    madmoneymike5

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    I have a skipshooter. I don't like how much it flexes and bounces, even with a PVC pipe over it. I liked the rigidity and stability of my 5' Firestik and was hoping to get my hands on a tunable tip 7' version. The 5' though doesn't have nearly the same range as the 7' skipshooter.
     
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    craig_sez

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    1591545287591-1071427619.jpg Keep in mind,if its more ridgid it strains yer mount...
    That 7ft ss dont flex as much as the 102" on a 10"riser does..lol
     
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    madmoneymike5

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    I have a super heavy duty stud installed from Right Channel Radios. I had to widen the hole in my ProComm mount to get the nylon washer the stud comes with to fit. Used a precision drill bit. It's just aluminum so it drilled like butter; gotta go slow and steady, checking it every few seconds to see if you've got it large enough.

    Still, would like to find a rigid 7' top loaded.

    On your 102" whip and 10" riser mounted on your mirror, how are you not over 13' 6" when it's standing up?
     
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    Finfn1372

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    Sorry maybe it wasn't a tuneable tip,I know it didnt need adjusting tuned right in.

    Im in a volvo now,and was using skipshooter's on the mirrors,until one snapped at the base.Have a couple at home waiting on me.

    Right now,I have wilson 2000's up,and I haven't been really impressed.

    But I've owned firestik,and to me the skipshooter gets out better.
     
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  12. Jun 7, 2020 #10
    russbrill

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    Craig is right.. I've never seen a 7ft Firestik that was Adjustable like the 4ft and 5ft models...
     
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