Volvo antenna placement strategy

its a volvo they were never designed with cbs in mind only an after thought. personally 60-70 mile i think he is full of sheeyt.

 

If your pulling deck trailers then a 102" whip is your best bang for the buck.They are about $20 at Radio Shack and work like they have always done these last 30+ years,best ears on the planet
They'll do 1800+ watts without missing a beat ,which fwiw 40 miles aint no problem . . . . .

 

I didn't know that Wilson made a 7ft antenna. I know that they make 3', 4' & 5'. I know that Skip Shooter does.

YES the Silver Load will handle the RFX-75 and Cobra 29.

And the 102' is the Best antenna out. It would be 1 1/2 foot longer than your 7 footer.

Coax Cal
http://www.arrg.us/pages/Loss-Calc.htm

 

Cool,but it doesnt matter the 102 will still rock

 

The rear hand rail on any cab will work as long as you remember they were not designed as such and you will need to ground them to the battery is the best(when you run your ground to the frame your trusting the people that may not have grounded the handrail to ground the body and they may not have done such a hot job). Also remember that the hot portion of the antenna (above the coil) needs to be above the roof and not to close to the cab. The cab being to close will raise your SWR.

No a 102 is not a loaded antenna. It is a 1/4 wave length not need to load it.

Probably the best mass produced antenna for performance.

You see poster's claim gain on antennas, they seem to forget to list what the gain is over. Most of the gain is theoretical not actual, or not gain over a 1/4 wave.

The reasons for loading an antenna are few, 1. To be able to build a antenna that is shorter in physical length while still maintaining a decent SWR and expectable performance or 2. increasing the Bandwidth of the antenna. An example of the first would be a Wilson or Firestick, the second would be a Stryker or a Monkey Made. It is important to determine what it is your try =ing to accomplish before purchasing an antenna. If its for looks and thats what matters then you need to decide that up front.