How do I get a better operating radio for home use? [PHOTOS INSIDE]

I've wondered how well they TX/RX as opposed to a Wilson 1000? The Larsen has a shorter whip.

 

Handlebar is dead on with his advice 305.. A saying about vertical antennas is that they radiate equally poor in all directions. That's if they're mounted in a vertical position. If you really wanted to reach out, do as a previous poster suggested and rig up a nice di-pole antenna. Di-pole ARE directional so if you want to talk to the East or West, you run the wire to the North and South. Another option could be a long wire. Basically, a long wire running straight out of your garage, other end up in a tree or down in the holler somewhere tied to a fence post. I've heard with an antenna tuner, people even use chainlink fences and tuen them up with a wire connected to them. Biggest and wierdest thing I saw was an old Steel bridge. They used an antenna tuner and brought those SWR's right do to the minimum..

There are folks that run antennas inside thier houses or apartments. Even up in the attic is a good place to run a wire di-pole. You just gotta put your creative hat on and do some searchin on the internet.. Google Long Wire CB antennas. Here's a shot of a longwire run indoors.. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl...v4rUUcCYB8LctAanqIDwDA&ved=0CAkQxiAwBw&iact=c

 

First I've heard of this but I don't doubt it happens....I have heard of people using the metal gutters on their houses as antennas...and like you said, use an antenna tuner to match the impedance to the radio transmitter.