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I must be nuts.

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by volvo244t, Mar 18, 2016.

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  1. Mar 20, 2016 #21
    volvo244t

    volvo244t Road Train Member

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    No problem in nearly four years of doing it this way.
     
    volvo244t, Mar 20, 2016
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  3. Mar 21, 2016 #22
    handlebar

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    Over an adequate counterpoise, a 102" whip is a quarter wave at about the CW portion of the 10 meter band. Folks using them for CB only should invest in either a heavy duty potbellied spring, or just a thread-on extension of about 6" length. 108" is closer to being in resonance in the 11 Citizens' Band.

    A full wave antenna at 11 meters would be just that -- 11 meters in length, or around 36 feet.
    73
     
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  4. Mar 21, 2016 #23
    wolverine11

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    You will definitely set off the over height detector in North Carolina on I 95.
     
    wolverine11, Mar 21, 2016
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  5. Mar 21, 2016 #24
    TheDude1969

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    I'd fear more for the bridges and trees, than the antenna... those things are straight out of some mid-evil torture chamber and indestructible
     
    TheDude1969, Mar 21, 2016
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  7. Mar 21, 2016 #25
    volvo244t

    volvo244t Road Train Member

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    Funny thought, but it's not big enough to do that. The 102 on my car doesn't set off the over height detector on Brady St in Davenport, but it hits the bridge.
     
    volvo244t, Mar 21, 2016
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  8. Mar 22, 2016 #26
    mike5511

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    If your over 13'8" you'll slap the RR bridge in Memphis on I-55.
     
    mike5511, Mar 22, 2016
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  9. Mar 22, 2016 #27
    Evvy Thomas

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    Where'd you get it, Volvo?
     
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  10. Mar 22, 2016 #28
    Evvy Thomas

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    And have you been rolling with it?
     
    Evvy Thomas, Mar 22, 2016
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  11. Mar 22, 2016 #29
    volvo244t

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    Got it at bosselmans in Grand Island NE. Exit 312. Have been rolling with it. Haven't hit anything yet. Did have to tilt it a little father forward to get it to be straight up when rolling.

    This particular one, the whip can be removed from the ferrule as with most loaded antennas that have a whip. Thinking of getting a 45" SS shaft made up and cutting the whip down to 63". This will still give me a non loaded, efficient 108" quarter wave antenna, but will not have the excessive flex issue.
     
    volvo244t, Mar 22, 2016
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  12. Mar 22, 2016 #30
    rabbiporkchop

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    You risked pinching your cable in the door jamb and changing the impedance seen by the output of your radio
     
    rabbiporkchop, Mar 22, 2016
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