Antenna material question.

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  1. craig_sez

    craig_sez Road Train Member

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    The 102" is a very well known antenna and one of the best choices in a mobile set up but its made of stainless steel....Seeing so its not very conductive when compared to say aluminum/copper/silver,how does it compare if you had a 102 made of the more conductive metals??

    I ask partly cause i had a 102 (cut threaded end off)on a 10" aluminum riser that i could adjust whip length..Mind you it worked great on my plascadia but cause of my discovery and my child like excitement to install and test i didnt use any antisieze and now its one solid unit....

    Anyways i now have a stainless steel version and wonder if at all it affects signal vs the same riser in aluminum??
     
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  3. Night Stalker10

    Night Stalker10 Road Train Member

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    I would say stainless steel versus aluminum should not affect the signal at all. The main difference would be the strength of the two different materials. The 102 inch stainless steel whips have been around for over 60 years, and have been the standard by which all mobile CB antennas are measured.

    I owned several stainless steel antennas over the years including the 102 inch antenna. The only real problem with them is the height on today's vehicles, as most people know.
     
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  4. craig_sez

    craig_sez Road Train Member

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    Yeah i bought 3 last yr or the yr before...Used one on my cascadia and it worked great...Like i said i was just wondering how ss vs alum affects signal..
    I did more digging myself and so far it seems to make almost no diff re signal..
     
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