Cascadia Antenna Solutions

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by mike5511, Apr 30, 2014.

  1. craig_sez

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    Same day as bored i thought i picked him up while still in new brunswick canada..Roughly 45 miles to the holton maine bdr xing..
     
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  3. craig_sez

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    Hell rabbi.I could get used to it like that all the time...
    Thought i had a major yippiiiii moment the other day..
    Hauled out my duel coiled 10k put a short shaft on it and tuned..Freaked when i saw 27 db reflected #...After a few more trials and tuned it more evenly and then reading..I discovered the reflected db # is just another way of showing the same as swr..Bummer for me..Thought i solved the cascadia antenna issue
     
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  4. rabbiporkchop

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    Need 81 inch antenna for that truck.
    Good place to start
     
  5. bored silly

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    already am .....
     
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  6. craig_sez

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    To get 81" on the truck ill need a longer antenna(wanna try a 6'-7' skip shooter)and change my mount..I got two of them..
     
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  7. mike5511

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    Go with the 7ft. It will work well for you.
     
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  8. craig_sez

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    Yeah if i ever find a skip shooter or fs that long..hard to find them where i travel..Not that i know alot of cb shops..Dont trustem for the most part.
     
  9. rabbiporkchop

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    You don't need to trust them to purchase a new item just don't let them work on your equipment
     
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  10. bored silly

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    with that 40" mount I'd try a 5ft. firestik. straight up no tilt...see what a top loaded antenna can do for you...
     
  11. craig_sez

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    I tried a 5 fs footer on my set up now,wasnt long enough to tune..I needed a longer bolt up top to tune in..
     
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