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firestik nogroundpane antenna as base station stealth specops antenna?

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by seebeereedio, Feb 1, 2023.

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  1. Feb 1, 2023 #1
    seebeereedio

    seebeereedio Bobtail Member

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    as the title so beautiful says in a lot of words, can i get a DX going with a little firestik on the roof of my house? i have a lincoln 2+ with 50 watts of am power.
     
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  3. Feb 1, 2023 #2
    Ridgeline

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    Maybe but why?
     
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    Terlingua

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    No reason you couldn't. A no ground plane antenna won't be as efficient as one that has a ground plane, but it should still work. If propagation is good you can DX with 5 watts and a coat hanger.
     
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  5. Feb 1, 2023 #4
    seebeereedio

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    Well, i want it stealthy, not to alarm the neighbours
     
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    nice, thats what i wanted to hear!
     
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  8. Feb 1, 2023 #6
    Ridgeline

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    about what? You live in a communist commune called an HOA?

    TO answer the question, a NGP antenna uses the coax as a ground plane or an rf ground, which is why they don't work well outside of a boat or car, many times they are just a stop gap measure to get to use the radio.
     
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  9. Feb 1, 2023 #7
    Terlingua

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    You would certainly get better performance attaching a few 1/4 wave radials, which would be about 9ft for CB frequencies, and laying them out across the roof.
     
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  10. Feb 2, 2023 #8
    seebeereedio

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    you think i fry my radio with a no ground antenna? or just dont get the reach a normal one gets?
     
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  11. Feb 2, 2023 #9
    seebeereedio

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    so dont use the firestik but get a radial? are they low profile?
     
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    both
     
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