Single antenna or co -phase

I would think RG-8x is fine for applications under 1000 watts

 

I got my coax off of the c.b. tech. He explained it to me but I'm not sure the exact name of it. He said to stay away from the cheap black and buy the clear coated kind if I needed one and couldn't find a tech. He said around 18' was necessary. He also said the radio is only good as the antenna. He recomended the power stick with the little stinger on top.
I haven't messed with my radio for over a year and its collecting dust in the garage but I was just relaying info that I know. My radio used to bleed on other channels barefoot so I guess that set up was good.

 

RG-8X is good for any ham or CB radio up to 144 mhz .....

As for 1,000 watts EXCEPT for moonbounce I have NEVER ran even 500 watts sorry there is no real need for that power .

 

I agree with you...I used to run a 4 pill amp but have since sold everything that has to do with extra power. There is no need! Even my S980 has more than enough power for the talking I do, but its nice to cut through heavy traffic.

 

ok i would think a dual set may hear better but would not transmit as far as your splitting the power of your radio between two ant's almost like say you have a 50 watt radio well you would have 25 leaving each antenna ...25 wont push as far as 50.... of course i could be completely wrong...im gonna google that for sure.

 

ok i found this
http://www.firestik.com/Tech_Docs/SNGL-or-Dual.

but then they also say this. http://www.firestik.com/Tech_Docs/NGP_DUAL.htm

 

LOL are you serious? That's not good at all. You don't want to bleed over onto any channels. Period.

I don't know why so many are hung up over the dual antenna thing. You need them 9 ft apart for a proper tune. That's a pretty wide vehicle. Heck I'm not so sure the lane of any given highway is that wide.

Even better is all the pick up trucks running duals in the bed right up against the cab corners and the antennas are short 4-5 foot antennas. I can only wonder if these same people even know what an SWR is. They're probably the ones you hear every 30 seconds asking for a radio check because they can't get out a quarter of a mile.

It's a shame more people do not properly understand how a citizens band transceiver antenna works.

My 2 cents one single antenna dead middle of vehicle is more than adequate for an antenna.

 

Just have a look at the shielding....for starters.