Possible use for the stock radio anttena...
06-08-03, 11:02 PM
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Possible use for the stock radio anttena...
Ok I have been wanting to buy a CB radio for a while now but I don't like that HUGE anttena do you all think I could adapt the stock one so that it would work with a CB radio? Also does anyone have a way to switch the antena to go up and down via a button or a switch cuz I don't want to have the antenna up all the time.
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06-08-03, 11:10 PM
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Wrong freq
There are some adapters that can convert a am/fm antenna (which is tuned for 68-107 Mhz) to 25-25 Mhz signal that CB uses, but you will be rather limited on range and power.
There are some adapters that can convert a am/fm antenna (which is tuned for 68-107 Mhz) to 25-25 Mhz signal that CB uses, but you will be rather limited on range and power.
06-08-03, 11:25 PM
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Some of the older T-Birds had power AM/FM-CB antennas but because of the short hight they had very limited range of about a mile. Normal CB antenna is good for over 10 miles of flat ground.
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06-09-03, 02:25 AM
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Damn that is HUGE 102" I strung out my tape measure and that is one hell of an antena for an FC to be crusing around with. How long are our antenas? what if I get something like 60" or 50" how would I find out the range on that?
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06-09-03, 03:39 AM
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Re: Possible use for the stock radio anttena...
Originally posted by 1987RX7guy
Also does anyone have a way to switch the antena to go up and down via a button or a switch cuz I don't want to have the antenna up all the time.
Also does anyone have a way to switch the antena to go up and down via a button or a switch cuz I don't want to have the antenna up all the time.
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06-09-03, 09:50 AM
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The car antenna matching transformers work, but not not very well.
I found a nice looking base loaded CB whip at Radio Shack. It's about a 4ft whip with a 5/8" x 5" base coil.
I mounted it in place of the (broken) automatic antenna. I taps the garage door but clears the ceiling. SWR at 150watts is 1.2-1.5.
The windshield in-glass antenna will handle the stereo.
Some say I look like a 1:1 RC car
I found a nice looking base loaded CB whip at Radio Shack. It's about a 4ft whip with a 5/8" x 5" base coil.
I mounted it in place of the (broken) automatic antenna. I taps the garage door but clears the ceiling. SWR at 150watts is 1.2-1.5.
The windshield in-glass antenna will handle the stereo.
Some say I look like a 1:1 RC car
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where do you all buy relays? I have never seen them. How much do they go for?
06-09-03, 09:59 AM
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Originally posted by SureShot
The car antenna matching transformers work, but not not very well.
I found a nice looking base loaded CB whip at Radio Shack. It's about a 4ft whip with a 5/8" x 5" base coil.
I mounted it in place of the (broken) automatic antenna. I taps the garage door but clears the ceiling. SWR at 150watts is 1.2-1.5.
The windshield in-glass antenna will handle the stereo.
Some say I look like a 1:1 RC car
The car antenna matching transformers work, but not not very well.
I found a nice looking base loaded CB whip at Radio Shack. It's about a 4ft whip with a 5/8" x 5" base coil.
I mounted it in place of the (broken) automatic antenna. I taps the garage door but clears the ceiling. SWR at 150watts is 1.2-1.5.
The windshield in-glass antenna will handle the stereo.
Some say I look like a 1:1 RC car
I kinda want to get something that retracts but I guess not.
Do you know of any CB antenas that retract with a motor?I know that Radio Shack has a CB for 39.99 but I think I will need an antena for it.
06-09-03, 10:27 AM
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I've seen a CB antenna at Radio Shack that looks like one of those old, spiral cell phone antennae that afixes to the exterior of a window with foam tape. An employee there said that, while he hadn't seen one actually mounted, it should work really well. Also, what did you have in mind for a speaker for the CB? Unless you planned to just use the hand-set (which would suck), you'll need to fabricate some sort of speaker system so you can hear incoming communication over road noise and such.
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If a retractable transmitter antenna exists, it's likely to be troublesome.
Also accidentally keying with the antenna down would overload your finals..
Also accidentally keying with the antenna down would overload your finals..
06-09-03, 03:51 PM
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Originally posted by 1987RX7guy
I mean just a switch, like ON or OFF / UP or DOWN I don't even have a radio.
I mean just a switch, like ON or OFF / UP or DOWN I don't even have a radio.
where do you all buy relays? I have never seen them. How much do they go for?
Why you'd want a CB over a stereo is completely beyond me...
