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I've found there are usually several HAMs in the legislature. :D

Wow that sounds about as dumb as the cutting barbed wire law we have (had?) in Texas. Wait! Are you sure about this? I mean HAMs can and do have MUCH longer antennas. I wonder if it's a law for a...

You know I bet we're both saying the same thing.

If the antenna impedance ISN'T 50 ohms (or not the same as the transmitter and feed line) then changing the coax length will change the SWR,...

No attack just providing alternative information along with some posts supporting the information I was giving.

Oh I like this one better...

That's a negative ghost rider. What your talking about here is a common misconception, that's why I thought I better post and correct it.



Ahhh now I'm remembering. Yes if you have an...

Coax length shouldn't matter, except shorter = less loss of transmit power and receive signal strength.

If changing the length changes your SWR you have other problems, or it's lying to your...

The BEST antenna is going to be the one mounted properly and a full wave length of the operating frequency. With a proper ground plane that would be 1/2 half of the wave length with the other half...

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I recommend always wiring bi-directional communications radios directly to the battery.

Mag mounts are fine, but I prefer a perm mounted antenna, especially for off road. A mag mount is a great...

An antenna will only change signal strength. That's assuming the antenna, feed line, and radio are properly matched. Also known as SWR.

I was very impressed with the K40 I had on my old blue truck years ago.

I had it mounted on the roof and since it was a twist on/off, I could just open the sliding back glass reach up and quickly...

Mobile antennas require a ground plane. Putting a mag mount in a tree would cause very little RF energy to flow out of the antenna. The majority of it would be reflected back to your radio. This...

As a spare. A mag mount will stick to the top, or bottom of your rig. :D

I think people should consider what they would do if they were alone and were in a roll over. Keep in mind that this can happen even when you are not off road. I think a mag mount antenna stowed in...

Well what I was talking about was people's over concern about SWR measurements. Every antenna will have a SWR regardless of brand. I like brands but mainly from the stand point of consistency and...

A lot of people focus to heavily on reflected power (Standing Wave Ratio - SWR). Anything from a 1.7:1 to 1.1:1 is fine. I recommend tuning lowest SWR on channel 20 (not technically the center of...

I heard that the other day as well. That 4' loading coil of an antenna is fine for a CB.

That's interesting. I have a 102" whip on my Jeep, but that's because a 4' whip won't work on my radio. Actually I built a 3" add on so my antenna is 12' long.

A full sized antenna is best. 27 MHz is about 33 feet long. 1/2 wave is 16.5 feet, 1/4 wave is about 8.5 feet (102 inches). Anything shorter must use a loading coil to make the radio's transmitter...