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nino
08-16-2012, 07:07 PM
I have a new vehicle with a fiberglass roof. I bought a lil wil and cannot get any betta than 1.5 to 1, so i want to go to a no ground plane antenna. my question is this: is a ngp coax no more than an 18 ft piece of coax with a different connector setup? This is what it seems to b and i need to know if anyone has any expertise in this area.

whitestick
08-16-2012, 10:09 PM
no ground plane coax ??? - well thas a new one on me - and i have been doing this and ham for 30+ years - can we have pictures of this "new " type of coax please - sounds like snake oil to me

there is no such thing - what they are doing is "tuning " the antenna AGAINST the coax - using the BRAID as a form of counterpoise - NOT GOOD !! - yes it will work - but at best a compromise solution and certainly not really effective

you say fiberglass roof on your vehicle ??? - i take it the rest is metal ?? - what sort of vehicle ?? car - RV - truck ??? - please specify

what sort of mounting are you using ??

come back with the above and i may be able to advise - as i used to run a fibeglass vehicle AND cb many years ago:ranger:

nino
08-16-2012, 10:31 PM
it is a 2011 mitsubishi outlander. i used a setup somewhat similar to this with a pontiac transport and got a great match, but i used regular coax and the little plastic insulators so the ground was not actively hooked up. now wilson and francis have ngp antenna kits and supposedly regular coax wont work. my lil wil is on a 4 in wide band of steel around the tailgateand gets a 1.6 match, but that is too high for my toy which is why i am after a lower match.

doughboy
08-17-2012, 05:28 AM
What is the steel band grounded to anything can it be grounded to the frame so the antenna can use the frame as a groundplane a strap is probably not enough still just kind of a counterpoise situation

nino
08-17-2012, 09:52 AM
it is part of the vehicle structure, but is not enuff for a ground plane. i am using a magnet mount lil wil on it, but it is the onlly spot on the roof that is accesible steel. even the luggage rack is composite to save weight

whitestick
08-17-2012, 09:27 PM
ah so you are compounding things by using a mag mount - just go's from bad to worse - IF you want this setup to work in ANY way effeciantly - you are going to need to provide some sort of ground plane - which will entail some work - either by fitting a aluminium plate in the roof lining + some heavy strapping to the chasis of the vehicle and then fitting a proper through mount antenna ( what i did to my fiberglass vehicle ) or maybe get /make /fit some sort of antenna support to your chasis ( sort of like a tow bar without the ball ) and mount a decent antenna on that

also you may wish to read through this :http://www.wc7i.com/reflection%20section.htm as you seem to be somewhat confused about the TRUE nature of SWR - see in particular the conclusions at the end

hope this helps :300 (187):

nino
08-18-2012, 07:25 PM
an interesting read, but there has to b a better way than ripping out the interior of my 28000 new truck! the lil will does not work horribly but i just dont want to encounter problems while talking skip. Barefoot i have talked 10 to 15 mi. line of sight.

doughboy
08-18-2012, 07:29 PM
Is the whip in the little will all the way down which is usually the case with small ground plane if so you may be able to snip a half inch of the whip and get the swr a little lower

Biotpolice
11-06-2012, 05:17 AM
I too have a varient of this vehicle. Here in the K we have the outlander 2, the Peugeot 4007 and the Citroen C crossser. I have the citroen. I had no idea the roof was plastic until trying a magmount.

I have tried a diamond/Watson tailgate mount but get rfi in the vehicle speakers at 70 watt, well at an output really.

I have tried roof bars with mount on there and an earth wire to tailgate mounts.

Then i moved my tuner to a cubby hole in the trunk and made a counterpoise of wires and pulled up the foldaway seat and shoved them in there. This was earthed to the foldaway seat mount and linked to antenna mount.

Then the coax feed coming in i changed to mini 8 low loss and made a coiled choke of about 6 turns around grease can (4 inch) and secured with cable clips. I placed this in cubby hole. Mistake as we want rfi outside of the vehicle.

In summary my grounding is poor and i have not found an adequate solution.

I would be keen to know how you got on or any photos of mounts etc.

Thanks
Robert

Biotpolice
11-06-2012, 05:26 AM
Another suggestion given o me was removing headlining and filling it with aluminium foil. Flat earth bonding of fuel pump and exhaust system. I am not sure how effective this would be though. Next time ill buy a truck to suit the rig. Shame though as his vehicle is quite a capable off roader. Better than you would have thought.

CB Zombie
11-06-2012, 09:59 AM
What you need is a FireStik NGP Kit...
Google it, there's several stores that carry them. There are 3-4 different kits available that offer mounting options.

Hope this helps

73's

BOOTY MONSTER
11-06-2012, 10:54 AM
I have a new vehicle with a fiberglass roof. I bought a lil wil and cannot get any betta than 1.5 to 1, so i want to go to a no ground plane antenna. my question is this: is a ngp coax no more than an 18 ft piece of coax with a different connector setup? This is what it seems to b and i need to know if anyone has any expertise in this area.


what is wrong with a 1.5 vswr ? the difference between 1.1 and 1.5 is not detectable by human ears . but you obviously are not interested in getting peak performance due to your choice of a lil wil and a FG stick . yes they work and can do what some folks want .... but they are not the equal of many better antennas out there .

you're trying to put lipstick on a pig .....

http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab234/BOOTY-MONSTER/lipstickpig.jpg

nino
11-06-2012, 06:47 PM
To the gentleman who responded speaking down on my equipment choices and to the difference of audio quality between 1.1 and 1.5, the issue is that more reflected power back to my radio is not a situation that I favor. Compounding that opinion is the fact that when you introduce power to the situation, the swr becomes a much greater concern. My hope in posting the thread was that I would encounter someone who had conquered this dilemma, not someone posting a graphic that I am attempting to put lips on a pig! Once again I implore our cb online community to post any USEFUL information concerning this issue, as I am sure in this era of fuel efficiency, this type of of problem will manifest itself in someone else's radio. In that vein of thought, I have been told that using a co- phased system relieves the ground plane from being critical. I am looking for a co phase harness and will report my findings as the experiment continues. 73's all, your Friendly Neighborhood Ghost.

BOOTY MONSTER
11-06-2012, 08:59 PM
LOL , it's your time and money ... waste as much as you want .
BTW , how much power do you plan on putting to that bad azz lil will or FG stick ?

http://i867.photobucket.com/albums/ab234/BOOTY-MONSTER/hawking.jpg

nino
11-07-2012, 12:06 AM
an interesting and technical article for sure. It does say the same thing rgough. bad match= detuned transmitter+ heat= blown up radio!!

nino
11-07-2012, 12:11 AM
yeah. even took it to bob's cg on i 80 for a pro opinion. best he got is what i got

nino
11-07-2012, 12:15 AM
just 125. nuttin big, just enuff 2 b heard better

CB Zombie
11-07-2012, 07:50 AM
I have the Lil Wilson on my wife's van, with a Galaxy 959 that's had a tune up...

15 miles simplex, and has made DX coast to coast... It's not about power, it's about having it set up right...

When you find an answer to your dilemma post it, knowledge and truth out weight stupidity.

73's