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    New to cb looking for good antenna set up

    I'm brand new to radios. This is all foreign to me. First off does anyone have a good place to start, to get a good base knowledge so I know what I'm looking g for. Second I have a old sbe Trinidad II base. It has a pa/cb switch. Im looking for a decwnt antenna to start with. Like to stay as close to or under $100 as possible. What should I be looking for? Th, much appreciated.

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    Antron 99 is a decent base antenna, and be found for around $80...I would try and get it at least 20-25' up in the air. (the base of the antenna needs to be at least 20-25' up)...30' would be better... attach a ground cable/wire off the bottom of the pole you have the antenna on, and run it to a 9' ground rod about 10' away from the base of the pole for added lightning protection...

    Good starter set-up...Antron 99 is rated to 2K watts...but I wouldn't try running that kind of power into one.

    Lot of guys have good luck with the Sirio Tornado antenna's, but I have also herd they don't handle strong windy areas too good...around the same price (maybe less) as the Antron...

    Better antenna's will run you closer to the $200 mark.
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    if you live in a mild weather area get a sirio vector 4000 . if a tougher environment the penetrator 500 ... but they'll be $150ish . if you have to stay under 100 the w58 for 85 + shipping is a decent antenna including ground elements .
    http://www.palcoelectronics.com/p1005081.aspx

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    only if you're someplace that doesn't get high winds or heavy ice .

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    my freind for get the antron 99 .i test both of the antron 99 and the imax 2000 .which the imax out perfrom the antron both in received and transmit ok .dont waste you money.plus the coilng system on the imax is much better ok

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    A good antenna that won't break the bank is..Workman W58. Same as Maco V-5/8 but cost less! Its 84.99 through Palcoelectronics.com and the product # is..1005081 I have one and talk and hear all over! (Old Guy From East Texas)

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    https://www.scribd.com/document/1093...x-2000-exposed

    https://www.dxzone.com/qsy7582-the-antron-99-exposed-

    how is the coil/matching network on the imax much better than whats on the antron ?

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    I have used the maco V5/8 antenna now since about 1997 and it still works just fine. when I bought mine it was 79.99 shipped to the house back then. the newer versions are even better than the old ones. they use a little better metal in them now. can not go wrong with one of them. the only thing I ever had happen to mine was the ground plane radials broke off during a ice storm. all I did was trim them off some and put slots back in the tube so they would clamp back on. did not effect the swr at all.
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