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    What about a firestik IBA-5?

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    Quote Originally Posted by the caveman View Post
    What about a firestik IBA-5?
    RCI-2950DX, 1978 Cobra 148 GTL Taiwan, SHURE526T MIC, Tug-8 With Astatic 10 DA Head, Astatic 575M6, ASTRON 70/20 AMP POWER SUPPLIES, IMAX 2000 W GROUND PLANE KIT. TIMES MICROWAVE LMR-400 COAX, RF CHOKES. DIAMOND SWR/POWER INLINE METER. 250 of Sea Level Under Me. Recent World Radio Member.

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    RCI-2950DX, 1978 Cobra 148 GTL Taiwan, SHURE526T MIC, Tug-8 With Astatic 10 DA Head, Astatic 575M6, ASTRON 70/20 AMP POWER SUPPLIES, IMAX 2000 W GROUND PLANE KIT. TIMES MICROWAVE LMR-400 COAX, RF CHOKES. DIAMOND SWR/POWER INLINE METER. 250 of Sea Level Under Me. Recent World Radio Member.

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    RCI-2950DX, 1978 Cobra 148 GTL Taiwan, SHURE526T MIC, Tug-8 With Astatic 10 DA Head, Astatic 575M6, ASTRON 70/20 AMP POWER SUPPLIES, IMAX 2000 W GROUND PLANE KIT. TIMES MICROWAVE LMR-400 COAX, RF CHOKES. DIAMOND SWR/POWER INLINE METER. 250 of Sea Level Under Me. Recent World Radio Member.

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    RCI-2950DX, 1978 Cobra 148 GTL Taiwan, SHURE526T MIC, Tug-8 With Astatic 10 DA Head, Astatic 575M6, ASTRON 70/20 AMP POWER SUPPLIES, IMAX 2000 W GROUND PLANE KIT. TIMES MICROWAVE LMR-400 COAX, RF CHOKES. DIAMOND SWR/POWER INLINE METER. 250 of Sea Level Under Me. Recent World Radio Member.

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    I'm really think in about the IBA-5 just as a starter antenna.

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    I have a few homebrew antennas I've used, my favorite portable one was the 11m J-Pole made from 440 ohm ladder line and 14 gauge twisted wire and suspended by shot line up in a tall tree and ran to through my attic window, it rolls up and stows easily...It's basically a 1/2 wave vertical with a matching 1/4 wave section...Google 11m Jpole, there are many plans out there and very easy for a first time builder and it only cost me $10.00...It can even be placed in a tall piece of CPVC to make it a permanent waterproof base antenna, Velocity Factor of the CPVC will play a part in calculating the length of the radiating element...Also can be made from copper tubing and made more permanent too...but the cost starts climbing then...Now I just use a 1/2 wave dipole which is a little more permanent and horizontally polarized which is good for my DXing. Hate to buy things I can make myself...especially when they cost 6 time what I can make them for...Another easy one is a 11m MOXON wire antenna...Just Google 11m antenna designs and pick what works best for your situation...The funnest part of this hobby is making your own equipment when you can.
    de 747 and I'm clear...

    "He who controls the electromagnetic spectrum controls the world..."

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    Quote Originally Posted by the caveman View Post
    Would I be able to use 1 or 2 4ft fiberglass antennas as base antennas?
    http://www.cosjwt.com/index.php?a=20
    Silverado 996 back in the woods and I'm gone!
    * Cobra 29LXLE *
    * Ranger 2970N2 * 5' FireStik FS-5 *
    * Uniden BearCat 12 watt spearker *


    "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, it is the one most adaptable to change, that survives"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Silverado 996 View Post
    Sorry caveman, I posted this in the wrong area. "mobile" setups...
    Silverado 996 back in the woods and I'm gone!
    * Cobra 29LXLE *
    * Ranger 2970N2 * 5' FireStik FS-5 *
    * Uniden BearCat 12 watt spearker *


    "It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent, it is the one most adaptable to change, that survives"

    - Charles Darwin

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    What's the best+cheapest+easiest to build base antenna out there?
    Caveman 195 waving a hand in Southern Indiana

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