The antenna you show is the exact version I use on my truck. I just found a new radio doctor and he was saying why not do this to that steel whip and add the downward antenna for the rest of the dy-pole. Talk about ears I got them now. I do not use amp. to help the receive or send. My passion is to qrp with low vol. Good job and thanks for the picture.
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the caveman (03-14-2014)
Halfwatt, the antenna on the right works as a ground radial. it is a generic 4ft fiberglass antenna that i have completely grounded to the mount by removing the insulator and the guts to the so-239 have been missing for awhile so i used it as a spacer. i have changed it around so that the ground radial is horizontal instead of vertical. the top antenna, which would be my transmit antenna, is a 4ft Firestik FS series. the swr's tune out very low and i talk to locals which are 10+ miles from me consistently.
Caveman 195 waving a hand in Southern Indiana
The antenna I was looking at is call "peg leg". I found this data on a search of antennas. I copied a fellow cb-junkie locally where he uses a 102" steel rod for the send tx and then rx is shorter and I used a spare antenna to made the down vertical part. I did not measure anything but the rod used was a k-40 4'. The down antenna is connected to the ground side of the whole antenna and ends with a heavy ground of size 8 wire. I did not take the coating off in that when you are in the woods some people like copper wire better than you do. There is a sign that warns of "this truck has rattlesnake at times so do you feel lucky PUNK". The cameras are running so get busy or leave the area. Sorry this could be your lucky day. Here on Rocky Top there are some snake handling people.
There are two kinds of ships at sea Submarines and targets
I love the rattlesnake sign Mr. Red. I used to have one that said WARNING PROTECTED BY HUNGRY PIT BULL WITH AIDS. Never had a problems with thieves when it was up. until someone stole the sign. Go figure.
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Nice. Why does it have to be that way. "When you are good as we are it's hard be humble "
There are two kinds of ships at sea Submarines and targets
So how did the antenna work out??...I was thinking about doing a dipole that looks similar...
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