Who Uses CB Radios?

   / Who Uses CB Radios? #51  
IIRC there is some type of additional coupler and or coil behind the glove box...the antenna is something like a 40" steel whip think it might have in the windshield wire too...

All of those built in factory antennas on vehicles were "compromise" antennas.
 
   / Who Uses CB Radios? #52  
What did they do for an effective antenna?

I tried various Antenna Specialists Disquise CB antennas back in the day with poor results.

Yes, very poor results.
 
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#53  
I'm using a Larson NMO-27 Magnet Mount, because it's something I had, but doing some reading, those expensive CB antennas Like Wilson, outperform it by a good margin.
 
   / Who Uses CB Radios? #54  
I'm using a Larson NMO-27 Magnet Mount, because it's something I had, but doing some reading, those expensive CB antennas Like Wilson, outperform it by a good margin.

And a 1/4 wave whip, if it is mounted up high will outperform both by a pretty good margin. Of course, aesthetics is another matter.
 
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#55  
I have some of those around somewhere, and the five pound springs. There wouldn't be anything sturdy enough on my HD Sierra to bolt it to! I guess, the trailer hitch, maybe!
 
   / Who Uses CB Radios? #56  
Nice 57 Ford... Custom 300 series I'm guessing?
 
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#57  
If that kid leaned on my Sierra, there would probably be a dent in it.
 
   / Who Uses CB Radios? #58  
Speaking of CB users/abusers, back in the 70's in Northern Cali I worked as a radio specialist for an unnamed military service. We had 10Kw HF transmitters that tuned 2-30 Mhz coupled with steerable log periodic antennas. I would monitor the CB channels on the old R390 receiver and sure enough there was a guy with a large linear amplifier claiming to be the "net control" for Northern California. Well, you can guess what happened next. I ran direction finder and aimed one of the log periodic antennas to his heading and lit him up with the full 10KW. I never heard him again. I always figured I blew out the front end of his receiver. Never found a use for cb's...
 
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#59  
Sounds like you did.
 
   / Who Uses CB Radios? #60  
Speaking of CB users/abusers, back in the 70's in Northern Cali I worked as a radio specialist for an unnamed military service. We had 10Kw HF transmitters that tuned 2-30 Mhz coupled with steerable log periodic antennas. I would monitor the CB channels on the old R390 receiver and sure enough there was a guy with a large linear amplifier claiming to be the "net control" for Northern California. Well, you can guess what happened next. I ran direction finder and aimed one of the log periodic antennas to his heading and lit him up with the full 10KW. I never heard him again. I always figured I blew out the front end of his receiver. Never found a use for cb's...

Couldn't have happened to a nicer fellow.:thumbsup:
 

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