Short Antenna
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From: Pensacola, Fl
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WHY do you restall your wrips
ORIGINAL: R Horn
The ones Fredom haslisted for 10.99 look like the ones that Autozone sells. I have them on my CB and my radio. If I take a trip and wan't the CD I will reinstall my Wips.
Rich
The ones Fredom haslisted for 10.99 look like the ones that Autozone sells. I have them on my CB and my radio. If I take a trip and wan't the CD I will reinstall my Wips.
Rich
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Think he meant "CB", but running an FM antenna without a base load on a CB is sure as Hell gonna burn up that CB!
The ones from Freedom Cycle replace the whips and I run them both....used and SWR on the whip and the shorty and both are the same (though the best SWR I can get on either is 2.8:1....enough for bike to bike ana couple of miles, so there it is................)
(I'm told not to expct a mega CB because the radio/CD and the CB share the same amp...that means degradation and you'll never get the performance of a super nice CB like a Cobra 29LTD all peaked and tweaked...there ain't no peakin' or twekin' to be had on the HD CB...it works, works good enugh and that's all there is)
The ones from Freedom Cycle replace the whips and I run them both....used and SWR on the whip and the shorty and both are the same (though the best SWR I can get on either is 2.8:1....enough for bike to bike ana couple of miles, so there it is................)
(I'm told not to expct a mega CB because the radio/CD and the CB share the same amp...that means degradation and you'll never get the performance of a super nice CB like a Cobra 29LTD all peaked and tweaked...there ain't no peakin' or twekin' to be had on the HD CB...it works, works good enugh and that's all there is)
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Yep
Correct I meant CB, and swr was/is my concearn. However according to the scematic for my 05 The loading coil is actualy located before the antenna mast and mount. I will have to look for it sometime, the part number for the Loading Coil Assy 76318-98. That being said the SWR maybe acceptable even though performance maybe degraded some. I I search enough I maybe able to locate my meter that hasn't been seen in 20 years.
Rich
Correct I meant CB, and swr was/is my concearn. However according to the scematic for my 05 The loading coil is actualy located before the antenna mast and mount. I will have to look for it sometime, the part number for the Loading Coil Assy 76318-98. That being said the SWR maybe acceptable even though performance maybe degraded some. I I search enough I maybe able to locate my meter that hasn't been seen in 20 years.
Rich
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From: Arizona
RE: Short Antenna
ORIGINAL: *****
unsrew the factory antenna...should be a set screw, and slide the antenna out of the housing, grab a pair of cutters, and cut it as long or short as you want it, it should not affect anything. that is what i did and have never had a problem!!!!!!!!
unsrew the factory antenna...should be a set screw, and slide the antenna out of the housing, grab a pair of cutters, and cut it as long or short as you want it, it should not affect anything. that is what i did and have never had a problem!!!!!!!!
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