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Re: [GMCnet] Recommended dual CB radio antennas for the GMC [message #292769 is a reply to message #292764]

Tue, 22 December 2015 22:12

powwerjon

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Actually we have an aluminum roof from end cap to end cap down the side to the rub rail.

J.R. Wright
30' Buskirk Stretch
Michigan
On Location in Tucson

> On Dec 22, 2015, at 7:42 PM, Chris Choffat wrote:
>
> Hmmm...
>
> The problem with a plastic roof is you have no ground plane.
>
> I was thinking of making a dipole setup with the ground wire on one whip (left mirror) and the signal wire on the other whip (right mirror) on the
> other. You'd have to put the balun in the middle somewhere, under the front "hood" or something and include the run wire in the 102" total length of
> the antenna wire...
>
> You could also get/build a 1/4 wave base station antenna for the top of the coach. It'd stick up an additional 8 ft on the roof, but what the hell,
> you don't drive a GMC into parking garages anyway.
>
> --
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		Recommended dual CB radio antennas for the GMC By: Loffen on Mon, 21 December 2015 17:01
		Re: Recommended dual CB radio antennas for the GMC By: tphipps on Mon, 21 December 2015 17:19
		Re: Recommended dual CB radio antennas for the GMC By: jhbridges on Mon, 21 December 2015 17:36
		Re: Recommended dual CB radio antennas for the GMC By: Ken Burton on Tue, 22 December 2015 06:16
		Re: Recommended dual CB radio antennas for the GMC By: Matt Colie on Tue, 22 December 2015 08:21
		Re: Recommended dual CB radio antennas for the GMC By: Loffen on Tue, 22 December 2015 15:15
		Re: Recommended dual CB radio antennas for the GMC By: Chr$ on Tue, 22 December 2015 20:42
		Re: [GMCnet] Recommended dual CB radio antennas for the GMC By: powwerjon on Tue, 22 December 2015 22:12
		Re: [GMCnet] Recommended dual CB radio antennas for the GMC By: TnS.GMC on Tue, 22 December 2015 23:18
		Re: Recommended dual CB radio antennas for the GMC By: Chris Tyler on Wed, 23 December 2015 11:44

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