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Post by hillbilly1987 on Dec 14, 2008 23:09:45 GMT -5
hey guys i was wonderin and been thinking about put my 1/4 wave mobile whip up on top of my tv anntenna and i was wonderin what will happen will the tv anntenna become a beam or a ground plane for my mobile whip becouse what i thought of do was put my mirror mount on top of the tv anntenna and bolt it to it and then put my mobile whip up its only temparly going to be there i should be geting a antron 99 this spring or summer so i hope you guys get where im going but anyways i hope you guys can help me if so i thankm you guys very much and sorry i havnt been on here much i have been really busy 73 redneck
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Post by Tombstone (R.I.P.) on Dec 15, 2008 8:47:06 GMT -5
I don't think that putting your 102 on top of a TV antenna is the best thing to do but who knows? Two antennas being that close together might interact to some degree but then the TV antenna might give you a good ground plane. Theory is one thing but actual use usually tells the real story. I'd say try it and find out how well it works, let us know.
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Post by Sandbagger on Dec 15, 2008 9:04:28 GMT -5
hey guys i was wonderin and been thinking about put my 1/4 wave mobile whip up on top of my tv anntenna and i was wonderin what will happen will the tv anntenna become a beam or a ground plane for my mobile whip becouse what i thought of do was put my mirror mount on top of the tv anntenna and bolt it to it and then put my mobile whip up its only temparly going to be there i should be geting a antron 99 this spring or summer so i hope you guys get where im going but anyways i hope you guys can help me if so i thankm you guys very much and sorry i havnt been on here much i have been really busy 73 redneck Believe it or not, I have known people who have done just that with a 102" whip. Granted this setup will not give you the range and performance as a true base station ground plane antenna, but it is a bit more "stealthy", and it's better than nothing. I used to run a 102" whip on my 2nd floor rain gutter and that worked surprisingly well all things considered. The real silver lining to this cloud is that it's a way to experiment with antennas and learn a few things in the process. And stuff like that is what brings back some of my best memories of my early days in CB |
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Post by Tombstone (R.I.P.) on Dec 15, 2008 14:47:59 GMT -5
Yeah, Sandbagger, all of that is true. I once mounted a K40 to a second floor rain gutter that was close to fifty feet long and it seemed to work as good as the A99 that I had mounted on the chimney. The reason I did that was my radio room was on the third floor using the A99. My radio shop was in the basement and I needed an antenna for on the air checks instead of just using a dummy load. I was amazed with the performance of the K40, shocked is a better word for it!
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