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Post by Countryboy on Feb 17, 2013 12:27:29 GMT -5
Is there any new antenna's made something like the old Superscanner? Need to put a new antenna but can't put up both a ground plane and a beam. Would like to get out more though. Or should I just put up and small beam to start with? Which would be the best way to go? I used to have a superscanner and a 5/8 wave ground plane so I do know about them but it has been a long time ago.
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Post by cbrown on Feb 18, 2013 9:28:14 GMT -5
Nothing like the AS Super Scanner currently out there. I'd just use an omni, unless you want to rotate your beam for contacts all the time.
Or you could make a cheap dipole for an omni and then have a nice beam.
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Post by Countryboy on Feb 19, 2013 12:05:27 GMT -5
I think I will get a Maco v5000 unless you guys know of something better for the same money.
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Post by **GRUMPY** on Feb 19, 2013 12:40:16 GMT -5
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Post by Countryboy on Feb 23, 2013 20:14:42 GMT -5
How important is the db gain cause the v58-v5000 is the most of all the ground planes I think.
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 23, 2013 23:11:35 GMT -5
How important is the db gain cause the v58-v5000 is the most of all the ground planes I think. That depends on how honest the "gain" claims are. Most CB antenna makers embellish their gain figures, to make their product look better against the competition. But generally speaking, the higher the true gain number, the better the antenna will perform. But the difference between most omni-directional antennas may not be more than an "S" unit either way. |
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Post by KneeBiter on Feb 24, 2013 0:33:24 GMT -5
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