[10m] 102" Fiberglass CB whip Antennas?

[Louis Upton]

Rat Shack still carries the 102" SS whip
( http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2102428 ) 
Not all stores keep them in stock, but they can be had online!

If you e-mail Francis, they will give you info on the fiberglass 102",
some truck stops carry them!

On Sat, 2009-10-17 at 22:56 -0700, KD7JYK DM09 wrote:

> Radio shack carried the 102" whips in SS and fiberglass.  Francis made the
> 102" fiberglass in black, white and orange.
> 
> No, not the 18' A99.
> 
> I am looking for the 102" fiberglass version.   The SS bends down almost
> horizontal on the higway.  In other situations, they flex so much, I have
> hit tree trunks at waist level, cut shrubs, hit people, creased the roof of
> a BMW, torn up the paint on my truck and drawn arcs into people, buildings,
> plants and my own truck.  In my opinion, the SS models are dangerous crap,
> worse with a spring.
> 
> Kurt
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brian K. Gaskamp" <ka5bkg at sbcglobal.net>
> 
> : Fiberglass??
> : You don't mean the SS whips Radio Shack used to sell.
> : Or are you talking about the Antron 99 CB antenna?
> 
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