[MilCom] CB Antenna for Milcom Aero?

[bradc944 at comcast.net]

for RECEIVE ONLY it should outperform the whip-on-the-back by a magnitude of many.  Plus it may well get you some better performance on the VHF-lo (30-50 MHz) stuff than a back-of-the-scanner whip.

Brad
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> I've got a Hustler (1970/1980's era) CB antenna. Wondering if anyone on 
> the list has had any experience using CB antennas for milcom aero type 
> monitoring without cutting the antenna. Presently I basically use portable 
> antennas attached to the base/portable scanners. The antenna would be 
> mounted at ground level (perhaps just a 5 foot pipe) & the antenna itself is 
> about 20 feet high, I would not use the radials for safety reasons. Will it 
> work better than the portable antennas on the back of the scanners? Any 
> idea as to the difference in signal strength when compared to an all band 
> antenna (e.g. "Scantenna")? 
> 
> Thanks 
> 
> Ken 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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