[Scan-DC] CB Antenna

[Scott, KB3JQQ]

You can get made in America Firestik antennas that have 
the 3/8-24 threads. Any CB antenna less then 4 feet is a
very local antenna. I used to use a KW-7 7' and now I
have a 102" stainless whip. No spring, 28.46. With spring,
somewhere around Ch 11. The full size quarter wave beats
any loaded antenna I've ever used. (if you have room for it)

--- On Fri, 2/22/13, Dewey <dewey3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Dewey <dewey3 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Scan-DC] CB Antenna
> To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Friday, February 22, 2013, 3:29 PM
> Hello All,
> 
> Back in the '70s & maybe early '80s, Radio Shack made a
> 3/8" roof mount
> (hole mount) CB antenna that was only about 1 & 1/2 feet
> high.  It had the
> Antenna Specialists rounded nut looking base that snapped
> into the hole, a
> short spring at the base, and a coil in the middle. 
> While that antenna was
> no K40 or today's Wilson, it was a GREAT performer when
> tuned properly.  For
> those of you that remember that antenna, does anyone know if
> they can still
> be found?  I used them on my trunk back "in the day",
> but they would make
> good SUV antennas that don't have to be removed for
> garages.  I never
> removed them for garages or car washes, not even the one
> that I installed on
> a roof.
> 
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