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@@jamesdatsi602 said the butt hurt "bro"

@@Johnysoutherner nah. I don't want no butts. No thank you. I'm not gay.

2 different radios, not sure how you got they were co-phased together

1st, yes.....you can. Just because the antenna isnt resonate with a particular frequency doesn't mean you can't receive that particular frequency. Yes, there will be some loss, but nothing that completely hinders RECEPTION. 2nd, we received VHF analog dingleberry, never was anything mentioned about digital trunking signals or receiving signals in the UHF band.

Springs are almost always sold as an individual piece & not part of the actual mounting hardware

@@Johnysoutherner will it come as part of whip? i could have sworn when i put one on my K5 that it came with it...i guess i'll wait see thanks man

@@richardnewton9586 typically no, the parts your looking for are often included with the mounting hardware such as a mirror mount.

Sorry for the lengthy delay in response. To answer your question (I hope it still helps), hustler used to make a little bit stronger of a spring but has recently had many problems with them actually separating during install. ProComm makes a decent spring but since this video was made ive become more of a fan of a 6" riser. Good luck finding them anymore though

@@Johnysoutherner ...

So you can type but not read the title?

@@Johnysoutherner Oh I'm sorry. What I ment was, why in hell would you have a cb radio if you had a scanner?

A CB to talk amongst friends & DX, a scanner to listen to emergency services. Why is this even a question?

@@Johnysoutherner If it wasn't a question, then what would it be?

Not stupid

6" Pot Belly spring. However we no longer recommend them due to the short longevity of the internal wire breaking from constant bending. We now recommend 6" risers.

Also, yes after some time they do rust if not kept clean

Johnathan DeWitt where can you get 6 inch risers at ? I googled and didn’t see anything

@@MattG-dk6sx I've contacted a new supplier as my previous no longer builds them. I will get back to you when I hear something back

@@MattG-dk6sx I've spoke with a company located here in NC. Google "Breedlove Mounts" Contact them & ask for a special order 6" riser. Costs is $45

Yes, it worked wonderfully

@@Johnysoutherner I have one of those antenna`s, will try to

Vic Green I connected my scanner to my A-99 CB base antenna and got far greater results than using a name brand scanner antenna or even a 2m/70cm Ham antenna. I was pulling in the local State Police Post signals better than police cruisers with tuned antennas. The key to scanner reception is height and polarization. You will get great results with a 102” whip up about 20’ or as high as you can get it, and 50 ohm coax.

@@ShipWreck54 I did the same thing with opposite results. Mine was a 1/4 wave GP made from a Little Wil whip cut down to about 18 inches and some threaded rod from the hardware store. Height was similar (within 12 feet). Local weather stations (each about 40 miles away in 2 different directions) in the 162.xxx MHZ range dropped in signal by half. My Imax did slightly better than the 99.

Couple years later update. My imax died. Added 10 feet of mast and put up a 102 with a ground plane. It hears VHF better than the imax did, but still a couple bars short on the meter compared to a rat shack scanner discone (the crappiest vhf antenna I've ever had up there).

We do

Danny Barnes Amazon has them now.

That only works if both antennas are exactly 18 feet apart.

1, im not asking you to. 2, what was "wrong, wrong"? Please, educate me as you in obviously have a holy grail of knowledge that I must drink from. Really, you went from stranger to dickhead in 9 words.

Anthony Oresteen You’ve obviously never used a antenna analyzer. The “ideal” length for the center of the CB band (ch 19) is 103.3” for copper and 102” for stainless steel. What no one seems to consider here is the velocity factor of the materials being used. Virtually every online antenna calculator is based on copper wire or tubing. Stainless steel will always resonate at a shorter length than copper for the exact same frequency. In this case, 102”. The 10 meter band requires 97.3” copper or 96” stainless steel. That’s 6” shorter than the 102” ss whip, even without using the barrel spring.

Can you send me a picture? First thing to check would be the ground wire, is it fused or have a very decent connection? If the ground side checks out, attempt to verify that the fuse has a high enough amperage to supply the radio. The radio may be modified therefore possibly drawing more amps. If all the above checks out then I would suspect a short within the radio itself.

Resonance was of little concern here since the priority was height due to the extreme mountain terrain & signal losses from the surrounding geography. Silly as it may look to some with more knowledge & a trained eye....it did have the eye candy look & amazing performance.

Here's your change.....

the 102" with its lack of any helically wound coils &/or turns does indeed help. The largest difference you will find is the takeoff & radiation pattern, so in a sense your both right & wrong. Typically for overall use, the 102" will outperform. But there are situations & setups more best suited for something shorter & "coiled". Design = RF pattern = desired performance.

needa amp.

What makes you say that? Havent had trouble with my 102" setups. Let the gates be the proof.

I believe we ended up moving the excess of the choke closer to the end of the antenna to help filter out the fuel pump RFI. None the less the SWR was from reflection, however during travel the constant independent movement & sway would have caused the SWR to fall. This was part of the experiment, matched positions standing vertical were the only way to find the highest peak SWR. Since any other time they would be shifting positions independently causing far less reflection. Essentially, the vertical stance seen here would be the only time the highest amount of reflection would be found/existing.

It's not a choke. A choke needs to be a certain diameter and each coil needs to be next to each other flr a certain width, number of wraps.

If your nearby or able to stop by I'm more than happy to help!

+Mike Pappas I think they weren't running them dual, they were running one to the CB and one to the scanner.

billyjoejimbob75, you are correct sir

billyjoejimbob75 a 102” whip is a terrible choice for a scanner antenna.

Yes, as was a much commented & asked question of my mistake. I apologize, the antenna is actually made here in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Unsure right now the name of the company. All I know is I get them from a local dealer, cant buy straight from the factory as they only sell & ship in bulk orders bigger than our budget allows.

Absolutely necessary. Remember the whip is only half of the aerial, the other half is the car. Always a good idea to have a common mode current choke as close to the aerial mount as is practical. Bonding (earth straps) are another good idea. Bonnet (hood) to body. Exhaust to body in several places. In the case of many pick-ups, body to chassis

g8ymw is correct. Its also important to understand the difference between an RF Ground & the vehicles electrical ground. (Never ground your bracket to the battery in other words).

@Rhetorical Answer Yes & no. The reason the battery uses the body & the reason an antenna uses the body are completely 2 different things doing 2 different jobs with the exception of RFI guidance & dissipation from & for electrical systems. Otherwise, anything directly powered in a vehicle has a direct ground to the battery or a common grounding point(s) near the battery.

You buying!? If so, I'm in!

Yes, although depending on the size of the bed & location of the antenna. We have done a similar install on a small truck before, (Mighty Max or something like that, cant remember) it grounded well to the bed but due to the bed being short & isolated from the rest of the truck we did have to ground strap the bed to the frame. SWR dropped to 1.1. Just ground the bracket to the closest metal you can find. Use good ground strap(S) <----note the S....its really smart to use more than 1.

My own thoughts, a 2 metres / 70 centimetres dual band amateur radio whip would do a better job

We had actually tried a mobile multiband scanner in similar install(s). These were in different locations to help rule out repeated geographical similarities, the results as far as VHF go......the 102 worked better. However, never tried for long range UHF........time for another experiment!

I apologize for the delay, working full time has for the longest time left me unable to really sit down & catch up (much less make more videos). I'm currently located in Elkin, NC now. Id be more than happy to get you in & get you fixed up. Shoot us an email! offgridcommunication@surry.net

The radiation pattern for this installation is towards the front passenger side of the truck. That is the longest aspect of the ground plane....mount in the center front of the bed as high up as you can get so that the antenna is as centered on the vehicle as possible for the best radiation pattern, which will most likely bring the SWR down as well.

Alas, I find myself often explaining the same words to so many. People will ask a question or 2.....I begin telling my version of the wonderful hobby. Often going into a lot of depth very quickly if given the chance. Its something many still seem interested in getting into but have such a large lack of knowledge on how to setup &/or operate the radio, antenna or lingo. Often ruining their own experience by themselves with the incorrect belief that any antenna will work, any radio is the same, my stuff doesn't work because nobody can hear me, or that there must be nobody else using it because I can never hear anybody else when I try talking. Take your pick, but in my experience....these are the most common stories. However, I still try to bring them back with correct information, save them before giving up altogether or get them pointed in the right direction if otherwise needed as needed.