Cb radios

[suffolksmallholder]

I will condense what I wrote before;
A ground plane is important. Modern tractors have plastic roofs. Glue a sheet of tin to your roof. Don't go drilling holes in a £50000k tractor! Put the ariel in the middle of this.
Don't forget twins are directional. Bottom loaded or mid loaded ariels are fine. Try to avoid those that have a big spring on the bottom, although these are good when stationary they will give a wobbly signal when on the move as they wobble!
Get your SWR lowest on the channels that you use the most. Run your co ax cable before fitting the PL259 connector this will ensure you don't have big holes everywhere!


If you can find a 'yorkshire red rooster' you will have some serious mobile talking power!SS

 

[Robigus]

It is so refreshing to hear intelligent well informed debate

 

[B&B Pig Man]

I'm not going to stand in between you if you want to argue

It is so refreshing to hear intelligent well informed debate

Offending posts have now been removed!

No need for things to get so personal folks!

 

[Philip Watkins]

Offending posts have now been removed!

No need for things to get so personal folks!

No disrespect to Robigus & sufolksmallholder intended,but in the light of other posts having been deleted, to 2 posts you have quoted no longer make any sense.

 

[rob1]

anyone tried the cobra 19dx ? cobra used to be the best years ago

 

[JD7710]

All the rigs you can buy new now a days are utter crap compared to the old un's from the later 80's early 90's, find yourself an old rig with a cybernet board and you laughing. Eg Harvard 420m, radiomobile 202, Rotel 240 most of the Ham International's are good unfortunately these won't fit into the spare din sockets in ya cab.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

I had a Ham with SSB. Rabbit all night!