CB Radios Answers
I want to know if I can use a rubber ducky antenna that is meant to be used on a hand held CB radio, on a base station CB for small range communications.
Radio shack used to sell. I do not know if they still do, a "back of set" CB antenna. I actually used one and it worked well for a mile or so.
The antenna (rubber duck) will work for extremely short ranges, but you need one made for CB bands.
You may wish to consider FRS, or eXRS for your communications, as they are handheld and use FM rather than noisy AM for communications. (provided you live in the USA) Europe uses FM for CB also.
i run nothing but the radios but the radios have their own mods done to them. i mostly do sideband but when AM is clear i hop on and listen to the ...
I wanted to know how to make my regular cb radio into a base station like how do i set up the power on it?
You need a 12 volt power supply... only need a 2 amp output. Try a hobby store that sells electric trains.
Then buy a pre-amp mike and a huge 4 or 5 element beam and rotor... put it on your roof.
To be honest, CB radio is filled with profanity and conduct that no parent should allow his child to access. Make a judgment based on this. Get one yourself and listen for a while.
16 is the *minimum* age.
The seller says it is in (Perfect, Mint condition) Does anyone know about what year Cobra made that radio and how good of a radio is it?
I would imagine so that thing is 28 years old (same age as me) It is very rare so I am sure it is worth more than that.
It was made in 1978 honey
Ebay says $50
Install a 27 MHz base-station CB radio antenna
You need to know where on the roof you will place the antenna, and have something like a length of galvanized water pipe – or some kind of mast – to mount the aerial on. The antenna itself will likely be a ground-plane antenna like a 1/4 wave or a 5/8th wave antenna, or it might be a half-wave antenna that doesn’t have a groundplane at the bottom. Take your pick, they all work very well.
Then you will need a length of 50-ohm coaxial cable to run between the CB set and your antenna. RG-58U is fine for a short run (less than 50 feet) but for longer than that get the thick cable – RG-213 or equivalent.
Fittings on the radio end will be a PL-259 (aka UHF plug) to fit the So-239 connector on the back of your radio, and this will almost certainly be the same on the base CB antenna. But confirm when you buy it.
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Source of all things: Writer Tracy Ross hikes back into the It#39;s dark now and I have moved into the front seat, my dad and I calling truckers on the CB radio. In my last, best memory of 1979, autumn light reflects
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