Wanting to put a light on my antenna

[k3cfc]

Back in the day we used a neon light ne-2 i think. no need for wires the rf will light it and no loss of power lol.

 

[AronDouglas]

R8000, you are so right LOL. Guess we should specify, put a light on a WORKING cb antenna lol.

I do like the neon idea though (dont know it that was a joke or not, but I'll look into it).

 

[milkman21218]

R8000, you are so right LOL. Guess we should specify, put a light on a WORKING cb antenna lol.

I do like the neon idea though (dont know it that was a joke or not, but I'll look into it).

No joke, the neon is fact.

 

[k3cfc]

If you want to have some real fun get a 5 watt florescent bulb and put next to your antenna key up and pull it away a little bit. it stays lit lol. not a joke.

 

[AronDouglas]

I'm thinking about getting a 100 watt linear (but that opens up to the Ham world), I wonder what would happen to the bulb with that kind of power.

I hate the fact that you cant put lights on antennas. I want them for marker lights because I plan on having 5+ foot of antenna above the cab. The neon is a cool idea, but that only works when you key up. Plus its neon, glass bulbs and fast moving objects (trees, general flying trash/debris) will do wonders to the thin glass.

 

[k3cfc]

And what do you think it will do to anything else including your antenna?

Just saying.

 

[AronDouglas]

Thats why I'm counting on a good quality spring and the durability of the Wilson FGT

 

[k3cfc]

All is good but you will probably have to live and learn. i have seen so many antennas bite the dust from putting them on the roof. for my money i would get a 102 in ss whip mount it on the bumper and be done with it. i bought one in 1970 for my car and still have it today. but experimenting is part of the fun.

Enjoy.

K3CFC

 

[AronDouglas]

Most of the people in my little redneck town have whips. I personally dont like long whips, but thats because I dont really like the people who use them (around my area). I never understood why a whip are so good. The length plays a big role in performance, but the flex and the fact that it lays down fairly easily lead me to believe that whips are not that good. But I stray form the OP's topic, I apologize.

 

[Dawn]

I remember an accessory called the firely or glowbug..something like that. It fit over the end of an antenna an had a lock screw. It was a coil with a bulb on it, not neon. They were pretty popular around the boom on whips. They had a cover over the bulb, base and part of the little tube that was simply one of those plastic or vinyl coaxial cable end covers you'll see on the end of a boxed roll of cable. They made some issue about them because many states had laws prohibiting flashing lights on non-emergency vehicles and some law enforcement agencies used that as a pretext. They do the same nowadays with people riding bikes with those clip on blinking LEDs

Anyone remember those panels that you put in your rear window that announced what channel you were on?

 

[milkman21218]

I remember the signs. And l still have 2 or 3 of the little red antenna topper lights around here. I also remember the lighted antennas that was sold in the 80's.

 

[grizwald]

anttena light

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[LtDoc]

That link shows that someone has gone to the trouble of making an easy way of attaching a light to an antenna. No idea what the final price of the thing will be, but if it turns you on, why not?
- 'Doc