fpapai said:I'm a newbie to this whole thing. I just bought a BC246T and using the self search feature which scans from channel 1 - 41 hasen't he come up with anything.
I'm in the ottawa area.
Should I searching in a shorter range?
Suggestions?
slicerwizard said:I'm sure he's not using a suitable antenna. He needs something like this:
http://home.ica.net/~phoenix/wap/BC246T/CB.jpg
slicerwizard said:I'm sure he's not using a suitable antenna. He needs something like this:
http://home.ica.net/~phoenix/wap/BC246T/CB.jpg
slicerwizard said:I'm sure he's not using a suitable antenna. He needs something like this:
http://home.ica.net/~phoenix/wap/BC246T/CB.jpg
slicerwizard said:I'm sure he's not using a suitable antenna. He needs something like this:
http://home.ica.net/~phoenix/wap/BC246T/CB.jpg
Is that a full wavelength? Careful you don't poke someone down the block's eye out!!! Do you have the red marker lights on it as well, or are you far enough away from the airport?slicerwizard said:Indeed. The 246T is too small to impress anyone, so I did what I had to do.
slicerwizard said:The radio weighs about 300 grams, with the heavy part (the batteries) at the bottom. The antenna weighs about 90 grams and it was a windless day. You figure it out.
Electrically it might be (notice the loading coil) but physically... no way in heck!VA3QRM said:Is that a full wavelength? Careful you don't poke someone down the block's eye out!!! Do you have the red marker lights on it as well, or are you far enough away from the airport?