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Can I use a 10 meter antenna for CB

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I have a 10 meter Diapole antenna that I use on my ham radio for listening. Can I connect a CB to that and use it for reeiving and transmitting? My ham radio has a knob for SWR calibration. Do they make a CB that also has that feature? Thank you.
 

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You might have to lengthen the antenna a tiny amount to get a flat SWR depending on what part of the 10 meter band the antenna is resonant on. If it was cut for 29MHz then you might have to *** a little to each end to get the SWR down, if it was cut for 28MHz then it should work fine. The best way to know is to put either an SWR meter on it or better yet an antenna analyzer. For the most part a 10 meter antenna will work very well on 11 meters (CB). One CB that comes to mind that has a built in SWR meter is the Texas Ranger. I know that most of the top end Uniden models have one built in too.

Good luck.

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No might about it, you will have to lengthen it to resonate on CB. In rough figures it's 16' end to end for 10M and 18' for 11M but you'll have to fine tune it yourself considering a few small variables. Some CBs have internal SWR meters but in any case you'll need a meter to tune the antenna to the center of the band, channel 20. Increasing antenna length lowers its resonant frequency while shortening it raises it. You can tell when you're in the ballpark by which channels show the lower SWR reading. You can still use it for receiving 10M because an antenna doesn't have to be resonant to receive.
 

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Quick note: Your Amateur license does absolutely not grant you privileges to use CB like you would your other bands.

That, and radios have to be specifically approved for CB use. Supposedly. (and the requirements for approval disclude it being HAM equipment, because it can be used out of band)
 

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I have a 10 meter Diapole antenna that I use on my ham radio for listening. Can I connect a CB to that and use it for reeiving and transmitting? My ham radio has a knob for SWR calibration. Do they make a CB that also has that feature? Thank you.

You can lengthen the antenna to get the swr where you need it as others have said or you can use an antenna tuner to do the same thing and not physically change the length of the dipole.
 

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yes if the swr stays withing acceptable levels don't do nothing to the antenna. if not the antenna has to be stretch by about half inch to an inch give or take (ball park figure).
 
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