Gable End Antenna For CB

[Ray_Davies]

I’m assuming from all that you’ve written that your intention is to us CB (27 MH) for skip down to the US. If that’s the case then a gable mount on the end of the house with a small mast (4-6 feet) to hold the dipole would work. It would only be a few feet above the roof line but that should be okay for what you want to do. Just just don’t want the antenna wires right next to long strips of metal because they will couple with the antenna wires. This will likely make your SWR a mess and cause other problems.

Your assumption is correct. Haha. I have a ham, but I find CB a lot of fun.

 

[K6GBW]

I get it, I have my ham gear, GMRS and CB myself. Just depends on my mood!

 

[707ways2Sunday]

Get 2 $10 telescopic fishing poles, some wire, so239 bulk head connector, and a small waterproof box and mount your dipole just above the peak. It will look like this one. Wire inside of poles.

 

[Ray_Davies]

Thanks. Is horizontal or vertical better?

 

[K6GBW]

Vertical or horizontal really depends on what you are trying to accomplish. If you want to talk “local” then vertical is the way to go. For skip, both vertical and horizontal will work fine.

 

[Ray_Davies]

Vertical or horizontal really depends on what you are trying to accomplish. If you want to talk “local” then vertical is the way to go. For skip, both vertical and horizontal will work fine.

Thanks. That’s what I want to try.

 

[N1EXA]

Thanks. Is horizontal or vertical better?

You will find the Noise level on the Verticle to be much Higher.
I use a Maco full wave beam which is horizontal for DX.
and a 5/8 Vertical for local.
Pete N1EXA

 

[Ray_Davies]

You will find the Noise level on the Verticle to be much Higher.
I use a Maco full wave beam which is horizontal for DX.
and a 5/8 Vertical for local.
Pete N1EXA

All right thanks

 

[N1EXA]

All right thanks

You can try a delta loop too! Ive had great luck and low noise with these.
You have to think more than Dipole ~

Delta Loop for HF

Pete N1EXA

 

[slowmover]

You can try a delta loop too! Ive had great luck and low noise with these.
You have to think more than Dipole ~

Delta Loop for HF

Pete N1EXA

Been tempted by this Delta Loop for a good while due to size & weight in that I can’t leave one up except for short periods. Have to be able to store it in meantime.

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[Ray_Davies]

I’m not sure if I have the room for that one.

 

[Ray_Davies]

Is this any good? Or any other recommendations?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006867191806.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.202b38daGsBC41&mp=1

 

[707ways2Sunday]

Is this any good? Or any other recommendations?

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006867191806.html?spm=a2g0o.cart.0.0.202b38daGsBC41&mp=1

Can’t say no experience with that. But that scares me!!

 

[K6GBW]

You know, and easy antenna that does great for DX is just a plain old Solarcon A99. I use one for 10 meter ham...which is basically the same thing as 11 meter and I talk all over the country on it easily. They are cheap, light weight and easy to put up. The operate well at relatively low height (16 feet) and of a wind storms eats you you won't feel too bad about it. They're also vertical so they work okay for local contacts.

 

[Ray_Davies]

You know, and easy antenna that does great for DX is just a plain old Solarcon A99. I use one for 10 meter ham...which is basically the same thing as 11 meter and I talk all over the country on it easily. They are cheap, light weight and easy to put up. The operate well at relatively low height (16 feet) and of a wind storms eats you you won't feel too bad about it. They're also vertical so they work okay for local contacts.

Ok. Just a stock radio with minimal wattage? I’ve never had any luck on the CB band with DXing and I haven’t tried ham. Ham is too serious for me. I just say hi on nets through repeaters then run away.

 

[K6GBW]

Well, honestly most people on the CB band that are doing DX are running around 100 watts or more....sometimes a lot more! For "local" communications of around 5-7 miles a stock 4 watt CB will work okay. Right now, the sunspot cycle has skip running rampant on 11 meters. So pretty much you can hear skip on all channels just about all day. On channels 35 to 40 everyone is on SSB with they're modified ham radios and running power. At night the skip dies down and you can do local contacts fairly easy.

 

[slowmover]

1). 5-7/miles in most locales of the USA needs 35-50W to actually get heard past 2.5-miles quiet rural with roof-center mount (WILSON 5000 base load; permanent).

2). The world I’ve worked in this past decade doesn’t want to spend. At all. But most of them eventually pony up for the big truck crutch. That’ll get them to a couple of miles.

A KL203 can be switched on, or run in bypass as needs dictate. They’re bombproof with an FCC radio.

How well the radio rig does in SSB should be the vehicle test (RF Bonds, etc).

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[K6GBW]

He's talking about a base antenna and that will get him 5-7 miles. Yeah, these days most everyone that really wants to talk on the CB use some power. But that's not to say it can't be done.

 

[707ways2Sunday]

I zoomed in and don’t see any drip edge on that gable. As you say!!
How high is that peak from the ground?
How long is each leg/side from peak to bottom?

That angle of the gable looks good for an inverted V. Should be easy to tune low swr.

 

[Ray_Davies]

The peak is 25 feet up. Each side is about 20 feet.
Thanks. I or the balun and am going to build the v dipole. If it works, I may order the linear amp.