Linear amp, then you will need a new radio to drive it, then bigger coax for the power, then something to jack up the house so you can rotate the antenna on the side of it.
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Gable End Antenna For CB
- Thread starter Ray_Davies
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707ways2Sunday
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Great. Although an inverted V is horizontally polarized and good for DX, they have worked for me talking to some of the locals here on there verticals 6-8 miles away. Sounds like you’re interested in DX. You will do fine broadside. Ideally above the peak and turnable even by hand. I’m sure you will come up with some good ideas.
Good luck with your project enjoy!!! Once you realize the next logical step after the dipole build you might be hooked on building antennas!!!
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slowmover
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Elephant-sized ears over the distance they can trumpet (we’ll leave out infrasound). The basic best-value AM/SSB NRC radio will make it clear what’s wanted past its abilities. (35-50W).
Version One of this radio is now discounted heavily. An unreal bargain in performance.
It’s what I’d use to help evaluate an antenna system past other devices given a DRX-901 speaker accompanies it.
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Version One of this radio is now discounted heavily. An unreal bargain in performance.
It’s what I’d use to help evaluate an antenna system past other devices given a DRX-901 speaker accompanies it.
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Ray_Davies
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Where is version one sold? How many watts are those powerful skip signals on 6 and 11 do you suppose?
K6GBW
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The guys on 6 and 11…and many other channels are often running into the thousands of watts. It’s completely unnecessary and a sign of severe mental illness. Obvious if you listen to what they are saying…usually chanting actually, over and over and freaking over again…four ten.
Ray_Davies
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Glad to hear you say that. Haha. I thought I was missing something.
slowmover
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See @niceguy71 recent posts for a link on where.
Skip is another thread. Ch. 6 is yet another. Not same reason both are loud, not entirely.
slowmover
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K6GBW
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Oh I’m very aware. Someone (maybe the FCC?) should do something. But on channel 6 the guys that just key up and chant incessantly repeating themselves is clearly a problem that requires a professional…a professional that can prescribe medication.
slowmover
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Okay. But they contain the weird to CH 6.
May be some outliers, but that’s a great thing it’s on but one frequency.
What occurs with DX is another thing.
CH-6 does make for some fun. Tell a new guy (“can’t hear anything”) and ask him the meter reading for 6. Work on getting that “better”.
Sometimes hearing anything is motivation to examine what works and why. Had the story of more than one truck driver in old fleet truck start there. Who’d a thought CH 6 was useful, right?
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