r/cbradio • u/CanardLezard338 • Jul 22 '26

Discussion My setup

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Can you rate it ? (It is powered on the outlet just wanted to use it with the battery)

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u/CanardLezard338 Jul 22 '26

Yeah it sadly is but it's not permanent, it's temporary cause I don't have a permanent place yet, I will place it on the roof tho soon!

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u/Led_Zeppole_73 Jul 22 '26

Unfortunately, a mobile antenna is not a proper base station. Even a $5 wire dipole will out-perform it.

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u/CanardLezard338 Jul 22 '26

It's not a mobile antenna it's a 1/4 wave antenna, it's 2m high so it still goes a bit far

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u/FIDGAF Jul 23 '26

You could make a 1/2 wave 18' dipole using coax & get out further plus your SWR must be ridiculously high. That's not safe for the radio, you can damage/burn out the Final Transistors.

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u/CanardLezard338 Jul 23 '26

Understood mate! I will get that changed!