Comments on: How to Build a CB Base Antenna https://myradiolab.com/how-to-build-a-cb-base-antenna/ Sun, 29 Dec 2019 16:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Clint W. https://myradiolab.com/how-to-build-a-cb-base-antenna/#comment-2905 Sun, 29 Dec 2019 16:29:09 +0000 https://myradiolab.com/?p=310#comment-2905 When it comes to liars, commercial antenna companies are great at it. They will swear there’s is the best, and come up with all kinds of numbers to prove it. When you spend 100-200 bucks on an omni-directional antenna, you will continually convince yourself the money was well spent. In the 1/4 wave vertical vs the 5/8 wave, the latter has some improvement on keeping a lower angle of radiation for working mobiles and it puts a bit more power on the horizon for skip, but this 1/4 wave ground plane when it comes to omni-directional, is the classic CB antenna, and when properly installed and fed, will work just as good as a high dollar whatever. Back in the 60’s, I had a $9.95 Lafayette ground plane at 40 feet, and it held its own against the very popular ‘Super Mag’. While I don’t have that in one piece anymore, I still use a basic groundplane and nothing else. This is a great construction article and you will be surprised and happy with the results. Only caveat is using the PVC vertical support, in some places, the hot summer sun may turn it into a ‘U’ shaped antenna instead of a vertical, but if you put a eyebolt in the top and hung it from a tree, that would fix that.

]]> By: Christopher https://myradiolab.com/how-to-build-a-cb-base-antenna/#comment-208 Thu, 02 Aug 2018 08:51:49 +0000 https://myradiolab.com/?p=310#comment-208 Thanks myradiolab.com for your Great instructions. I never thought a radio antenna could be so easy & cheap.

I didn’t have the whole list of materials right now but I’ll definitely try this at this Sunday.

Great read very helpful

will post next update on Sunday.

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