So to construct my cb radio dipole antenna i.
Attic cb antenna.
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My first cb antenna was a antron 99 which i haphazardly mounted on top of a 75 foot cedar tree after making a death defying climb.
The best attic antenna performs equally well inside and outside able to pick up a quality signal from a great range and lets you enjoy quality tv entertainment without paying a cable subscription.
After attending college getting married and moving into a small basement apartment the cb bug really bit me again.
I normally hang out on 28 076 mhz which is the jt65 digital portion of the 10 meter ham band.
Product description this is an indoor outdoor apartment house condo attic or garage cb citizens band radio transmitting antenna.
The antenna is also resonant and usable on the entire 10 meter ham band as well as the entire cb band.
Cut an 18 5 foot piece of wire deliberately long to account for effects of environment cut again in the middle yielding two 9 25 foot wires soldered each piece to the center and shield respectively of rg 58 coax.
Or outside on the roof or between 2 trees or the side of a wall or whatever you can imagine.
The first inside antenna attempt was an 18 fiberglass base station antenna suspended horizontally from the wood trusses inside the attic.
I pulled out my old realistic trc 434 40 channel am base station.
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It s a long way from the rabbit ear designs you might think of when picturing indoor antennas and much cooler looking than the metal contraptions often found outdoors.
This worked pretty good though it was tough to get the swr down below 2 5 1.
The ge 20431 futura outdoor indoor attic tv antenna is one of the best looking options on the market.
It will now handle up to 2400 watts pep and comes pretuned.
This base antenna can be set up inside a home or apartment or on a job site.
I have the opportunity to put a few antennas set up in the attic including a cb one can t install on the roof as its too dangerous.
An attic antenna is any tv antenna that you can install in your attic.
The antenna is mounted on a 20 foot pipe above a couple of scanning antennas.
Radiant barrier and attic antennas.
It is made to be hung in the rafters or from the ceilings.
I was 16 years old at the time.
Discussion in cb antennas started by superdave dec 26 2018.
