Attic Cb Antenna

After attending college getting married and moving into a small basement apartment the cb bug really bit me again.

Attic cb antenna.

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. It is made to be hung in the rafters or from the ceilings. When the firestik iba 5 is completely set up it stands just over 5 tall has four 30 radials and includes 18 of fire flex coax cable. I was 16 years old at the time.

It will now handle up to 2400 watts pep and comes pretuned. 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. 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. An attic antenna is any tv antenna that you can install in your attic.

Page 1 of 2 1 2 next superdave active member. The antenna is mounted on a 20 foot pipe above a couple of scanning antennas. The antenna is also resonant and usable on the entire 10 meter ham band as well as the entire cb band. This worked pretty good though it was tough to get the swr down below 2 5 1.

Discussion in cb antennas started by superdave dec 26 2018. This base antenna can be set up inside a home or apartment or on a job site. I understand that it is a compromise to put a 27 mhz antenna inside but i want to make the most of this and i need a recommendation for a good antenna that can resonate on 27 mhz while installed in an attic. It s also useful to hunters campers or explorers who want to set up a temporary base cb station in a mobile camper or campsite.

The ge 20431 futura outdoor indoor attic tv antenna is one of the best looking options on the market. 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. 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. I normally hang out on 28 076 mhz which is the jt65 digital portion of the 10 meter ham band.

Sep 10 2012 messages. Or outside on the roof or between 2 trees or the side of a wall or whatever you can imagine. Radiant barrier and attic antennas. So to construct my cb radio dipole antenna i.