CB Antenna

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CB Antenna

Post by KuhnElectronics »

One of our local PD's is looking to put a CB in their vehicles to monitor channel 9. I have looked at a few antennas, and they are big I know, but I am looking for something with the highest preformance, with the lowest height. Ratshack has a couple, but they look to whackerish...

Looking for something plain and simple, good RX & TX, low height...

Any ideas?
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re cb antenna

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i use a nmo mount larsen low band 27 meg antenna it has great results with a near flat match not only that it looks like a normal high gain vhf antenna just that the load coil is a bit taller
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Post by va3wxm »

I second the Larsen NMO27 coil and whip. Very good performance and looks like a professional antenna rather than some hamsexy POS.

Be sure to use a proper mount (drill the hole or L-bracket) that's well grounded. My experience has been the antenna seems to work only with a solid counterpoise. The coil is DC grounded. Maybe that has something to do with it.
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Post by KitN1MCC »

K40 hi hi

i 2nd the larsen or contelco both good on 27 megs
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Larsen NMO27
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Post by apco25 »

Maxrad also makes their lowband antennas in the 27Mhz split.
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Larsen NMO27



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Larsen NMO27

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Antennex

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I've got one from Antennex on the trunklid of my Crown Vic & when & go on trips, The Motorola Mocat works stellar w/ that antenna.
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Larsen NMO27
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Post by KitN1MCC »

i have a mocat mobile that i stuck into my freind 78 jeep cherokee with a spectra on VHF next 2 it inot comtelcos on the right band i will post pics
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Post by EC-7 »

All the PD cars around here that have CB in them use K40 trunk mounts.

I use it on my car, and I love it. I know its big, but they work.
The main problem is gonna be all the mexicans and them running high power on CH-9 with the band openings. You'd better bet that they will be turned off most of the time.
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Post by 007 »

Vote 6 for Larsen NMO27 - 600 state cars can't be that wrong.
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Post by BPD109 »

Larsen or Antennex NMO. I have used both, with no problems.

ALthough, just be a stud and suggest ball mount 102" whip antennas for the fenders. Don't have a hair on your !@# if you don't!
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BPD109 wrote:
ALthough, just be a stud and suggest ball mount 102" whip antennas for the fenders. Don't have a hair on your !@# if you don't!
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For guys like us with the former MSHP cars, that wouldn't be a problem...my Carprice still has a ballmount 8)

However, I think he's looking for something a little smaller.
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