Loomis
Active Member
Also: If your going on 2 Meter you can do that on 5 watts to reach a local repeater. ARRL has a Repeater book, it lists them all in the U.S.
If you need further go on 10 Meter or go CW.
CB Radio
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If you need further go on 10 Meter or go CW.
Clyde
H.M.F.I.C.
I can't imagine needing more than that unless I plan on contacting other planets....
Here is an antenna that was recommended to me since I have no yard, no balcony, and cannot put anything on the roof.
Falcon 5000 Watt 11 Meter Dipole
Loomis
Active Member
Hope you have a big house. They are pretty wide. I have a 10 Meter outside and it streatches wider than my house. Either that or go with a glass verticle antenna or an inside wip.
Loomis
Active Member
10 Meter dipole is 43 feet long overall.
You could look at this for 10 Meter. It's made for indoor.
http://www.walcottcb.com/firestik-iba5-indoor-cb-base-station-antenna-p-359.html
You could look at this for 10 Meter. It's made for indoor.
http://www.walcottcb.com/firestik-iba5-indoor-cb-base-station-antenna-p-359.html
Clyde
H.M.F.I.C.
Glass vertical antenna?
Loomis
Active Member
Actually it's for a car windshield. It's for 2 Meter band. It's a short verticle antenna.
Clyde
H.M.F.I.C.
That is a viable option!
I will have to measure my attic to see if the other one would fit.
Are you familiar with Sirio Antennas? I have always been a Wilson user, in fact I have a Wilson Lil Wil, 1000 (Magnet Mount), and I just ordered a Wilson 5000 (Magnet Mount) to go along with my Galaxy DX 99V2. Now I am hearing good things about this Sirio Performer 5000 PL Antenna.
Clyde
H.M.F.I.C.
Oh ok. I know 2 meters are considerably shorter
Loomis
Active Member
Look up reviews on Amazon. You may have to use a ground plane. A metal plate under it.
Clyde
H.M.F.I.C.
Thanks for the info!
I received my new Galaxy DX99V2 and Wilson 5000 magnet mount antenna! I can't wait ti get the channels converted, and hooked up!
Clyde
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Gazrok
A True Doomsday Prepper
We have them in the trucks, and are getting one for the ranch, but limited range. We don't really use them much now, with cell phones and all, but I imagine that would change real quick in a real SHTF scenario. I really want to get my HAM license. Did you know they have small portable handheld HAMs for under $100 these days? (ones that can compete with much more pricey home units).
Clyde
H.M.F.I.C.
Yes I do. I just picked up a Yaesu FT-60R. It operates on both 2 meter, and 70 cm using repeaters, and the win system.
I am currently taking a class to get my Ham license.
Actuallyote="hj1984, post: 6328, member: 273"]So while at the auction this weekend I was so excited to win a CB radio! In my excited state (i snagged it for only 2 dollars!) I didn't notice that it was a car model lol But thank goodness my hunny bunny is very smart when it comes to electrical and wiring etc (he was a marine but now he is a construction worker...builds houses from the ground up so he does wiring too) so I assumed he'd be able to rig it up somehow to run off of the 110 outlets in the house...and sure enough he can! He has a converter that takes 110 and converts it to 12v (since its made to run off a car battery) so he wired it to one of those plugs that goes into a cigarette lighter, he plugged that into the converter and the converter into the wall 
so now I have an indoor cb radio...i know this isn't something that most would be excited about but I am lol its a bit of nostalgia with them as my dad and I used to talk to truckers etc when I was little...my handle was Rainbow Bright anyhow.... since its a car unit, I've gotta find some speakers that will work with it, and it squeals when i press the button to talk, so i think there is a short in the handset also...and I've gotta get an antenna for it...any suggestions on speakers or antenna? also...what do you think about if we gotta bug out, how could i power it then if i took it with me?[/quote]
Actully you did good! It is easy to go from 110VAC to 12VDC, plus you could use a scavanged battery and a small solar cell to charge it.
so now I have an indoor cb radio...i know this isn't something that most would be excited about but I am lol its a bit of nostalgia with them as my dad and I used to talk to truckers etc when I was little...my handle was Rainbow Bright anyhow.... since its a car unit, I've gotta find some speakers that will work with it, and it squeals when i press the button to talk, so i think there is a short in the handset also...and I've gotta get an antenna for it...any suggestions on speakers or antenna? also...what do you think about if we gotta bug out, how could i power it then if i took it with me?[/quote]Actully you did good! It is easy to go from 110VAC to 12VDC, plus you could use a scavanged battery and a small solar cell to charge it.
Gazrok
A True Doomsday Prepper
As teens we used them more (no cell phones then), mostly when we'd go on road trips (way to communicate between the cars). Also used them around the neighborhood. Our old school method of texting, hehe....
This is the base antenna I have for my home cb .http://www.amazon.com/Solarcon--99-...8&qid=1392927750&sr=1-1&keywords=a+99+antenna . It reaches pretty far considering my home is lower than most of the surrounding area . I can still get about 6 miles .
Potter County Man
Member
Nobody uses the Win system,.
It was just a gimmick to compete with other manufacturers - Yaesu had the WIRES, Icom = D Star. etc...
Potter County Man
Member
CB radio works best when the antenna is at least 36' off the ground, but not more then 60'.
It does not matter if you are down in a hole or up on top of a mountainside when it comes to HF, as a matter of fact, sometimes when you are down in a hole, you experience less noise - which is a good thing, since CB radios has no filters.
If you look at the antenna for a minute from a electrical standpoint.
The bulk of the power is located at the bottom of the antenna, the least amount of voltage is seen at the top.
When you transmit - there is lobes produced - waveforms that can be measured.
Most of the power does not travel outwards but down.
It is very important to use a ground plane kit and multiple quarter wave radials, spaced evenly around the base of the antenna.
To be all that you can be, I would predict that 136 - 9 foot long radials would be optimum for that antenna.
The ground radials would act like a reflector behind a light bulb and would reflect a major portion of the signal being lost to the ground and would increase your gain somewhat over just sticking the stick up in the air and talking.
I myself do not practice what I preach.
The Solorcon A99 is an excellent antenna - but it suffers from some major flaws.
The Radome - fiberglass shield around the outside is prone to failure.
Before you put that antenna up, you want to go to a boat shop and buy some epoxy paint, designed for use on a boat and paint the whole antenna with a couple of coats.
Handling a old Solorcon A99 without gloves can be a painful experience.
Clyde
H.M.F.I.C.
A gimmick? it isn't by any manufacturer.
The WIN System is a series of 71 linked, or Intertied repeaters, most are 440, or UHF repeaters, but we have some 2-meter and 220 repeaters as well, that cover a great deal of California, 16 States, and four Countries around the world. The WIN System is owned and operated by Shorty, K6***.
The WIN System is an OPEN Repeater system. It is not a Closed or a Private system.
We like to call it a ‘member supported’ system. We encourage all hams to stop in and get acquainted. However it is the membership that keeps the WIN System ‘on the air.’ Membership is open to any licensed amateur radio operator who wants to get involved with a growing, vibrant group, on the leading edge of technology.
http://www.winsystem.org/
WIRES is about useless in my opinion! I have never owned an Icom so I am not totally familiar with D Star.
