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Date:         Tue, 21 Jan 1997 08:02:56 -0500 (EST)
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From:         ERIC ZENO <emz@pgh.nauticom.net>
Subject:      Re: CB antennas

On Mon, 20 Jan 1997, James Cohen wrote:

> Just to have a last word on the antennas. The glass mount CB antenna that > Sean intalled will not get out "forward and to the right" as he said. > Location of the antenna is not influenced by the vehicles body unless is > uses the body as a "ground plane". And that means that the antenna must be > attached to the metal of the body. > > The glass mount doesn't need a ground plane, so therefore the reception > will be omni directional, and the body of the van will BLOCK the signal > going to the front and left.

Sorry to disagree but the wave length of a 1/2 wave CB antenna is 18 feet. The body is 9 feet and the antenna is 9 feet making a total of 18 feet. This is called a 1/4 wave antenna. Anything smaller has what is called a base load, (a coil), that simulates a 9 foot antenna. Therefor placement of any CB antenna is very important!

Eric Zeno


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