Right now I have a cobra 19 dx IV with a cheep $20 car antenna I am a retired trucker but picked up cb as a hobby. I have $250 for either a better antenna for my house and a new cb or a better antenna and A linear amplifier. can anyone help me?
depending on the frequency the coax can make a big difference or very little difference.
on vhf uhf coax loss does come into the equation.
on HF not so much
Even the worst coax is not any more than a single S-unit down in signal from the best when talking about 11m. Once people learn what dB's are.....
A good antenna should be first considerations.
For CB base stations, you can't go wrong with a Imax 2000 vertical antenna. These can be bought for $120 or so and you should use the ground plane radial kit for another $60.00 as pictured below.
If he just wanted to throw up an a99 or imax that's fine but if he buys the ground plane kit he's into it for $180. For that money he could have bought a 5/8 maco or P500 and get more performance for his money.
. I personally wouldn't run more than 200 watts on a base for CB. Some the exports out there will do enough wattage where you will not need an amp.
True, but even a Antron 99 should be used with a ground plane just as any vertical antenna if you want it done right.
Maco 5/8 has horizontal radials which work fine but tend to attract birds to roost on them making things messy down below.
Maco antenna cost about the same as a Imax with ground kit last time I checked.
All vertical antennas? That's a broad stateme
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