Base antenna

[Jugge265]

I understand I got some scrap metal or I will look and see if I get small peice of sign post and turn it horizontal where I put a bolt in the mast and have enough room to put 2 or 3 lag bolts in the house. Would that work?

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

I understand I got some scrap metal or I will look and see if I get small peice of sign post and turn it horizontal where I put a bolt in the mast and have enough room to put 2 or 3 lag bolts in the house. Would that work?

That should do it.

 

[Jugge265]

Alright thanks for the input and advise. I'm going to try to get it put up this week

 

[Jugge265]

My swr are peged on channel 1 and 40 what would be causing that

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

What swr meter are you using? Disconnect the coax on both ends and check it with a multi meter to make sure the center conductor and sheild aren't shorted.

 

[Alan Blackmon]

Is that a Shakespeare Big Stick antenna? I had one back in my early days of CBing. Really did like that antenna. Wish I had it now. I gave it away to a friend one day and I am pretty certain he doesn't have it anymore. I have a home brewed star duster now.

 

[Jugge265]

Yes it's the big stick. Working on getting it turned. I got a new belden coax and a swr/watt meter. It's talking awhile to tune it having to take it down every time I cut and have to put it back j up and test

 

[Alan Blackmon]

I read awhile back the big stick has a matching coil in it. Hopefully that coil isn't giving you fits and trouble with the SWR. Where it is located and how it is made I don't know. I just read about it and some give out with age.

 

[Jugge265]

I put it last week and the swr was sitten over 3 I'm going to try to tune just to get me through till I get imax. But I don't know if it tune that much

 

[Rick330man]

I've got an old Radio Shack "Crossbow", which is just a Big Stick dyed in blue made by Shakespeare for Radio Shack a few decades ago. It is not the best performer, but mine is over 30 years old and has flat SWRs across the CB band. I also have the Shakespeare marine version, the176-1.

Careful not to run any power in them or you'll cook wimpy electronics that make up the tuning network.