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Penetrator would do you better than a starduster . Just be careful some antennas are made cheaply or have poor directions. if possible download the assembly instructions before buying
 
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Thanks for the info bro, penetrator it is. found one in New York for 149 plus 70** shipping at rwantenna store. do you know a better-closer place I can find one?
 
Thanks for the info bro, penetrator it is. found one in New York for 149 plus 70** shipping at rwantenna store. do you know a better-closer place I can find one?
Try eBay....And to tune, all you really need is a CB and a SWR meter...Don't really need a Freq. Counter...First get on channel 20 and tune the antenna to the lowest SWR reading, then check channels 1 and 40....Try to get channels 1 and 40 to tune as close as you can to each other, then channel 20 "should be" a little lower...Once done, the antenna will be tuned for 11 meter...10 meter SWR maybe a little higher when the antenna is tuned for 11 meter, but should still be ok to talk on.

The Penetrator your looking at is probably the HY-GAIN Penetrator...There's another one made by WORKMAN that's called a "Super Penetrator" that sells for $134 with free shipping...It's not the same quality...go with the HY-GAIN
 
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Try eBay....And to tune, all you really need is a CB and a SWR meter...Don't really need a Freq. Counter...First get on channel 20 and tune the antenna to the lowest SWR reading, then check channels 1 and 40....Try to get channels 1 and 40 to tune as close as you can to each other, then channel 20 "should be" a little lower...Once done, the antenna will be tuned for 11 meter...10 meter SWR maybe a little higher when the antenna is tuned for 11 meter, but should still be ok to talk on.

The Penetrator your looking at is probably the HY-GAIN Penetrator...There's another one made by WORKMAN that's called a "Super Penetrator" that sells for $134 with free shipping...It's not the same quality...go with the HY-GAIN
 
ok jessejamesDallas, got it . That's some good info right there. The penetrater on ebay is the one in New York I been looking at. that's ok I'll get it anyway. and its not the super penetrator either. Its the hy gain spt 500 penetrator.
 
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Ok jesseJamesDallas got it. that's some good info right there. the penetrator on ebay is the one in New York I been looking at and its not the super penetrator, its the hy-gain SPT 500 penetrator. I'll get it ordered tomorrow.
 
One thing I don't quite understand, is how can a antenna be illegal for 11 meter? What could possibly make it illegal? It's a 5/8 wave omni antenna made from aluminum rods which last I checked is not illegal materials...
 
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