Recent content by poboy

Yeah I am used to working with 1.9 GHZ or 800+ MHZ. When you are working with say 27MHZ the dipoles are like 16 feet long each lol That's crazy. That's a huge project (have a lot of projects already going on!) I think I'll have to do something a little more basic for starters :)

http://www.vk5dj.com/yagi.html Yagi calculator I have used in the past.... Maybe I'll just make another one for the cb frequencies I want to operate on.

I have access to a CNC router that we use for particle board/mdf/acrylic/corian at work (but it can also do thin aluminum). I am an engineer/programmer where I work, so I have thought to design yagi's and program them and let the machines cut them out. I wish I would have done that on my...

Also have 2/0 AWG, 2 AWG, 10 AWG and 12 AWG. So if I take the time to learn more about CB I can design something I'm sure, out of scraps at home. I have plenty of metal scraps also.

As far as coax is concerned, I have LMR-400, RG11, RG6 and RG58 at home on hand

I also do long range wi-fi. Antenna's do more for your range than increasing power and noise.... I imagine it is the same with CB

I am not familiar with CB, but I do have experience with line resistance or ohms and how to calculate signal loss. I've designed some yagi's for picking up 4G LTE signal for my repeaters. I live in the middle of nowhere and I have to do this to get cell signal. Been doing it for over a decade...

I'm looking at antenna's and I am having a hard time finding a full wavelength 36' antenna. What about a half wavelength 18 footer? Are you saying the antenna itself should be 36' long, or that the antenna should be mounted 36' high to the top of the antenna? Also what's the deal with the...

But I live out in bumfuck

I'm in Paris right now

Hey Redbeard. I'm in Texas too. Thanks for your input.

I think I will take your suggestion on the Uniden. I had already been eyeballing that unit because it looked like it would do everything I wanted, and had pretty good reputation. The only thing that worried me is the digital display of everything. I like manual everything as much as possible...

I'm trying to do something on a pretty small budget ($500) but still do the best I can on that budget by searching classifieds, ebay, or other used equipment, and I have coax and can make whatever connections I need to make. I don't have experience with radio, but I understand signal loss...

Hi, I am on pretty flat terrain, and the terrain all over this area is pretty flat. The only thing potentially blocking RF would be trees or buildings basically, so if I go high enough with the antenna I could have pretty good line of sight over a pretty long range. I don't have a ham...

Hey y'all, I'm looking to get some alternative communications setup for at home, and was considering setting up a base station with a big antenna with a CB that has SSB. I was going to use a "mobile" cb for the base station with DC to AC adapter to save some money. Can you experts give me some...