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A Dipole for your CB Base Station?

If a 102" stainless steel whip plus the 1" mount is used for the positive element and the shield of the feeder coax is used for the negative element with a RF Isolator mounted at the 102" point then that could be used as a dipole.
 
camaro1 said:
make a quick one and try it out, havent heard of anyone doing that,, and usually there is a reason. but thats all part of the fun , trying something. its only a dipole if it doesnt work you can always cut it down to the standard dipole length. if it wasnt 4*f outside here id go try it just for something to do
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I've read that I would have a high SWR (10:1)trying to do that using coax and not a ladder line or a matching network at the receiver.
 
hookedon6 said:
an antenna with pulsating DC MODULATED audio............ what an advertizing concept
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That is an idea, say the matching network is actually a step up impedance transformer that amplifies pulsating DC audio.

Shit I will contact Jo-Gunn and be a marketing rep for them.:p:
 
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If you can build a dipole you can build the skyper or bird yagi mentioned above. Great antenna. In fact the 2 element version( bird jungle job) is even easier to build . Look up Dick bird G4zu. R.I.P
 
Yes if you have them why not? If you don't it's a lot cheaper ,and just as easy to make a dipole.Often wondered why people go out and buy 2 commercial whips and mounts just to make a dipole for home use.( portable I can see the appeal)
 

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