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Offline TXdriver77

18' coax myth
« on: April 10, 2019, 08:32:23 PM »
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Offline delta5

Re: 18' coax myth
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2019, 04:05:10 PM »
This damn myth just won't die. It doesn't help when manufacturers always put 18 ft of cable in with their antenna combos.
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Offline TXdriver77

Re: 18' coax myth
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2019, 10:04:19 PM »
Quote from: delta5 on April 13, 2019, 04:05:10 PM
This damn myth just won't die. It doesn't help when manufacturers always put 18 ft of cable in with their antenna combos.
im not using the factory antennas. i have a single fire stik on the top of the driver's mirror bracket/frame. a 6 foot coax from antenna to cb radio that's mounted in the prostar overhead compartment. have also ran the same setup on a crapcadia. i think the mirror bracket for freightliner was $40-$50 from the cb shop here. it's a single piece, thick steel bracket.
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Offline delta5

Re: 18' coax myth
« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2019, 07:46:08 PM »
what kind of match are you getting?
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Offline TXdriver77

Re: 18' coax myth
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2019, 09:26:42 PM »
Quote from: delta5 on April 14, 2019, 07:46:08 PM
what kind of match are you getting?
huh?
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Offline delta5

Re: 18' coax myth
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2019, 10:45:22 PM »
Has anyone checked the match with an SWR meter?
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Offline TXdriver77

Re: 18' coax myth
« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2019, 10:55:16 AM »
Quote from: delta5 on April 14, 2019, 10:45:22 PM
Has anyone checked the match with an SWR meter?
no, i use the meter on the cb. cb has a calibration mode
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Offline delta5

Re: 18' coax myth
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2019, 12:59:36 PM »
Yep that is a built in swr meter.
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Offline TXdriver77

Re: 18' coax myth
« Reply #8 on: April 19, 2019, 09:52:30 PM »
Quote from: delta5 on April 19, 2019, 12:59:36 PM
Yep that is a built in swr meter.
yeah i just follow the instructions in the cb booklet when i put  it in the truck. from time to time i recheck it.
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