kramttocs Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F164021086946 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salans7 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 When a single part costs as much as a parts truck. Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 When a single part costs as much as a parts truck. Ouch. Yes, wowza! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Roma Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Yes, wowza! I don't have one, so I cannot test the theory, so here is a potential stupid question of the day: is there a difference between a regular antenna and one for a CB? Can I not just plug in the CB into an antenna splitter for radio/CB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I don't have one, so I cannot test the theory, so here is a potential stupid question of the day: is there a difference between a regular antenna and one for a CB? Can I not just plug in the CB into an antenna splitter for radio/CB? Yes, there's a difference. The regular antenna has one lead, but the CB antenna has two - one to plug into the CB and one to the radio. However, there's another, more important difference. When you use an antenna for receiving the receiver takes what it can get in the way of a signal. But when you use one for transmitting there's inevitably a wave of signal, a standing wave, reflected back at the transmitter. And if that standing wave gets too large it'll fry the output (final) section of the transmitter. Plus, the larger the standing wave the smaller the transmitted wave, so you get lots less distance. Given that the CB antenna has a balun, which is a matching transformer to tune the short length of antenna to the transmitter and minimize the standing wave. (The ratio of the standing wave to the transmitted wave is the Standing Wave Ratio.) A regular antenna doesn't have the balun and w/o that the CB transmitter wouldn't last long. And, the size of the transmitted wave will be very small, so it won't transmit far. Sorry for the technospeak, but I've not had my first cup of coffee yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Roma Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Yes, there's a difference. The regular antenna has one lead, but the CB antenna has two - one to plug into the CB and one to the radio. However, there's another, more important difference. When you use an antenna for receiving the receiver takes what it can get in the way of a signal. But when you use one for transmitting there's inevitably a wave of signal, a standing wave, reflected back at the transmitter. And if that standing wave gets too large it'll fry the output (final) section of the transmitter. Plus, the larger the standing wave the smaller the transmitted wave, so you get lots less distance. Given that the CB antenna has a balun, which is a matching transformer to tune the short length of antenna to the transmitter and minimize the standing wave. (The ratio of the standing wave to the transmitted wave is the Standing Wave Ratio.) A regular antenna doesn't have the balun and w/o that the CB transmitter wouldn't last long. And, the size of the transmitted wave will be very small, so it won't transmit far. Sorry for the technospeak, but I've not had my first cup of coffee yet. Apology unnecessary. Thanks Gary, that’s helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 Apology unnecessary. Thanks Gary, that’s helpful. $700 with 5 min left Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 $700 with 5 min left WOW!!!! Let us know what it goes for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted January 17, 2020 Author Share Posted January 17, 2020 WOW!!!! Let us know what it goes for. Sold at 706. Pretty impressive for just the antenna and short jumper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpin Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 Sold at 706. Pretty impressive for just the antenna and short jumper. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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