Attic Cb Antenna

Discussion in cb antennas started by superdave dec 26 2018.

Attic cb antenna. The antenna is also resonant and usable on the entire 10 meter ham band as well as the entire cb band. The antenna is mounted on a 20 foot pipe above a couple of scanning antennas. I have the opportunity to put a few antennas set up in the attic including a cb one can t install on the roof as its too dangerous. When the firestik iba 5 is completely set up it stands just over 5 tall has four 30 radials and includes 18 of fire flex coax cable.

Cut an 18 5 foot piece of wire deliberately long to account for effects of environment cut again in the middle yielding two 9 25 foot wires soldered each piece to the center and shield respectively of rg 58 coax. I was 16 years old at the time. The first inside antenna attempt was an 18 fiberglass base station antenna suspended horizontally from the wood trusses inside the attic. Sep 10 2012 messages.

I pulled out my old realistic trc 434 40 channel am base station. The best attic antenna performs equally well inside and outside able to pick up a quality signal from a great range and lets you enjoy quality tv entertainment without paying a cable subscription. Or outside on the roof or between 2 trees or the side of a wall or whatever you can imagine. It s also useful to hunters campers or explorers who want to set up a temporary base cb station in a mobile camper or campsite.

The ge 20431 futura outdoor indoor attic tv antenna is one of the best looking options on the market. An attic antenna is any tv antenna that you can install in your attic. This worked pretty good though it was tough to get the swr down below 2 5 1. I normally hang out on 28 076 mhz which is the jt65 digital portion of the 10 meter ham band.

Radiant barrier and attic antennas. Page 1 of 2 1 2 next superdave active member. After attending college getting married and moving into a small basement apartment the cb bug really bit me again. Product description this is an indoor outdoor apartment house condo attic or garage cb citizens band radio transmitting antenna.

So to construct my cb radio dipole antenna i. This base antenna can be set up inside a home or apartment or on a job site. It will now handle up to 2400 watts pep and comes pretuned. It s a long way from the rabbit ear designs you might think of when picturing indoor antennas and much cooler looking than the metal contraptions often found outdoors.