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Max
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 Cutting an aerial My CB aerial is way to short and needs extending... will I loose any coverage if I play around and add an extension?
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| July 23rd, 2013, 11:18 pm |
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J-dub
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Re: Cutting an aerial Id thought youd gain coverage?
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nodmoz
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Re: Cutting an aerial
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Max
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Re: Cutting an aerial Jameswallace wrote: Id thought youd gain coverage? Sorry, I mean a wire extension to lengthen the reach, nodmoz wrote: http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Technology/tis/info/pdf/q1106037.pdf You were my first thought.. A yes/ No would be better for me. They are pretty diagrams though. 
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J-dub
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Re: Cutting an aerial Ahh
Cant see why not
I extended the aerial on the remote central locking kit i fitted to the hilux. I can unlock and lock it from the other end of our business park!!
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dave 411
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Re: Cutting an aerial That's handy
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Max
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Re: Cutting an aerial Bought a new one. Pressures on for it to get to me though,
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nodmoz
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Re: Cutting an aerial Nice reel of 50Ω cable?
Or a new mount?
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Max
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Re: Cutting an aerial nodmoz wrote: Nice reel of 50Ω cable? Still in the wrapper. OOOFFT. It also comes with a right angle dome mount big boy. 
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ayjay
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Re: Cutting an aerial hi max, do u mean citizen band radio? if u do the aereal or as it used to be known as in the 70,s "twig"-- has to be the exact lengh a quater/ half /3 quater/ or full 1-9 for a copy 
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