nad
1/2 ton status
Does placing dual cophased CB antennas closer than ten feet apart really weaken the signal? Someone was recently telling me this, since I have dual antennas on my mirrors. Anyone know for sure?
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Dual CB Antennas
- Thread starter nad
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Z3PR
Banned
From what I've been told, yes.nad said:
Muddytazz
1 ton status
Yes it does weaken them
Z3PR
Banned
Personally, I run a single high quality antenna.
Muddytazz
1 ton status
Ditto, i have a single firestick on my burb.
nad
1/2 ton status
I just think one CB antenna kinda looks out of place. Duals look a lot better, but if it weakens the signal, I guess one is always better. Thanks guys.
bcrewcaptain
Registered Member
nad said:
short answer ...yes, unless you get them the proper distance apart(just over 8ft)
go with one, its not worth the hassle of 2, it can be done with the right tuning but its a PAIN!
Z3PR
Banned
I've seen alot of people mount 2 antennas, but only run coax to 1 of then. Looks have never been a big issue for me, but if you want a second antenna as a dummy, go for it.nad said:
I run two 48 inch Barjan whips on my truck. Only one is hooked up. I was told that hooking up both screws up the output signals. I like the look of dual whips and i can afford the 18 bucks for a dummy.
Here a pic of what they look like, i think just one wouldnt look that good.
Here a pic of what they look like, i think just one wouldnt look that good.
trailblazer86
1/2 ton status
Even having the dummy antenna on the truck will "influence" your transmit and receive patterns.
What this means is the dummy antenna will change the direction your system will transmit and receive best to/from.
Most likely you will not see too much difference with the dummy on the rig though.
How far are you trying to transmit?
The best place for your antenna would be right in the middle of the roof.
This gives me trouble as most of my offroading is in the woods.
My solution is to mount my CB antenna on the bumper of my Blazer. This doesn't really bother me to much as the CB is only used on the trail anyway.
I have ham radio to use if help is needed.
What this means is the dummy antenna will change the direction your system will transmit and receive best to/from.
Most likely you will not see too much difference with the dummy on the rig though.
How far are you trying to transmit?
The best place for your antenna would be right in the middle of the roof.
This gives me trouble as most of my offroading is in the woods.
My solution is to mount my CB antenna on the bumper of my Blazer. This doesn't really bother me to much as the CB is only used on the trail anyway.
I have ham radio to use if help is needed.
