Oswego
n00b
Ive seen that at many of our NE campgrounds because our pine trees are getting decimated. Any wood heat treated and stamped "USDA APHIS" can be taken into any campground so far as I know.
October 6-9 Arkansas hunt for the toothbrush inventor
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Ive seen that at many of our NE campgrounds because our pine trees are getting decimated. Any wood heat treated and stamped "USDA APHIS" can be taken into any campground so far as I know.
MatthewMay1
amateur professional
Oooooorrrr you could just put a 102" whip on your CB and talk for miles and recieve for way more miles than you want to like meeeee
MatthewMay1
amateur professional
x1 trillion on this camping spot
balakay
BabyMax
Think they're referring more to quality and clarity than just range.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
and he obviously doesn't know how far a vehicle mounted 2m can reach out. I've picked up transmissions from San Antonio.. 75+ miles away with nothing more than a 3' antenna.
MatthewMay1
amateur professional
My CB quality improved a lot when I switched from the FireStik. It's just slightly obnoxious to have that giant antenna.
I have been considering getting a mobile HAM setup though...
Oswego
n00b
I have a 102" as well. Was skip jumping signals across the country (DX).
Don't mind the CB haters. Some of us still rock them. HAM is useless for what I primarily "used" my CB for when my truck ran.
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Its also pretty hard for a 5 watt CB to compete with a 50+ watt HAM. Antenna wise, I have had multiple Firestix and FireFlys and they are always "ok". I am sure the bigger the antenna the better reception/transmission. But I'm not sure where I would put a 102" antenna.
MatthewMay1
amateur professional
Oh I'm sure a CB can't touch a HAM in terms of performance. I'm only saying that the 102" antenna performs the best of any fiberglass antenna I've had experience with. It surprised me. I have mine at the back corner of the bed and I pull it forward to a tiedown on the roof when not in use
Silverback
Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Got any pics how its mounted?
MatthewMay1
amateur professional
This is what I have that shows it. I can grab some better ones in the daylight tomorrow if you'd like.
PS - That first pic is from the Ozark trip last year
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
I can not confirm nor deny that the majority of my friends have one either. BTW - I was out wheeling the other day and as long as I wasn't in a deep canyon, I was talking with a friend that was about 20 miles away - probably 15 as the crow flys (ATCF). I heard him fine and he guided me and my friend in. He was using one of those Chinese handhelds without an external ant. You can always do a relatively inexpensive upgrade by getting an external ant.
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
Do they have a shower at Glory Hole falls?
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
Figures the English invented the current type brush. They should have started brushing their teeth when the Egyptians did. Maybe they would have called it the teethbrush then!
Oswego
n00b
I'm glad you clarified that.
A just shed a tear. New truck "running" plan is spring.
Mines mounted just like MatthewMays. They are very dangerous in trails with low hanging trees. They aren't called whips for nothing.
MatthewMay1
amateur professional
Eh, keeping it tied down when people are around enhances the safety, or just don't stand closer than 9 feet or so when the truck is in motion. You really shouldn't be that close anyway, especially if the truck is rocking and rolling on uneven terrain.
Anybody know if you can mod a 10m HAM to transmit on CB freqs and if you can use one antenna for it all?
balakay
BabyMax
I don't know for sure but I'm pretty sure this has been asked before and Roger said no.
TacoXpo
HOAX DENIER
No but you can MOD it for FRS