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CB radio arial killed by trees?

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kizz81:
hello,
many thanks for the advice, i will try the self tapping screw first i think theres probly a couple in the garage i can play with,
cheers kieran
happy 2008
 :D

mud-club-matty:
my arial comes lose after laneing but on the actual mont its self  :(

redhand:
Mine was attached to the gutter in line with the B post on my disco and I lost the aerial and the guttermount. only realised when I heard a funny slapping noiseand stopped to investigate.It turned out to be the coax hitting the side of the vehicle.  :x

kizz81:
when i first got the arial it was mounted on the bumper using a mag mount because i bought it just after the landy thinking yay its all magnetic, but no the bumper was the only place it could go :shocked:
it was fine there for a while untill i wen off-road and hit a mudbank, the arial and mount came off and wrapped its self around the wheel ooops :oops: we have to make mistakes to learn  :lol:...

Wireless:
Why not mount the antenna on the front bull bar, angled towards, and tied, to the roof rack?

Ok, I realise 27MHz isn't going to be effective at NVIS Propagation, particularly at this point in the Solar Cycle, but basically, most comms will be line of sight, within a few hundred yards when off-roading, and the antenna doesn't need to be vertical, or mounted so high.

So mounting on the bull bar as I've described will be a better solution to combat vegetation, trees, or mud banks come to that.

BTW, NVIS Amateur Radio, whilst mobile with angled vehicle antennas, with low power (5 to 10W), can give a range of up to 150 miles, and it doesn't matter about hills or trees, as long as you can see the sky you have comms.

Anyone with an M3xxx should be aware, just check the predicted critical frequency before operating with the right antenna.

I'm M5WJF, not a very active member of the RAYNET HF NVIS Team.

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