CB Radio or PRS
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Re: CB Radio or PRS - Update
I guess it depends on the individual situation, in some cases coiling
it up may make sense, in some cases it may be easier to leave it
uncoiled. Personally I usually cut it to length. On my last install
(magnatopper) I had about 1' extra so I just rotated the antenna
around to coil the extra length around the base.
Makes no difference one way or the other.
Howard.
On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:57:54 GMT, twaldron
<thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:
>Probably not, but how many antenna coax coils do you have in your
>vehicles? It certainly doesn't take much effort to leave it uncoiled.
>
>Howard Eisenhauer wrote:
>
>> TW, another old wive's tale about the coiled coax thing. If
>> everything is working the way it should all the signal travels through
>> the coax between the center conductor & the inside of the braid, not
>> along the outside where coiling it would have any effect. Coiling it,
>> tying it up or crocheting it for that matter will not make any
>> differencet :). There are actually some situations where coiling it
>> up would make a system work better, but you won't run into them in a
>> jeep using a commercially available antenna.
>>
>> Howard.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:40:20 GMT, twaldron
>> <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The rule of thumb is to be 3 ft. from any other antennas. Shortening
>>>your coax run in your TJ is not going to help your transmit range. Just
>>>make sure you don't leave a coil of coax somewhere.
>>>
>>>TW wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the weekend
>>>>will be spent installing it.
>>>>
>>>>I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB antenna
>>>>on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot). My
>>>>radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left side
>>>>would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
>>>>middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such an
>>>>install?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>>
>>
it up may make sense, in some cases it may be easier to leave it
uncoiled. Personally I usually cut it to length. On my last install
(magnatopper) I had about 1' extra so I just rotated the antenna
around to coil the extra length around the base.
Makes no difference one way or the other.
Howard.
On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:57:54 GMT, twaldron
<thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:
>Probably not, but how many antenna coax coils do you have in your
>vehicles? It certainly doesn't take much effort to leave it uncoiled.
>
>Howard Eisenhauer wrote:
>
>> TW, another old wive's tale about the coiled coax thing. If
>> everything is working the way it should all the signal travels through
>> the coax between the center conductor & the inside of the braid, not
>> along the outside where coiling it would have any effect. Coiling it,
>> tying it up or crocheting it for that matter will not make any
>> differencet :). There are actually some situations where coiling it
>> up would make a system work better, but you won't run into them in a
>> jeep using a commercially available antenna.
>>
>> Howard.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:40:20 GMT, twaldron
>> <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The rule of thumb is to be 3 ft. from any other antennas. Shortening
>>>your coax run in your TJ is not going to help your transmit range. Just
>>>make sure you don't leave a coil of coax somewhere.
>>>
>>>TW wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the weekend
>>>>will be spent installing it.
>>>>
>>>>I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB antenna
>>>>on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot). My
>>>>radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left side
>>>>would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
>>>>middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such an
>>>>install?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>>
>>
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Re: CB Radio or PRS - Update
I guess it depends on the individual situation, in some cases coiling
it up may make sense, in some cases it may be easier to leave it
uncoiled. Personally I usually cut it to length. On my last install
(magnatopper) I had about 1' extra so I just rotated the antenna
around to coil the extra length around the base.
Makes no difference one way or the other.
Howard.
On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:57:54 GMT, twaldron
<thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:
>Probably not, but how many antenna coax coils do you have in your
>vehicles? It certainly doesn't take much effort to leave it uncoiled.
>
>Howard Eisenhauer wrote:
>
>> TW, another old wive's tale about the coiled coax thing. If
>> everything is working the way it should all the signal travels through
>> the coax between the center conductor & the inside of the braid, not
>> along the outside where coiling it would have any effect. Coiling it,
>> tying it up or crocheting it for that matter will not make any
>> differencet :). There are actually some situations where coiling it
>> up would make a system work better, but you won't run into them in a
>> jeep using a commercially available antenna.
>>
>> Howard.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:40:20 GMT, twaldron
>> <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The rule of thumb is to be 3 ft. from any other antennas. Shortening
>>>your coax run in your TJ is not going to help your transmit range. Just
>>>make sure you don't leave a coil of coax somewhere.
>>>
>>>TW wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the weekend
>>>>will be spent installing it.
>>>>
>>>>I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB antenna
>>>>on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot). My
>>>>radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left side
>>>>would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
>>>>middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such an
>>>>install?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>>
>>
it up may make sense, in some cases it may be easier to leave it
uncoiled. Personally I usually cut it to length. On my last install
(magnatopper) I had about 1' extra so I just rotated the antenna
around to coil the extra length around the base.
Makes no difference one way or the other.
Howard.
On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:57:54 GMT, twaldron
<thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:
>Probably not, but how many antenna coax coils do you have in your
>vehicles? It certainly doesn't take much effort to leave it uncoiled.
>
>Howard Eisenhauer wrote:
>
>> TW, another old wive's tale about the coiled coax thing. If
>> everything is working the way it should all the signal travels through
>> the coax between the center conductor & the inside of the braid, not
>> along the outside where coiling it would have any effect. Coiling it,
>> tying it up or crocheting it for that matter will not make any
>> differencet :). There are actually some situations where coiling it
>> up would make a system work better, but you won't run into them in a
>> jeep using a commercially available antenna.
>>
>> Howard.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:40:20 GMT, twaldron
>> <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The rule of thumb is to be 3 ft. from any other antennas. Shortening
>>>your coax run in your TJ is not going to help your transmit range. Just
>>>make sure you don't leave a coil of coax somewhere.
>>>
>>>TW wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the weekend
>>>>will be spent installing it.
>>>>
>>>>I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB antenna
>>>>on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot). My
>>>>radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left side
>>>>would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
>>>>middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such an
>>>>install?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>>
>>
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Re: CB Radio or PRS - Update
I guess it depends on the individual situation, in some cases coiling
it up may make sense, in some cases it may be easier to leave it
uncoiled. Personally I usually cut it to length. On my last install
(magnatopper) I had about 1' extra so I just rotated the antenna
around to coil the extra length around the base.
Makes no difference one way or the other.
Howard.
On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:57:54 GMT, twaldron
<thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:
>Probably not, but how many antenna coax coils do you have in your
>vehicles? It certainly doesn't take much effort to leave it uncoiled.
>
>Howard Eisenhauer wrote:
>
>> TW, another old wive's tale about the coiled coax thing. If
>> everything is working the way it should all the signal travels through
>> the coax between the center conductor & the inside of the braid, not
>> along the outside where coiling it would have any effect. Coiling it,
>> tying it up or crocheting it for that matter will not make any
>> differencet :). There are actually some situations where coiling it
>> up would make a system work better, but you won't run into them in a
>> jeep using a commercially available antenna.
>>
>> Howard.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:40:20 GMT, twaldron
>> <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The rule of thumb is to be 3 ft. from any other antennas. Shortening
>>>your coax run in your TJ is not going to help your transmit range. Just
>>>make sure you don't leave a coil of coax somewhere.
>>>
>>>TW wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the weekend
>>>>will be spent installing it.
>>>>
>>>>I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB antenna
>>>>on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot). My
>>>>radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left side
>>>>would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
>>>>middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such an
>>>>install?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>>
>>
it up may make sense, in some cases it may be easier to leave it
uncoiled. Personally I usually cut it to length. On my last install
(magnatopper) I had about 1' extra so I just rotated the antenna
around to coil the extra length around the base.
Makes no difference one way or the other.
Howard.
On Tue, 13 Apr 2004 00:57:54 GMT, twaldron
<thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:
>Probably not, but how many antenna coax coils do you have in your
>vehicles? It certainly doesn't take much effort to leave it uncoiled.
>
>Howard Eisenhauer wrote:
>
>> TW, another old wive's tale about the coiled coax thing. If
>> everything is working the way it should all the signal travels through
>> the coax between the center conductor & the inside of the braid, not
>> along the outside where coiling it would have any effect. Coiling it,
>> tying it up or crocheting it for that matter will not make any
>> differencet :). There are actually some situations where coiling it
>> up would make a system work better, but you won't run into them in a
>> jeep using a commercially available antenna.
>>
>> Howard.
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 14:40:20 GMT, twaldron
>> <thomas@OBVIOUSrubicons.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>The rule of thumb is to be 3 ft. from any other antennas. Shortening
>>>your coax run in your TJ is not going to help your transmit range. Just
>>>make sure you don't leave a coil of coax somewhere.
>>>
>>>TW wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the weekend
>>>>will be spent installing it.
>>>>
>>>>I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB antenna
>>>>on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot). My
>>>>radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left side
>>>>would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
>>>>middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such an
>>>>install?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>>
>>
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Re: CB Radio or PRS - Update
Exactly... the 18' coax length recommendation for CB radios is an old-wive's
tale... a complete myth.
Jerry
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"Howard Eisenhauer" <howarde@REMOVECAPShfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
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> Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
>
> In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> notice any difference.
>
> The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> first timer but not out of the question.
>
> -Howard.
>
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:22:38 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Unless you 'really' know what you are doing, you cannot make the coax
> >shorter.
> >
> >Mike
> >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> >TW wrote:
> >>
> >> I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the
weekend
> >> will be spent installing it.
> >>
> >> I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB
antenna
> >> on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot).
My
> >> radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left
side
> >> would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
> >> middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such
an
> >> install?
> >>
> >> Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>
tale... a complete myth.
Jerry
--
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"Howard Eisenhauer" <howarde@REMOVECAPShfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:r5bm70lrn8vittitnannj9h9nfvotq23vn@4ax.com...
> Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
>
> In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> notice any difference.
>
> The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> first timer but not out of the question.
>
> -Howard.
>
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:22:38 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Unless you 'really' know what you are doing, you cannot make the coax
> >shorter.
> >
> >Mike
> >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> >TW wrote:
> >>
> >> I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the
weekend
> >> will be spent installing it.
> >>
> >> I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB
antenna
> >> on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot).
My
> >> radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left
side
> >> would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
> >> middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such
an
> >> install?
> >>
> >> Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>
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Re: CB Radio or PRS - Update
Exactly... the 18' coax length recommendation for CB radios is an old-wive's
tale... a complete myth.
Jerry
--
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To email, remove 'me' from my email address
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"Howard Eisenhauer" <howarde@REMOVECAPShfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:r5bm70lrn8vittitnannj9h9nfvotq23vn@4ax.com...
> Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
>
> In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> notice any difference.
>
> The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> first timer but not out of the question.
>
> -Howard.
>
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:22:38 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Unless you 'really' know what you are doing, you cannot make the coax
> >shorter.
> >
> >Mike
> >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> >TW wrote:
> >>
> >> I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the
weekend
> >> will be spent installing it.
> >>
> >> I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB
antenna
> >> on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot).
My
> >> radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left
side
> >> would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
> >> middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such
an
> >> install?
> >>
> >> Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>
tale... a complete myth.
Jerry
--
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"Howard Eisenhauer" <howarde@REMOVECAPShfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:r5bm70lrn8vittitnannj9h9nfvotq23vn@4ax.com...
> Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
>
> In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> notice any difference.
>
> The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> first timer but not out of the question.
>
> -Howard.
>
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:22:38 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Unless you 'really' know what you are doing, you cannot make the coax
> >shorter.
> >
> >Mike
> >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> >TW wrote:
> >>
> >> I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the
weekend
> >> will be spent installing it.
> >>
> >> I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB
antenna
> >> on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot).
My
> >> radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left
side
> >> would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
> >> middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such
an
> >> install?
> >>
> >> Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>
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Re: CB Radio or PRS - Update
Exactly... the 18' coax length recommendation for CB radios is an old-wive's
tale... a complete myth.
Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
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"Howard Eisenhauer" <howarde@REMOVECAPShfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:r5bm70lrn8vittitnannj9h9nfvotq23vn@4ax.com...
> Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
>
> In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> notice any difference.
>
> The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> first timer but not out of the question.
>
> -Howard.
>
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:22:38 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Unless you 'really' know what you are doing, you cannot make the coax
> >shorter.
> >
> >Mike
> >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> >TW wrote:
> >>
> >> I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the
weekend
> >> will be spent installing it.
> >>
> >> I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB
antenna
> >> on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot).
My
> >> radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left
side
> >> would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
> >> middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such
an
> >> install?
> >>
> >> Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>
tale... a complete myth.
Jerry
--
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"Howard Eisenhauer" <howarde@REMOVECAPShfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:r5bm70lrn8vittitnannj9h9nfvotq23vn@4ax.com...
> Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
>
> In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> notice any difference.
>
> The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> first timer but not out of the question.
>
> -Howard.
>
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:22:38 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Unless you 'really' know what you are doing, you cannot make the coax
> >shorter.
> >
> >Mike
> >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> >TW wrote:
> >>
> >> I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the
weekend
> >> will be spent installing it.
> >>
> >> I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB
antenna
> >> on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot).
My
> >> radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left
side
> >> would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
> >> middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such
an
> >> install?
> >>
> >> Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>
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Re: CB Radio or PRS - Update
Exactly... the 18' coax length recommendation for CB radios is an old-wive's
tale... a complete myth.
Jerry
--
Jerry Bransford
To email, remove 'me' from my email address
N6TAY, PP-ASEL
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"Howard Eisenhauer" <howarde@REMOVECAPShfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
news:r5bm70lrn8vittitnannj9h9nfvotq23vn@4ax.com...
> Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
>
> In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> notice any difference.
>
> The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> first timer but not out of the question.
>
> -Howard.
>
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:22:38 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Unless you 'really' know what you are doing, you cannot make the coax
> >shorter.
> >
> >Mike
> >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> >TW wrote:
> >>
> >> I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the
weekend
> >> will be spent installing it.
> >>
> >> I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB
antenna
> >> on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot).
My
> >> radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left
side
> >> would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
> >> middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such
an
> >> install?
> >>
> >> Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>
tale... a complete myth.
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"Howard Eisenhauer" <howarde@REMOVECAPShfx.eastlink.ca> wrote in message
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> Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
>
> In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> notice any difference.
>
> The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> first timer but not out of the question.
>
> -Howard.
>
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 09:22:38 -0400, Mike Romain <romainm@sympatico.ca>
> wrote:
>
> >Unless you 'really' know what you are doing, you cannot make the coax
> >shorter.
> >
> >Mike
> >86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> >88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> >
> >TW wrote:
> >>
> >> I went out and bought an AM CB radio (Uniden Pro 510XL). Now the
weekend
> >> will be spent installing it.
> >>
> >> I was thinking how would it look if I could somehow install the CB
antenna
> >> on the exact opposite side of the radio antenna (same height and spot).
My
> >> radio antenna is on the right side of the TJ, CB antenna on the left
side
> >> would ensure coax is shortest and the antenna would be somewhat in the
> >> middle of the truck (though to one side). Any ideas or photos of such
an
> >> install?
> >>
> >> Thanks for all the help guys. Its much appreciated.
>
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Re: CB Radio or PRS - Update
PL-238??? I think you mean PL-259....
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"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> I think Mike was just alluding the Poster's ability to solder in a
> PL-238, rather the fraction of a wave length.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Howard Eisenhauer wrote:
> >
> > Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> > the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> > just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> > the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
> >
> > In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> > possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> > notice any difference.
> >
> > The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> > getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> > first timer but not out of the question.
> >
> > -Howard.
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"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> I think Mike was just alluding the Poster's ability to solder in a
> PL-238, rather the fraction of a wave length.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Howard Eisenhauer wrote:
> >
> > Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> > the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> > just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> > the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
> >
> > In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> > possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> > notice any difference.
> >
> > The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> > getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> > first timer but not out of the question.
> >
> > -Howard.
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PL-238??? I think you mean PL-259....
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"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> I think Mike was just alluding the Poster's ability to solder in a
> PL-238, rather the fraction of a wave length.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Howard Eisenhauer wrote:
> >
> > Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> > the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> > just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> > the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
> >
> > In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> > possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> > notice any difference.
> >
> > The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> > getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> > first timer but not out of the question.
> >
> > -Howard.
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"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> I think Mike was just alluding the Poster's ability to solder in a
> PL-238, rather the fraction of a wave length.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Howard Eisenhauer wrote:
> >
> > Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> > the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> > just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> > the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
> >
> > In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> > possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> > notice any difference.
> >
> > The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> > getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> > first timer but not out of the question.
> >
> > -Howard.
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PL-238??? I think you mean PL-259....
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"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
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> I think Mike was just alluding the Poster's ability to solder in a
> PL-238, rather the fraction of a wave length.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Howard Eisenhauer wrote:
> >
> > Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> > the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> > just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> > the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
> >
> > In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> > possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> > notice any difference.
> >
> > The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> > getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> > first timer but not out of the question.
> >
> > -Howard.
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"L.W. (ßill) ------ III" <----------@***.net> wrote in message
news:407B3BCB.115C8D51@***.net...
> I think Mike was just alluding the Poster's ability to solder in a
> PL-238, rather the fraction of a wave length.
> God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
> mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
> Howard Eisenhauer wrote:
> >
> > Mike, I don't mean to be an *** but I've gotta disagree with you on
> > the coax length thing :) That's a very common misconception but it
> > just ain't so, unless you're running a really non-standard antenna
> > the coax length doesn't make any major difference.
> >
> > In theory, shorter is better but for the difference in length thats
> > possible in a vehicle I don't think the ol' mk.1 "ear" test will
> > notice any difference.
> >
> > The only concern I'd have with shortening the coax run would be
> > getting the connector properly installed, may take a try or two for a
> > first timer but not out of the question.
> >
> > -Howard.
