Okay, hope this doesn't sound stupid but here goes. Someone once told me that
you could use a television antenna with a CB radio. Is this true? If so how?
I'm no electronics wiz by any stretch hence the question. One of the reasons I
don't think it'd work is because the cable used for TV antennas is different
from what is used for a CB radio isn't it? Any help anyone can give would be
appreciated. Thanks very much.

Gath

oJuNk (Mogath3) wrote:
Okay, hope this doesn't sound stupid but here goes. Someone once told me
that you could use a television antenna with a CB radio. Is this true? If
so how? I'm no electronics wiz by any stretch hence the question. One of
the reasons I don't think it'd work is because the cable used for TV
antennas is different from what is used for a CB radio isn't it? Any help
anyone can give would be appreciated. Thanks very much.

Gath

Short answer, no! You'll break things. Just buy the antenna and
cable. Make sure you ground it real well too.

No, you can't use a TV antenna on CB, it's too short. The
cable really has nothing to do with it though.
You can use the elements of a TV antenna to make a CB antenna
but there is some modification envolved, it isn't a simple
'plug-
n-play' thing. Is it worth the trouble? Not unless you just
want
to make an antenna for the fun of it.
'Doc

In , oJuNk
(Mogath3) wrote:

Okay, hope this doesn't sound stupid but here goes. Someone once told me that
you could use a television antenna with a CB radio. Is this true? If so how?
I'm no electronics wiz by any stretch hence the question. One of the reasons I
don't think it'd work is because the cable used for TV antennas is different
from what is used for a CB radio isn't it? Any help anyone can give would be
appreciated. Thanks very much.

Gath


It's not a stupid question at all. You can use just about anything for an
antenna -- a TV antenna, a rain gutter, a bed mattress, or even a chain-link
fence. But in order to use such things you need an antenna tuner. However, if
you -do- connect it to a TV antenna, you should disconnect the television before
you transmit or you will probably ruin the TV, even if you don't use an amp with
your CB.









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I think you were probably being told that you could stick your cb antenna on
top of a roof mounted tv antenna pole?

Steven.

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"Mogath3" wrote in message
...
: Okay, hope this doesn't sound stupid but here goes. Someone once told me
that
: you could use a television antenna with a CB radio. Is this true? If so
how?
: I'm no electronics wiz by any stretch hence the question. One of the
reasons I
: don't think it'd work is because the cable used for TV antennas is
different
: from what is used for a CB radio isn't it? Any help anyone can give would
be
: appreciated. Thanks very much.
:
: Gath

NO, I don't think he was. He was asking a legitimate question. AND there is
a book that has such an idea listed in it. It made use of a matching coil to
match impedances if I recall correctly.. I have the book here somewhere,
boxed up preparing to move. So I can't refer to the title OR the actual
instructions to quote verbatim. I'm not sure what if any "particular" type
of coax they called for - or lengths for that matter, but I do recall the
transformer deal. G.W.

"B@ndit" wrote in message
...
I think you were probably being told that you could stick your cb antenna
on
top of a roof mounted tv antenna pole?

Steven.

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"Mogath3" wrote in message
...
: Okay, hope this doesn't sound stupid but here goes. Someone once told me
that
: you could use a television antenna with a CB radio. Is this true? If so
how?
: I'm no electronics wiz by any stretch hence the question. One of the
reasons I
: don't think it'd work is because the cable used for TV antennas is
different
: from what is used for a CB radio isn't it? Any help anyone can give
would
be
: appreciated. Thanks very much.
:
: Gath

"Ghost writer" wrote in message
...
NO, I don't think he was. He was asking a legitimate question. AND there
is
a book that has such an idea listed in it.

Wouldn't surprise me. I saw a radio shack salesman explain how you could
use their VHF/UHF discone for CB.. It's not even a great antenna where it
DOES work!

From: (Dave=A0VanHorn)
"Ghost writer" wrote in message
...
NO, I don't think he was. He was asking a legitimate question. AND there
is a book that has such an idea listed in it.

Wouldn't surprise me. I saw a radio shack

salesman explain how you could use their

VHF/UHF discone for CB.. =A0 It's not even a

great antenna where it DOES work!


Someone should compile all the current and various anecdotes as told by
the Rad Shack men (sigh),,was a time they had answers, indeed.

Someone should compile all the current and various anecdotes as told by
the Rad Shack men (sigh),,was a time they had answers, indeed.

Yeah.. They aren't all like that, but they get painted with a broad
brush.
Our local RS manager is an extra, and pretty competent.

"Dave VanHorn" wrote in message
...

Someone should compile all the current and various anecdotes as told by
the Rad Shack men (sigh),,was a time they had answers, indeed.

Yeah.. They aren't all like that, but they get painted with a broad
brush.
Our local RS manager is an extra, and pretty competent.

The RS manager that used to be here, was pretty slick. He knew his inventory
well. He may not have been the greatest in Electronics knowledge but he
learned as he went along. He did ok in the long run. What he didn't do, was
swear to something working if he wasn't sure. Some of his truthfulness
probably cost him his job as they ended up screwing him big time. He told
me, he'd rather not sell an item than to have them have to return it, maybe
even angry! Made sense to me. Hopefully, he is in a much better surrounding
now. Actually, he was the 2nd of 2 that were at this store. The other left
on his own. He got tired of the bull ****. I've seen salesmen and managers
alike sell things they had no clue of, to customers. The only time they
bother me, is to offer me special prices on closeouts if they know I use the
items. Otherwise, they know me well enough to know that I don't need their
help. Hell, I've helped them far more than they have me! Of all the ones
I've run into in 4 different stores in a 40 mile radius, 10% had any clue as
to what they were doing. The rest winged it. Yeah, R.S. lost 2 of the best
managers they will ever have had employed. Their loss. Some one else is
gaining from them now. G.W.