Probably the definitive and most talked about CB antenna of all time!
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We probably all owned one of these at some stage of our CB life, and these were very easy to VSWR with the tuning whip on the top of the antenna.
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These common antennas occasionally met their death at the hands of absent minded people who didn't remember to take them off the roof when they went into a low car park!
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With the power handling capability of some 100 watts, I am told they also met their untimely end at the hands of anyone with a big linear. The solder joint, friends tell me, always seemed to fail at the bottom of the fiberglass tapered whip where it met the 3/8 UNF base. Apparently, a quick dab of solder, and a bit of insulation tape, and you were away again to chat to your friends.
Commonly placed upon a biscuit tin, or an old car wheel in the attic, these antennas gave you your first taste of CB radio fun!!
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ah yes i rember them well then i moved on to a shower rail and a ground plane 4 times its size good days
i like it brings back good vibes
In the early days I had that up in the loft with ground plane kit! Running it in conjuction with the LCL Economy 40 2.75w crapola rig!
Needless to say I wasn't 'station of the nation' !! :-)
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