All this talk about cb and tv antennas had me reminiscing about my childhood. Got a midland "emergency handheld" as a Christmas gift from parents. I already had a scanner and that sparked my interest in radio but I needed something I could transmit on! The handheld had a magmout that you would scew the rubber duck into for mobile use. I jammed a piece of sheet medal under my 2nd story window sill for this. It plugged into the top of the radio with a male rca connector. Of course as a 10-11 yr old I didn't know anything about impedance so it made perfect sense to run to Radio Shack and buy a rca male to f type tv female adaptor. I immediately connected my handheld to the big winegard tv arial at 40 ft. Boy did I hear alot more than my little mag mount duck outside the window... dont think I made any contacts though..
This is a pic of the exact model I had (courtesy of google). My first transmitter, that I of course had to take apart after I acquired a couple hand me down mobiles.. it never worked again lol.
Sorry to further derail this thread BUT I bet my swr was WAY over 1.5
This is a pic of the exact model I had (courtesy of google). My first transmitter, that I of course had to take apart after I acquired a couple hand me down mobiles.. it never worked again lol.
Sorry to further derail this thread BUT I bet my swr was WAY over 1.5