Any Base Antenna Ideas

[fsthawk]

Looking for ideas on a good/best base antenna setup for a RV Park. Not a real stealth setup but not something that stands out like an A99. needs to be removed for Hurricanes and such. have seen sites with the Workman B100 that looks promising. thinking something that can be mounted to front peak of park model mobile home.


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[Mr.5150cbrn]

Looking for ideas on a good/best base antenna setup for a RV Park. Not a real stealth setup but not something that stands out like an A99. needs to be removed for Hurricanes and such. have seen sites with the Workman B100 that looks promising. thinking something that can be mounted to front peak of park model mobile home.


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just "camoflage" a a-99 , or use a di-pole

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

Looking for ideas on a good/best base antenna setup for a RV Park. Not a real stealth setup but not something that stands out like an A99. needs to be removed for Hurricanes and such. have seen sites with the Workman B100 that looks promising. thinking something that can be mounted to front peak of park model mobile home.


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Antennas don't come much more low profile than the A99 except for small mobile antennas.

 

[Quiksilver]

Sirio 27 may work for you. Read, it is a very good performer.

CB 27 MHz Base Antenna, SD 27 Dipole

 

[Robb]

An A99 is a pretty stealthy antenna. However because of the 'common mode current' that this antenna gives off; I would stay away from installing one at a trailer park. You would only make your neighbors angry at you, unless they all have cable TV. Even then, it could bleed/transmit radio interference into computer speakers and baby monitors. If that isn't a problem, then it is by far the cheapest and best solution.

You might be better off with a dipole, as it is cheap and can be made for the scrap material/wire you have just laying around.

If you want to get a fine antenna and spend some money, then either the Sirio LW150 or the Sirio GainMaster from $160 to $200 in cost would be my choices. Two high quality choices. The Sirio GainMaster is more stealthy than the Sirio LW150 is; that would be my choice for that reason. It is also made of fiberglass and can handle some pretty stiff winds. The Gainmaster also has the 'common mode current' problem licked, so that is another reason to choose that one.

An A99 can handle a great deal of wind. Not hurricane force; but then - no antenna can handle that anyway. 140+mph winds will take just about anything down. But if ANY antenna will survive really high winds AND be stealthy at the same time, then the A99 is still your best inexpensive bet. The Sirio GainMaster is the other, although better in every way - but more pricey.

 

[cbradiomagazine.com]

Stealth - I'd do a dipole in a inverted V or horizontal.

For a trailer park I'd get two pieces of pipe or wood on either end of the trailer and mount them so they stick up as high as you can feel comfortable with (the higher the better) and string a dipole antenna between them in a horizontal position. I use 25 # test line fishing line to run between the end of the antenna and the pole.

Read my article on dipole antennas - you'll see one I had in a carport that looked like a clothesline

No room for your base antenna? Try a dipole

 

[cbradiomagazine.com]

Forgot to mention DO NOT BUY the B100 or Saturn B100 or whatever they are calling it these days. It's useless.

 

[fsthawk]

RV park is not the same as a trailer park. motorhomes and camper trailers coming and going all the time(except for the snowbirds staying for months). Not offened as I have lived in a trailer park. A 18+ foot tall Ant. would draw attention, The 27 Dipole looks good but still a bit large. Would an inverted V Dipole work if its mounted along the front eave?

 

[Robb]

RV park is not the same as a trailer park. motorhomes and camper trailers coming and going all the time(except for the snowbirds staying for months). Not offened as I have lived in a trailer park. A 18+ foot tall Ant. would draw attention, The 27 Dipole looks good but still a bit large. Would an inverted V Dipole work if its mounted along the front eave?

Pictures?

Any antenna is going to be conspicuous.
Some more; some less . . .

 

[IMD262]

For a quickie CB antenna, a vertical dipole (1/2) wave can be made right from the coax itself You take your coax and very carefully, without nicking the braided shield, strip 102 inches of the outer insulation jacket off one end. After removing the outer jacket, start bunching the shield down the coax from the end. Now, where the outer jacket and the shield meet, separate the braided shield enough to get the inner conductor out through the hole in the braid. Pull all of the inner conductor through and stretch it and the braid out. Be careful not to skin any of the insulation off the inner conductor. Now attach an antenna insulator to the end of the inner conductor. Measure the braided shield. Cut it off at about 106" and attach an antenna insulator to the end. The total length of the inner and outer conductor should be about 17 feet (1/2 wave). You can haul it up to any height you want with a string or rope attached to the insulator on the center conductor. It's a good idea to coat the end of the coax cable where it separates with some kind of waterproof sealer. This keeps water from seeping into the coax, which could cause a high SWR.

Just attach a coax connector on the end of the coax going to your transceiver and you are on the air. The SWR should be 1.5 or better, if cut to the proper length. It'll get out about as good as a ¼ wave ground plane CB radio antenna if you get it up high and in the clear. Do not hoist this antenna up next to a metal pole, because the metal will interfere with the antenna's operation and cause a high SWR.



http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/?fabricating-cb-antennas,135

 

[Eastside]

This looks interesting.....the "Balcony Buster"

HP Balcony Buster BASE CB radio base ANTENNA fits condo, balcony best SWR | eBay

 

[BOOTY MONSTER]

how about a 108 on a mag mount on the RV or a mirror mount clamped up top with a 108 ,,,,,,, maybe a few wires for grounding ?

 

[Robb]

This looks interesting.....the "Balcony Buster"

HP Balcony Buster BASE CB radio base ANTENNA fits condo, balcony best SWR | eBay

If you are going to spend that much money for a bent dipole, I would consider these:

Workman M-400 Starduster - Palco Electronics

Solarcon A99 - Palco Electronics

The M400 Starduster is cheap.
It is a re-make of the original Starduster.
The antenna you suggested isn't known by anyone on this forum. Nor has anybody tried or tested it. These antennas I posted are tried and true and give decent performance.

It's your money!

Booty's idea will work too.
A lot of things can work if you know how.

 

[BammBamm]

A family member had a similar problem as they "vacationed" in Florida during the winter months here in Illinois. This is what he did bought a swivel mount for a flog pole mount and a 1 foot piece of pipe to fit in said mount along with a piece of heavy gauge wire. Mount the mount with the pipe in it on the roof near the front of the RV and connect the wire to the metal roof of RV and other end to the metal pole in the mount. On the 1 foot pole he mounted a A-99 and was able to swivel it down when not in use or for transportation. I even thought about the firestick indoor/outdoor antenna but I have a hard time saying firestick as I have never had good performance with them. google firestick IBA-5 to find them.

 

[Needle Bender]

can you have a tv antenna up 15 feet without causing concern?