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Best Mobile CB antenna
- Thread starter JC_enfield
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Fun fact, most SWR meters don't actually measure VSWR, but in fact measure ISWR, or to put it another way, they don't measure voltage but current. For a given signal, VSWR and ISWR will give the same results, so in the end it doesn't really matter which one you use. These have been shortened to just SWR.
VSWR was discovered first, and was far easier to measure with the methods used in the earlier days of radio, so many older texts refer to it specifically, which is why many people insist that VSWR is the one and only correct way to say SWR. Strangely, when VSWR was first discovered, it was observed that it didn't really matter what the VSWR reading was, and so it was largely ignored. Even what we would call very high ratios today made little to no difference when it came to how well a transmitted signal was received. SWR didn't become widely used until the use of a much more lossy feed line called coax became widespread...
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I usually use vswr as the correct term but I hear swr’s Like it’s something physical that can be adjusted. I don’t say much usually though cause I know what they mean.
I’m a grammar nazi. I try not to show that too cause people don’t seem to like us nazis that good. But now you know and knowing is half the battle.
I like the rod of god. But there’s no way I’d put that thing on my truck.
I’m a grammar nazi. I try not to show that too cause people don’t seem to like us nazis that good. But now you know and knowing is half the battle.
I like the rod of god. But there’s no way I’d put that thing on my truck.
That golden rod thingie, not so much. I might buy myself an ole rod of god just to see how big it really is. But on top of a dump truck, it’ll never survive.
Mine either.....in Florida it would be stolen.
oh come on...your just being silly now!How about a StarGun come on.
I knew I was still somewhat damp behind the ears but jeez, y’all naming stuff I’ve never heard of. Time to step up my GoogleFu...
How about a StarGun come on.
$300-$400 ineffective antenna, that's what we need.
Star Gunn Antenna...a.k.a."The Tinker-Toy" antenna...