help a beginner?

[bogieman]

Hey guys I am new to this forum and to radios in general for that matter. I got a uniden pc78xl a while ago, set it up as a mobile and I have been having a blast with it. Anyways I wanted to set up a vertical dipole and I was wondering what the best way of going about this would be. Any information on antennas or instructions on how to make it would be greatly appreciated.

O and before I forget if there is any material to read on cbs or antennas that you would recommend looking at that would be awesome
Thank you.

 

[Robb]

http://www.worldwidedx.com/cb-antennas/39765-citizens-band-radio-radio-antenna-basics-part-1-a.html
This is Part 1 of a four-part series.
If you read it all, then ask anything you might need to know.
We will try to help you out.

Welcome to the WWRF!

 

[bogieman]

Thank you very much for the information. I think that I might go with the horizontal dipole instead, if you think of any more info that you think will help me it would be much appreciated.

This looks like a great group of people to ask questions to thank you again.

 

[triple nickle]

Welcome to the forum Bogieman. There is a bunch of great people here that will lend a helping hand and a lot of good info to help you. I know they have helped me out and i am very thankful.

 

[wcsd106]

Thank you very much for the information. I think that I might go with the horizontal dipole instead, if you think of any more info that you think will help me it would be much appreciated.

This looks like a great group of people to ask questions to thank you again.

I would go with a vertically polarized antenna as almost everyone you will be talking to on the CB band will also be running vertical polarization.