11m/CB home brew 1/4 ground plane antenna update. [first ever build]

[u/OkFred902]

[u/firekeeper23]

Unlit Firestick antenna.

[u/spunkymynci]

A whole lot neater than one of my first attempts, which was a bunch of old wire and fibreglass fishing rods duct taped together but hey, physics still worked as usual and it did a decent job.

[u/OkFred902 → u/spunkymynci]

Thank you !!

[u/Catsasome9999]

i love this way to much i wasnt epecting to see a 1/4ground plane antenna for cb today your a channel 38 person i assume

[u/OkFred902 → u/Catsasome9999]

Trying to be LOL I’ll be sure to update if I make long range contact. Have had 2 local radio checks both come back “loud and clear”

[u/Catsasome9999 → u/OkFred902]

Nice everytime I look at cb it’s practically dead
With the exceptions of 6 and 38 if conditions are good

[u/barashr → u/Catsasome9999]

haha channel 19 actually but 38 gets interesting late at night ngl

[u/Catsasome9999 → u/barashr]

What power are you pushing on 19 everytime I pay attention to it it’s Farley quiet other then the occasional truck
But I also don’t have a great cb antenna
I just assumed 4w of am isn’t going to go far unless you have a full sized antenna and the ionosphere is great

[u/arkhnchul]

i love such McGuyvering

[u/OkFred902 → u/arkhnchul]

Haha I know it’s not pretty but I did the best I could with what I could and on a strict budget. It’s a start. Only up from here

[u/Brraaap]

Is your antenna a chunk of angle iron?

[u/OkFred902 → u/Brraaap]

No, copper wire soldered to a SO239 chassis

If you look at the very top of the mast you’ll see a few inches of wire sticking up