6.5dBi Bullbar Mobile Antenna

Hi Allein, Now I am no radio whiz but I think the mobile phone frequency and the CB (UHF??) are so different that it will do damage to the CB.
You will have to buy a new one sometime so why not now.

Allien,

As W-W has said, the frequencies are very different and you could damage your radio if you ask it to push power into the phone aerial. Being tuned to such a different frequency most of the transmitter power will be reflected back into the transmitter and very little will get out into the world. It's a pita but I wouldn't risk using the phone aerial, which will be pretty ineffective anyway.

Cheers

John

Dont transmit from the broken one either Have seen people driving around without the whip on it. Will blow your output side if you do.

My radio came with two antennas a 6.5 and a quite small I think 4.5. Plus I keep a small portable in the 'glove box'.

Not nice that some one broke it off - but I have always thought you need to have a back up strategy.

Yes you can use your phone or any other antenna that will screw on to the mount to get some communications. It will not be as efficient as a tuned antenna but you will still get a bit of range. In other words, any wet piece of string will work a bit as we say in the trade.

Don't worry about transmitter damage. All sets are well protected these days. The don't use it scare only applied to two way radio transmitters in the 1960s.

Is there a DSE of Jaycar stockist in the Hill? They should have replacement whips.

Did they just break the whip off it or the whole thing The whip for a GME 4018k is about $35

Here is a good price for the whole thing

http://www.gadgetcity.com.au/gme-ae4018k1-6.6dbi-uhf-fibreglass-antenna-p-296.html?gclid=CjwKEAjw8e2sBRCYte6U3suRjFESJAB4gn_gC70xazPvabdMvvvvkV6bkn3rSRxmeTVTSfWcx8h6PxoCNUHw_wcB&zenid=f81bfbf59b728616357505cf7ca6b69b

ok went to local shop and picked up this antenna nothing fancy I said just want it to work

now put it on went to channel 1 tested it out on local repeater nothing drove into town next to repeater it works

ok that got me stumped went back to shop no idea

ok last night I went to Google ad did some reading up one site said this type of antenna is not suitable for bull bar use

ok this car was owned by Lachlan Shire before I bought it

now I was looking at the boot and some thing I did not notice 4 small hole in boot wall some one has put a antenna on each side of the rear quarter so off to the shop bought a bracket and fitted it and yes got the repeater right away


so a word to the wise if you buy one of those antenna s and put on the bull bar and it does not work try relocating it to another part of the car

what annoys me is the people at the shop said it would not make any difference and they are supposed to know about this type of thing

cheers and thanks for the help

If you cut a piece of wire, any old wire, 310mm long and connect that to the antenna stub or the centre pin of the socket and *insulate* it from the bodywork that will work reasonably well. Maybe tape it to a piece of wooden dowel and tape the dowel to the bullbar. This antenna, like your original, should be mounted vertically.

Well this is interesting.

We have some varying opinions.

"DON'T DO IT, YOU WILL BLOW YOUR RADIO TO BITS.

A LUMP OF FENCING WIRE WILL ONLY TRANSMIT FROM THE 'ROO BAR TO THE BACK BUMPER.

AN OLD WIRE CLOTHS HANGER WILL WORK JUST FINE.

I think I might just stick to a dedicated aerial.........just in case (;=))

Cheers
Pop

Hi


I can only suggest what I do, around town I use my RFI 3db aerial (good luck with them snapping that) and if you still want to use your radio you can.. Then when I go away I swap it for the 6.5db .. In The High Country I use the 3db anyway...



Goodluck.

any one have a idea why the new antenna did not work so well on the bull bar refering back to the picture I posted