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Gopher
Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 11:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I have a cobra 25 ltd classic, and I am running cofase coax and would like to run a pair of 102" steel whip antanas but they are too tall so I need to cut them down. What would be the best lenth to cut them to?
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307
Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 1:06 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
???? Why run 2 whips? Power is divided in half as well as the car becomes directional????

307
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Dx431
Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 1:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Gopher, Get rid of the cophase harness and lose the other whip. Centraly locate the whip on the vhecle and install one 18' peice of mini 8 coax and call it good.You will have low SWRs and will out talk any stock moble around. :)

JMO
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Gopher
Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 2:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
YES YES, I know, but my frind likes the way the two antanas look on his truck but needs it to fit into the garage.
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bruce
Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 3:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Gopher e-mail me if you are thinking of co-phasing them

wa4gch@yahoo.com
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CM 3885
Posted on Wednesday, December 11, 2002 - 4:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
I think some guys run them that way for looks. I used to talk to a guy that ran them that way on his 4x4 chevy PU on the mirrors. he sounded just fine if he was pointed or coming at me but when he turned his truck broadside to me i lost him!!! They are VERY directional when set up co phased!
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Chris
Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2002 - 2:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Gopher,
Im running a 102 whip with a cobra 25 ltd classic on my truck and it sounds great. The whip is centraly located on the bed rail of the truck and my swr's are 1.2 to 1 across all 40 channels. I have the swivel ball so i can lay the antenna down in when in low clearance areas.
Hope this helps. I wouldnt cut the whip, just get a smaller antenna....

Chris in AZ
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Gopher
Posted on Friday, December 13, 2002 - 8:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
thank you to everyone that tried to hem us. we just put an a pair of 4' fransis ant.'s with springs. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE HELP. GOPHER.
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Taz
Posted on Sunday, December 15, 2002 - 12:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
well, let him have 2 on the truck only hook up 1