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Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 12808
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 3:25 pm: | 
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27Mhz 3' Balcony Antenna
CB Balcony or temporary installation antenna
Omnidirectional
Designed to work without Ground Plane
Factory tuned at mid-band
Electrical Data
Type: 1/4 ¥ë helical loaded dipole
Frequency range: 26-28 MHz
Impedance: 50¥Ø unbalanced
Radiation (H-plane): 360¡Æ omnidirectional
Polarization: vertical
Gain: 0 dBd, 2.15 dBi
Bandwidth at S.W.R. 2:1: 5000 KHz
S.W.R. at res. freq.: ¡Â 1.5:1
Maximum Power:
100W Continuous
300W Short Time
Feed system / position: Direct / Base
Connector: UHF-female
Mechanical Data
Materials: Aluminium, Steel, Nylon, Copper
Wind load / resistance: 36 N at 150 Km/h / 180 Km/h
Wind surface: 0.03 m©÷
Height (approx.): 960 mm
Weight (approx.): 700 gr
Mounting mast: ¨ª 25-32 mm
CLICK HERE ® 27Mhz 3' Balcony Antenna
Lon
Tech808
CEF#808/HAM#33
CVC#002
N9CEF
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Pmb1108
Intermediate Member
Username: Pmb1108
Post Number: 190
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 9:34 am: |
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Lon - I have an antenna like this one from the early 80's - the slang name given to it back then was the "BASEBALL BAT". |
Chad
Senior Member
Username: Chad
Post Number: 1268
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 10:53 am: |
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You gonna test one Lon?
Chad
Chad
CEF 433
HAM 212
not an ego thing, just keepin' the mods happy 
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Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 12811
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 3:55 pm: |
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Sorry but No, as I have No Balcony to mount it on to give it a good test. 
And mounting it on a tower would not help Balcony owners much.
But all a Copper Forum Member needs to do if they have a Balcony is READ and follow the instruction's listed in the Topic in the OPEN FORUM titled:
 Want to Write a Review or an Article for the Copper Forum?
Lon
Tech808
CEF#808/HAM#33
CVC#002
N9CEF
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Chad
Senior Member
Username: Chad
Post Number: 1270
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 10:47 pm: |
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Looks like it's on a mast to me ;)
It looks cool for a low profile peak-o-the-roof type of thing on a short mast.
Chad
CEF 433
HAM 212
not an ego thing, just keepin' the mods happy
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1861
Advanced Member
Username: 1861
Post Number: 644
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 11:00 pm: |
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will it work with weather channels ? |
1861
Advanced Member
Username: 1861
Post Number: 645
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 11:12 pm: |
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I was wondering if the weather on my 78elite would work hooked to this antenna .
Moderator Note!
If it works on your mobile or base antenna now it should work on this antenna also. |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 1595
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2007 - 11:38 pm: |
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I ordered one. We'll see what it looks like. I figured, I rented the antenna range in Feb. to test the Penetrator R/S, might as well bring another antenna along too. More efficient use of the funds. |
Revpo
Intermediate Member
Username: Revpo
Post Number: 133
Registered: 7-2006
| | Posted on Friday, January 26, 2007 - 5:35 pm: |
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Looks good for those apartment bound, I wonder if it would work good on 10mtrs with an antenna tuner
revpo/doctor/CEF795/Indiana
73
REVPO/DOCTOR/CEF 795
Wavin a hand from the cornfields of INDIANA
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Tech833
Intermediate Member
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 127
Registered: 12-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 2:32 pm: |
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I received the antenna yesterday. It is REALLY small!
I was able to disasseble it without damaging it so I could take pictures of the inside. Feb 18th. I will have it on the antenna range with the v3.2 Penetrator R/S. We'll see what happens.
Just from looking at it, I have no clear idea how it will work. |
Wildchild
Junior Member
Username: Wildchild
Post Number: 42
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 01, 2007 - 9:04 pm: |
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I have one on order. I think it will do me better than what I'm using now. I have 2 radio Shack 3 foot roof tripods and have some 5 foot mast pipe that I have been using for an antenna mount. And it works good with just 2 sections in the tripod. See I live in an apartment and cant mount an antenna to the building |
Wolverine
Advanced Member
Username: Wolverine
Post Number: 663
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 08, 2007 - 4:00 am: |
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It looks like a longer and thicker, walkie -talkie whip. |
Waverider
Member
Username: Waverider
Post Number: 62
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 3:28 pm: |
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Looks like it might be perfect for my beach 20 which just happens to have a balcony!!!! Was gonna wait for 833's test but I already have plent of elevation so it should do fine. Will let you all now.
73's
Barry |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 4356
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, February 15, 2007 - 9:43 pm: |
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I had one made by midland and it worked fine ...
It was about equal to a short moble wip and swr was less than 2/1
The antenna would not tune up to 10 meters |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 1610
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2007 - 10:24 am: |
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RANGE REPORT:
I wish I had better news. It is certainly better than a dummy load. It is a lot worse than the dipole. I need to find out why I can't get a good match on it and try again for definitive results that I feel comfortable reporting. For those with no choice (apartment balconies, etc) it is a lot better than an indoor antenna. |
Wildchild
Junior Member
Username: Wildchild
Post Number: 45
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 12:46 am: |
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Tech 833 my antenna has a good SWR from 26.305 its about a 1.4 on 27.205 its 1.1 27.665 its 1.1 at 28.555 its 1.4 and thats being only 10 feet off the ground.
I did notice that if its close to a building the SWR is not as good as it is being about 20 feet from a building.
I havent taken it into the 25.000 or the 29.000 range yet. |
Tech833
Moderator
Username: Tech833
Post Number: 1611
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 10:36 am: |
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In order to 'spin' the antenna in 'free space' on the range, it has to be mounted horizontally. Maybe the ground below it was causing the narrow bandwidth. Most antennas don't care. This one apparently does. |
Wildchild
Junior Member
Username: Wildchild
Post Number: 46
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 2:58 pm: |
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I haven't mounted mine horizontally just in the vertical position. You may be right it may not like being mounted horizontally. But in the vertical so far it works well. |
852
Intermediate Member
Username: 852
Post Number: 266
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, March 24, 2007 - 11:01 am: |
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Wonder how one of these would work on a mast in a trailer park enviroment???
"Tommy"
"852"
CEF 750 |
Timc940
New member
Username: Timc940
Post Number: 2
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, March 29, 2007 - 8:27 pm: |
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anyone ever talk any skip with this bad boy ? |
Kilo
New member
Username: Kilo
Post Number: 1
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, January 03, 2009 - 11:42 pm: |
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Has anyone used a mobile antenna for a base station.I would like to take my radio on vaction with me when i can . |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 4930
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 12:45 am: |
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Yes you can use them
On 6 since 66
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Foxhunter
Intermediate Member
Username: Foxhunter
Post Number: 154
Registered: 4-2008
| | Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2009 - 3:08 am: |
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I have one very similar and this new antenna looks/appears nearly identical to it, at least externally.
The antenna I'm referring to is the Midland Saturn 39-inch Base Antenna (more recently known as the Workman B-100 Saturn Base Antenna).
Can this new version antenna be much different I wonder? |
Drzuo
Member
Username: Drzuo
Post Number: 65
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Monday, January 05, 2009 - 8:18 am: |
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I ran one of the Midland Saturn versions back in the early 90's for a year. I couldn't put up a permanent antenna so i bough a 5 foot tripod from radio shack and a 10 foot mast and put it up on the pool deck in the back of the house. I used a mobile radio on a power supply with a 1xmrf455 box keying about 15 watts and swinging from there. I was able to talk to my friends who gathered at the beach about 15 miles away. I did work some SSB DX but I cannot recall any am DX. I had reasonable SWR's and don't remember any "issues" during the time of use (about 1 year). A friend of mine in Oregon bought one and has issues with SWR's changing if he gets near the coax. I told him to add a few turns of coax at the antenna feed, but haven't heard back. He said regardless he gets out fine with it. |
Rick330man
Junior Member
Username: Rick330man
Post Number: 36
Registered: 9-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, January 11, 2009 - 2:30 am: |
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I had the Workman B-100 version mounted about 5' above my roof here in the lower Florida Keys. SWRs ran from 1.4 at channel 1, to flat at channel 19 up to 1.7 on channel 40. Very respectable across CB. Then I put a metal roof on the house and SWRs went even lower. Ran totally barefoot - 4 watt AM and 12 PEP SSB. Coax was a 27' run of RG-8X. Radio transmissions were almost exclusively over water. Performance was O.K. Spoke to W/T on a boat 11 miles away. Spoke to mobile 20 miles away. |
27Mhz 3' Balcony Antenna