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Quackdaddy
Posted on Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 8:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I'm in the process of setting up s base station and my home is surrounded by trees, big trees! 70 to 80 foot tall oak, magnolia and pecan trees. Wife won't let me cut'em either!

I have a unused 30' wooden electrical pole butted up against my house, had a tv antenna on it but I went to DSS and did away with the antenna.

I'm probably going to put up a Imax2000 or either an old A/S Super scanner I have that is in good shape.

Anything I can do to get some decent signal other than selling the house and moving?

thanks,

QuackDaddy
KOM0046
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Tech833
Posted on Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 10:25 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The trees will have no effect on your 27 MHz. signals. Get your antenna on that pole, run a ground wire from the base of the antenna to a ground rod at the base of the wood pole, use good coax, and have fun.

The trees will help your 'stealth' profile.
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Quackdaddy
Posted on Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 11:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks for the quick reply!

It's been about 25 years since I put away the old cb's but I figured it was about time to get back with it. I just hope the old Tram D201 still works.
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Dx431
Posted on Thursday, September 26, 2002 - 12:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Quackdaddy, go with the Imax,you'll like it.
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Taz
Posted on Friday, October 04, 2002 - 2:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

No doubt
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Aggitator
Posted on Sunday, March 30, 2003 - 1:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

if all else fails put your antenna in one of the trees. i run an antron 99 and a magnum 44, both are great and both of them are in mine pine trees that are about 80 ft in the air. i run two antennas for one reason monitoring all though neither of the two radios are run at the same time. Yes i could use a switch box but i got bored but anyway 73's and god less
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Bigbob
Posted on Monday, March 31, 2003 - 8:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

A friend of mine had an antron in a big pine tree that used to grow on his property near where his house used to be,lightening hit the tree,get the picture.Listen to tech833 and your house will probably last a long time.Let the trees be a shield for your antenna not a booster.
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Mikefromms
Posted on Monday, June 16, 2003 - 8:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

If you've never seen a big stick type antenna splintered by lightning you've missed a sight indeed. I've seen them with the fiberglassed just shredded as if the antenna burst out. That's what happened!

mikefromms

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