For 2m and 70cm do I need a tuner like suggested by others on here or can I just run my mobile car antenna like I do with my hand held?
70403
If your mobile 2m/70cm antenna is properly tuned and resonant on the amateur radio frequencies, then an antenna tuner is not necessary.
1943150
you will have to have the magnetic antenna and a power adapter. i have used in a car often for long trips. great radio!
468458
If you have a g5rv antenna it will cover all bands from 80 meters to 6 meters. I tried using it with my yaesu 450-d that has a built in antenna tuner and it did not work out well. I did not want to fork out the extra money for a separate antenna tuner. But you should not have to cut any of the wire.
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The supplied coaxial is bare wire but you can use any double-ended 1/8" cord (like the AUX connector for your iPad in your car) to connect it to your radio's external antenna input. If your portable does not have an option to recieve MW from the external, antennas like this work great passively (set near your radio). You are going to be turning it and angling it alot anyway since MW ferrite loops are directional. So don't let the lack of connections scare you off. I use mine passively even though my Grundig 750 has an input jack and get better results that way.
1046143
Need a antenna tuned to the 5 ghz frequency. Watch Andrew McNell videos for info https://www.youtube.com/user/8bitandrewmcneil
1772404
All transmiting antennas need to be tuned. What tuned well on one vehicle may not be on another. There are too many variables involved. Chances are that it will be close, but if it isn't, you may damage your radio. If a ham did tell you that it didn't need to be tuned, then that goes to show how far the bar has been lowered for the exam.
1558418
10m 6m 2m or 70cm depending on the band you want to use..... do you even have a ham radio license ?? if yes you should know the answer
2209562
Good question. I know the CB portion will work. It is one of the best I have ever had and very easy to tune, but as far as the AM and FM bands, I don't know. I am pretty sure you have two coax cables coming out of your radio. One for the standard radio and one for the CB. I probably did not help you.
1074939
It all depends on how much power you are going to use. There are plenty of tuners out there. manuals and automatics. 73s
1558415
Quad-band transmitting BASE antennas are hard to come by. Just use a MOBILE 10/6/2/.7 quad-band instead, like the HHT HH-9000 quad-band mobile antenna at around $42, plus a ground-plane radial kit (since you don't have the car body acting as such). Don't forget to get yourself an antenna tuner (like the MFJ-945E) so you don't burn out your radio from a severe mis-match. And remember A-L-L grounds must always go to a single point termination at the grounding rod! ...no short-cuts!Use high quality low loss coax such as LMR-400 and weatherproof your exterior connections like they will be submerged in 33' of water.KK4VRE/ WQST332/ KRED333/ KNJ2MB Quad-band transmitting BASE antennas are hard to come by. Just use a MOBILE 10/6/2/.7 quad-band instead, like the HHT HH-9000 quad-band mobile antenna at around $42, plus a ground-plane radial kit (since you don't have the car body acting as such). Don't forget to get yourself an antenna tuner (like the MFJ-945E) so you don't burn out your radio from a severe mis-match. And remember A-L-L grounds must always go to a single point termination at the grounding rod! ...no short-cuts!Use high quality low loss coax such as LMR-400 and weatherproof your exterior connections like they... » Read More Quad-band transmitting BASE antennas are hard to come by. Just use a MOBILE 10/6/2/.7 quad-band instead, like the HHT HH-9000 quad-band mobile antenna at around $42, plus a ground-plane radial kit (since you don't have the car body acting as such). Don't forget to get yourself an antenna tuner (like the MFJ-945E) so you don't burn out your radio from a severe mis-match. And remember A-L-L grounds must always go to a single point termination at the grounding rod! ...no short-cuts!Use high quality low loss coax such as LMR-400 and weatherproof your exterior connections like they will be submerged in 33' of water.KK4VRE/ WQST332/ KRED333/ KNJ2MB « Show Less
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No this is tuned for Citizens Band frequencies. You need a 2 meter antenna for W.B.
1864876
you can not plug the radio into you car antenna unless it is tuned to the Cb radio. once tuned you can transmit a good 1-2miles ( that i observed on my motorcycle), and reception was a little more pending on who is transmiting on the airwaves.
336901
In my experience you can use just about any antenna you can get your hands on. I'm using an antenna I've had since the 90s and it works just fine, I actually get more channels on this tuner than I do on my Samsung TV.
1799777
No, you can't fine tune ANY antenna without an SWR meter. And a high SWR will fry your radios final transistor, so buy a meter! It's something every CB'er needs, and they aren't very expensive. firestik.com/Tech_Docs/Setting_SWR.htm
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You can use the oem antenna on your car but a bigger cb antenna will allow you to communicate further out with a cleaner signal. I'm no expert but that's what I've been told.
748075
Technically, to the horizon if you're on 2M, a little bit less if you're on 70cm. But that's with ideal conditions, one person on a high elevation, literally nothing in between, and ideal antennas. Realistically, with the antenna that comes with the radio, you're looking at a few miles. But again, it all depends. Are you in dense urban jungle? Then more like 1-2 miles. Are you in the forest? Maybe 3-4 miles. Are one of you on a mountain top overlooking a valley and the other in that valley? Are both of you on different mountain tops? The limiting factor here is the stock antenna on the HT, but this can be easily remedied. Many people make aftermarket antennae for HTs which, while less portable, will dramatically increase your range. So final answer is, it depends. All numbers quoted above are guesstimates. And if you don't know what 2M, 70cm, or HT means, or if you don't have a license from the FCC or equivalent regulatory body, please do not buy this radio. This is not a high power walker talkie, this is an amateur band radio, and as such requires a license to operate lawfully. If your interested in getting licensed, the process is pretty easy and very cheap, $15 to take the written test. Google "amateur radio license" for more on that.
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You always need a swr meter when setting up any new antenna! They will tell you that in the tuning instructions that come with the antena