Did someone on here, order one of these some time back?

http://www.a1antennas.com/

http://www.a1antennas.com/thumbnails.html

tox

"Your Worst Nightmare" <trabant owners club@Nicks place.comco> wrote in 
message news:Usc8k.702$ft1.642@newsfe14.ams2...
> Did someone on here, order one of these some time back?
>
> http://www.a1antennas.com/
>
> http://www.a1antennas.com/thumbnails.html
>
> tox
>

so that would be £399 then? .......

"Jimbo ...Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud"  wrote 
in message news:wCc8k.84738$P83.50242@newsfe20.ams2...
>
> "Your Worst Nightmare" <trabant owners club@Nicks place.comco> wrote in 
> message news:Usc8k.702$ft1.642@newsfe14.ams2...
>> Did someone on here, order one of these some time back?
>>
>> http://www.a1antennas.com/
>>
>> http://www.a1antennas.com/thumbnails.html
>>
>> tox
>>
>
> so that would be £399 then? .......

 $339 + shipping at cost IIRC.

Shipping I should imagine will be around £50.

Seems an awful lot of antenna for about £220 delivered.

I'm rather tempted...

tox

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:05:06 +0100, Your Worst Nightmare wrote:

<snip>
> 
> Seems an awful lot of antenna for about £220 delivered.
> 
> I'm rather tempted...
> 


Looks rather good, doesn't it? I'm tempted to - but cashless!

Reminds me that I still have an ancient CB "silver rod with a big wide 
coil at the bottom" thingy in the shed. Might be an idea to fish it out & 
try it. It was always rubbish on CB - or so the original owner told me! 
Might be rather nice on 10m with a few mods...

-- 
Mick                      (Working in a M$-free zone!)
Web: http://www.nascom.info  http://mixpix.batcave.net
Filtering everything posted from googlegroups to kill spam.

"mick" <not.here@invalid.invalid> wrote in message 
news:SAe8k.135337$9x.81356@newsfe05.ams2...
> On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:05:06 +0100, Your Worst Nightmare wrote:
>
> <snip>
>>
>> Seems an awful lot of antenna for about £220 delivered.
>>
>> I'm rather tempted...
>>
>
>
> Looks rather good, doesn't it? I'm tempted to - but cashless!
>
> Reminds me that I still have an ancient CB "silver rod with a big wide
> coil at the bottom" thingy in the shed. Might be an idea to fish it out &
> try it. It was always rubbish on CB - or so the original owner told me!
> Might be rather nice on 10m with a few mods...

Imax 2000, is worth a look at around about £70. I've got one up here, though 
you'll need good neighbours ;-)

tox

"Your Worst Nightmare" <trabant owners club@Nicks place.comco> wrote in 
message news:mIe8k.99884$8k.46289@newsfe18.ams2...
>
> "mick" <not.here@invalid.invalid> wrote in message 
> news:SAe8k.135337$9x.81356@newsfe05.ams2...
>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:05:06 +0100, Your Worst Nightmare wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>>
>>> Seems an awful lot of antenna for about £220 delivered.
>>>
>>> I'm rather tempted...
>>>
>>
>>
>> Looks rather good, doesn't it? I'm tempted to - but cashless!
>>
>> Reminds me that I still have an ancient CB "silver rod with a big wide
>> coil at the bottom" thingy in the shed. Might be an idea to fish it out &
>> try it. It was always rubbish on CB - or so the original owner told me!
>> Might be rather nice on 10m with a few mods...
>
> Imax 2000, is worth a look at around about £70. I've got one up here, 
> though you'll need good neighbours ;-)
>
Sorry, forgot the link...
http://www.sdarc.net/teamthunderbox/2006/11/_imax_2000_antenna_the.html

tox

Your Worst Nightmare wrote:
> "Jimbo ...Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud"  wrote 
> in message news:wCc8k.84738$P83.50242@newsfe20.ams2...
>> "Your Worst Nightmare" <trabant owners club@Nicks place.comco> wrote in 
>> message news:Usc8k.702$ft1.642@newsfe14.ams2...
>>> Did someone on here, order one of these some time back?
>>>
>>> http://www.a1antennas.com/
>>>
>>> http://www.a1antennas.com/thumbnails.html
>>>
>>> tox
>>>
>> so that would be £399 then? .......
> 
>  $339  shipping at cost IIRC.
> 
> Shipping I should imagine will be around £50.
> 
> Seems an awful lot of antenna for about £220 delivered.
> 
> I'm rather tempted... 

That's a lot of money for a CB antenna....  well, it must be CB you want it for because you don't have an amateur licence.... or are you a 10m 
pirate?

Your Worst Nightmare wrote:

> Imax 2000, is worth a look at around about £70. I've got one up here, though 
> you'll need good neighbours ;-)

Ah, the trumped up CBer reveals himself by discussing CB antennas on an 
amateur radio newsgroup.  Please take discussion of CB antennas to 
uk.rec.radio.cb where you can discuss it with other similar numpties.

In message <SAe8k.135337$9x.81356@newsfe05.ams2>, mick 
<not.here@invalid.invalid> writes
>On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:05:06 +0100, Your Worst Nightmare wrote:
>
><snip>
>>
>> Seems an awful lot of antenna for about £220 delivered.
>>
>> I'm rather tempted...
>>
>
>
>Looks rather good, doesn't it? I'm tempted to - but cashless!
>
>Reminds me that I still have an ancient CB "silver rod with a big wide
>coil at the bottom" thingy in the shed. Might be an idea to fish it out &
>try it. It was always rubbish on CB - or so the original owner told me!
>Might be rather nice on 10m with a few mods...
>

The halfwave Silver Rod is probably an excellent aerial for CB and, 
suitably shortened, it certainly works well on 10m. I found I got a 
better SWR with the bottom end of the tuning coil disconnected (so, 
instead of being a tapped parallel-tuned circuit, it became an L-match). 
I understand that, if you add 16 foot radials, it works well as a 
quarterwave on 20 (although you might need a 'mop-up' ATU in the shack).

If you want to run much power, check that you have a 'real' coil in the 
base, and not a printed circuit.
-- 
Ian

"class_a"  wrote in message 
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Your Worst Nightmare wrote:
>> Imax 2000, is worth a look at around about £70. I've got one up here, 
>> though you'll need good neighbours ;-)
>
>Ah, the trumped up CBer reveals himself by discussing CB antennas on an 
>amateur radio newsgroup.  Please take discussion of CB antennas to 
>uk.rec.radio.cb where you can discuss it with other similar numpties.

Seconded

"class_a"  wrote in message 
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> That's a lot of money for a CB antenna....  well, it must be CB you want 
> it for because you don't have an amateur licence.... or are you a 10m 
> pirate?

<sigh>

How long has it been illegal to buy an antenna, even one that covers 10m or 
indeed, any antenna which covers the Amateur bands, without possessing an 
Amateur Licence?

Are you really licensed, or are you making this up as you go along?

Did you do all of your Amateur Radio training in Chippenham?

"class_a... ROTFL

tox

Your Worst Nightmare wrote:
> "class_a"  wrote in message 
> news:pKGdndnwY4r8D_zVnZ2dnUVZ_qHinZ2d@comcast.com...
> 
>> That's a lot of money for a CB antenna....  well, it must be CB you want 
>> it for because you don't have an amateur licence.... or are you a 10m 
>> pirate?
> 
> <sigh>
> 
> How long has it been illegal to buy an antenna, even one that covers 10m or 
> indeed, any antenna which covers the Amateur bands, without possessing an 
> Amateur Licence?

<sigh>

What use do you have for a CB antenna?  CB or 10m piracy?  Or to put it 
another way, are you a numpty CBer or a 10m pirate?

"mick" <not.here@invalid.invalid> wrote in message 
news:SAe8k.135337$9x.81356@newsfe05.ams2...
> On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:05:06 +0100, Your Worst Nightmare wrote:
> <snip>
>>
>> Seems an awful lot of antenna for about £220 delivered.
>> I'm rather tempted...
>
> Looks rather good, doesn't it? I'm tempted to - but cashless!
>
> Reminds me that I still have an ancient CB "silver rod with a big wide
> coil at the bottom" thingy in the shed. Might be an idea to fish it out &
> try it. It was always rubbish on CB - or so the original owner told me!
> Might be rather nice on 10m with a few mods...
> Mick
>
Lose the coil cut it for 16ft and you have a 1/4 for 20m

or extend it to 32ft and you have a 1/4 for 40m, and 3/4 for 15m

Steve Terry

On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:11:20 +0100, Steve Terry wrote:

> "mick" <not.here@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
> news:SAe8k.135337$9x.81356@newsfe05.ams2...
>> On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:05:06 +0100, Your Worst Nightmare wrote: <snip>
>>>
>>> Seems an awful lot of antenna for about £220 delivered. I'm rather
>>> tempted...
>>
>> Looks rather good, doesn't it? I'm tempted to - but cashless!
>>
>> Reminds me that I still have an ancient CB "silver rod with a big wide
>> coil at the bottom" thingy in the shed. Might be an idea to fish it out
>> & try it. It was always rubbish on CB - or so the original owner told
>> me! Might be rather nice on 10m with a few mods... Mick
>>
> Lose the coil cut it for 16ft and you have a 1/4 for 20m
> 
> or extend it to 32ft and you have a 1/4 for 40m, and 3/4 for 15m
> 


I like your second suggestion, Steve. If I get time this weekend, and the 
weather is reasonable, I'll dig the thing out & have a look at it. It's 
been hung up on shelf brackets for nearly 18 years (IIRC), so I bet it'll 
be rather curved now!

-- 
Mick                      (Working in a M$-free zone!)
Web: http://www.nascom.info  http://mixpix.batcave.net
Filtering everything posted from googlegroups to kill spam.

"class_a"  wrote in message 
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> Your Worst Nightmare wrote:
>> "class_a"  wrote in message 
>> news:pKGdndnwY4r8D_zVnZ2dnUVZ_qHinZ2d@comcast.com...
>>
>>> That's a lot of money for a CB antenna....  well, it must be CB you want 
>>> it for because you don't have an amateur licence.... or are you a 10m 
>>> pirate?
>>
>> <sigh>
>>
>> How long has it been illegal to buy an antenna, even one that covers 10m 
>> or indeed, any antenna which covers the Amateur bands, without possessing 
>> an Amateur Licence?
>
> <sigh>
>
> What use do you have for a CB antenna?  CB or 10m piracy?  Or to put it 
> another way, are you a numpty CBer or a 10m pirate?

Don't worry, I never exceed 200 Whiskeys...

tox

Your Worst Nightmare wrote:
> "class_a"  wrote in message 
> news:tsGdnds1wM6NgP_VnZ2dnUVZ_sPinZ2d@comcast.com...
>> Your Worst Nightmare wrote:
>>> "class_a"  wrote in message 
>>> news:pKGdndnwY4r8D_zVnZ2dnUVZ_qHinZ2d@comcast.com...
>>>
>>>> That's a lot of money for a CB antenna....  well, it must be CB you want 
>>>> it for because you don't have an amateur licence.... or are you a 10m 
>>>> pirate?
>>> <sigh>
>>>
>>> How long has it been illegal to buy an antenna, even one that covers 10m 
>>> or indeed, any antenna which covers the Amateur bands, without possessing 
>>> an Amateur Licence?
>> <sigh>
>>
>> What use do you have for a CB antenna?  CB or 10m piracy?  Or to put it 
>> another way, are you a numpty CBer or a 10m pirate?
> 
> Don't worry, I never exceed 200 Whiskeys...

Is that what the CBers rig of choice, the FT1000mp MkV puts out?

> What use do you have for a CB antenna?  CB or 10m piracy?  Or to put it
> another way, are you a numpty CBer or a 10m pirate?

at least tox doesn't have a 2M0 call and still uses 27.555 ssb 
.............like my local.......

Jimbo ...Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud wrote:
>> What use do you have for a CB antenna?  CB or 10m piracy?  Or to put it
>> another way, are you a numpty CBer or a 10m pirate?
> 
> at least tox doesn't have a 2M0 call and still uses 27.555 ssb 
> .............like my local....... 

Yeah, he's either too lazy or two stupid to get a FL or IL call..... 
numpty CBer indeed!

"class_a"  wrote in message 
news:WIKdnZpxpoXlQfnVnZ2dnUVZ_qjinZ2d@comcast.com...
> Jimbo ...Every Silver Lining Has A Cloud wrote:
>>> What use do you have for a CB antenna?  CB or 10m piracy?  Or to put it
>>> another way, are you a numpty CBer or a 10m pirate?
>>
>> at least tox doesn't have a 2M0 call and still uses 27.555 ssb 
>> .............like my local.......
>
> Yeah, he's either too lazy or two stupid to get a FL or IL call..... 
> numpty CBer indeed!

I think you are being too harsh on Mickey .........