Would this work as an antenna for back packing. I wanted to use a rope to pull it up in a tree then transmit to my buddy. Then pack it back up?
149786
It is small enough for backpacking but I would not recommend for that activity.
149787
No Its pretty cheaply made and I found the simple direct attached whips work better.
149788
NoIts pretty cheaply made and I found the simple direct attached whips work better.
930400
Oh gosh---so if I put the transmitter in a small tree that is 20' from the driveway---that will mean the "pick up" part that I bury will be 15' from the driveway and probably will not work? and I just ordered it thinking it would be at least 12'
750607
i live in a campground but i have in on a 12 foot pole. depends on the trees and building around you and the distance to the stations. at one time i just had it bolted to the luggage rack on top of the camper and got good reception.
1139327
It depends...mountains can make reception tough.....best chance of reception later at night...the RCA will pick up a signal if it exists so you can be assured if you get no reception it is because there is no signal...you certainly may wish to use an external antenna...Best of luck and have fun with this radio
1633685
I used the booster and antennae on my Northern Lite truck camper. I wanted an antennae that I could fold down flat against the roof (so it would not catch on overhanging branches, etc....) if I go boon-docking/off road camping. I purchased the marine antennae and mounted it. To the best of my knowledge, the trucker antennae has a fixed base that is spring loaded (this would not meet my needs for off roading).
1187112
I haven't installed my unit outside yet. I have it plugged in inside the house. I rent camper spaces and the people in the camper about 500 feet away had to hook up a receiver to get good reception in there camper. I think if I had it installed outside they would pick it up fine. My neighbor has one and he picks it up good all over his farm and can get 2 bars half a mile away. He mounted his on top of his tallest barn. If you aren't able to get enough bars maybe you could put a receiver/router thing on (I don't know what they put on but it was something they already owned)
1664695
The rope that comes with it is very sturdy, and the hook is well made and also sturdy, BUT I have no idea if it would work for your purpose, since that would be determined by your weight and other factors. Wish I could be more helpful, but I use it for tree trimming.
2085983
I suspect this questioner is talking about a "straight" telescoping antenna. I believe that there is no external antenna connections on the receiver. If that is the case, then this antenna is not the solution to the "static and poor reception"..
2155986
It has the power to do it but the antennas won't be strong enough to safely reach the other side. Probably get medium strength signal
1824050
Not sure what the question really means, if you could further explain, but I'll give it a shot. If what you mean is if the cable is usable outdoors, mine runs through the wall and out side, and the side of the house to get to the antenna. So yes it works for external use. Hope this is helpful!
482274
Yes It Will Work, but you can hang a peice of wire out of a tree and do the same. The earth ground or groundplane are a vital part of an antenna system. For best performance you need one or the other....Antenna's in a tree are a very bad idea and generally provide for a better chance of lightning strike
359533
yes you can mount the 99 on a tree limb, but, if you do so, you must, run a 12 gauge copper wire (strained or solid) if any coating is on the wire, peel it back 18" from the end and wrap the bare part around the bottom of the 99 antenna where normally the 2 mounting clamps go, after wraping tight, take some good, not the cheap type electrical tape and wrap around all the expose copper wire you just wrapped, make a solid wrap around at least 5 times around. where the taped ends when you cut it off from the roll, take a plastic tie wrap and put it close to the end of the tape, so later on, it can"t come un_done. now the length of the copper wire must be long enough to run down your tree to the bottom of the ground. now get you a grounding stake from lowes or home depot and close to the tree or where ever you want to put it, drive it into the ground where theres only 6" sticking up. now at the end of your 12 gauge copper wire cut back 12" of insulation and wrap the bare copper wire from the end around the grounding stake tight thats sticking out of the ground. take 2 radiator clamps 1 1/2" and tighten around and over the bare copper wire and tighten each one as you go to get as tight as possible, but don't over tighten. thats it, run your coax from the antenna along your ground wire down to about 15 feet from the bottom of the tree and let the coax swing over to the corner of your house or shed and then run it where it need to go to get to your radio. your done, also, remember on the 99 antenna, they must be as high as 36 feet to work 100%, but, the higher you get it, the better it operates on transmit and especially receive..... good luck! enjoy! daymon
1714729
Should work fine as long as you have a antenna on the boat, also it depends how far you trying to send to another cb.
1779394
Hi, I have a 750' driveway that is heavily wooded. I have the transmitter way up there and it transmits through trees, shrubs, and a concrete stucco house with no problems. This rig is the shiz-nit. The relay functions are great, they can turn on lights or take pictures....how ever you have it set up. Great set up...Bob.
1204197
I have read where that has been done. I don't see why it wouldn't work as long as you get it aimed at the tv towers in your area. As with any signal at that frequency, its all line of sight the more that is in the path, the more your signal strength can be affected by it. But I have also saw youtube videos where people have done what your asking successfully. For what the antenna cost no reason not to give it a shot. Good luck.
314713
None of them work to what they are advertised as. 36 miles would be no trees, no buildings, no interference, nothing and I doubt it would work then. I did a number of tests with the GXT1000VP4 one was left one talkie at the house and drove with the car...not a mile and it was not transmitting. Next was outside...woody area but not too much...we could only do a 1/2 and it worked great. Outside in the woods I would thing around 2 miles would be about it.
575684
Antennas do not work well at all if there is any metal involved. We recommend that if you have a heat shield, foil backed sheathing, tin roof, etc. that you mount the antenna on the roof to get up and over the potential metal blockage.