[TowerTalk] 10m question

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist (N6RK)]

CB whips have a LOT of sag when used horizontally.  They will work but aluminum
tubing makes a lot more sense.

Rick N6RK

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> is there any reason why you could not use 2- 102" CB whip 
> antennas for a 10M dipole?
>  Connect the shield of the coax to one and the center of the coax 
> to the other one using a homemade bracket out of something non 
> conductive to bolt the 2 whip antennas to,at 180 degrees from 
> each other...like this <---------  ---------->
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>  NOTE most cb whip antennas are 102 inches but by the time you 
> add the mounting hardware the antenna really measures 102.5 inches.
> 
>  Just an idea...
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