Cb aerial connection

Pikey · Feb 3, 2012

Airways said:
Is everyone so rude on here?

An earth made to steel makes a better ground plane than an earth made to aluminimum. Whats so difficult to understand about that concept? I did not state that aluminium would not work as a ground plane, merely that the steel chassis makes a great one. Connecting the shield to the earth point on the chassis gives a a much better ground plane. Simple.

Our aircraft have a small steel ground plane mounting in order to improve radio reception.

So your surmising that because an airplane has a steel reinforcing panel fitted. It therefore follows that ally makes a poor earthing point for any antenna

. That would explain why the vast majority of Homebase Ham radio and TV antenna's are made from Aluminium, then??

lynall · Feb 3, 2012

Airways said:
Could be poor earth. Could be that the units on a Euro frequency (made that mistake myself). Or there is just no one talking! Cb is a dead format for the Nintendo generation!! Mine only gets used green laning.

I did the exact same thing last week

Lynall

Series71 · Feb 3, 2012

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Airways · Feb 4, 2012

redhand said:
So your surmising that because an airplane has a steel reinforcing panel fitted. It therefore follows that ally makes a poor earthing point for any antenna . That would explain why the vast majority of Homebase Ham radio and TV antenna's are made from Aluminium, then??

If you are looking for a ****ing contest you are knocking on the wrong door. I have given an opinion based on my experience and knowledge. If you have an alternative view then knock yourself out and give it. Just don't be so rude. Play the ball not the player.

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