CB work without Antenna?

**JW91031** · 03-26-2010 05:01 PM

Hi! I was just wondering if my CB Radio will work without an antenna?

~Thanks

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**AirMoore** · 03-26-2010 05:35 PM

Originally Posted by JW91031

Hi! I was just wondering if my CB Radio will work without an antenna?

~Thanks

No.

It will turn on without it in...

All you will RX is static, and when you TX it will be no longer a CB radio, but rather a paper-weight.

Please read the FAQ section.

**supercowpowers** · 03-26-2010 05:41 PM

Absolutely not. It won't receive anything, and if you try to transmit it will fry the radio.

CB is 1950's era technology. An antenna for the CB band with no coil to make it shorter would be almost 9 feet long. To get acceptable performance it should be at least 3 feet long like the Wilson Little Wil. Everything below that wouldn't even be good enough for countermeasure use; everything above that is a step up.