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  1. 11-13-2008, 01:03 PM #1
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    Default Retractable CB/Scanner antenna

    Hey, Im looking for an antenna that is permently mounted but automatically extends or can be manually extended when I want it to be or goes up when the scanner turns on (auto)

    Is any of this technology out for a cb and/or a scanner?
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    Default Re: Retractable CB/Scanner antenna

    Quote Originally Posted by YTCD View Post
    Hey, Im looking for an antenna that is permently mounted but automatically extends or can be manually extended when I want it to be or goes up when the scanner turns on (auto)

    Is any of this technology out for a cb and/or a scanner?
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  3. 11-13-2008, 07:13 PM #3
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    Default Re: Retractable CB/Scanner antenna

    ROFL! That's gotta be uber annoying!

    Every company that made those stopped in the 1980s. They sucked so bad that nobody in their right mind wanted one. There just is an extremely limited market for stealthy CB antenna, since most CB dorks care more about performance than looks, and most people into the looks of their car aren't into CBs.

    Good explanation here --> 3-WAY (AM/FM/CB) ANTENNA

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  4. 11-13-2008, 07:36 PM #4
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    Default Re: Retractable CB/Scanner antenna

    Quote Originally Posted by Stealth Stalker View Post
    ROFL! That's gotta be uber annoying!

    Every company that made those stopped in the 1980s. They sucked so bad that nobody in their right mind wanted one. There just is an extremely limited market for stealthy CB antenna, since most CB dorks care more about performance than looks, and most people into the looks of their car aren't into CBs.

    Good explanation here --> 3-WAY (AM/FM/CB) ANTENNA
    Yeah everything you said is right. I want the peformance but need the looks too. And why is that? Thats because its not going on a truck its going on a BMW! lol

    Guess not, if they suck that bad.
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    Default Re: Retractable CB/Scanner antenna

    trunk lip mount it. probably the cleanest looking install you can get, short of drilling.

    wires are hidden too. RF ground is OK. the biggest worry is finding DC ground, since the trunk is isolated from the chassis ground.
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  6. 11-15-2008, 04:07 AM #6
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    Default Re: Retractable CB/Scanner antenna

    Quote Originally Posted by cell21633 View Post
    RF ground is OK. the biggest worry is finding DC ground, since the trunk is isolated from the chassis ground.
    Would you mind explaining this DC ground business?
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    Default Re: Retractable CB/Scanner antenna

    i have a general idea, but not enough to explain it yet. here are a few reference site's i've been reading.

    Wilson Antenna Tech support - Page 10 - Fiberglass SWR Notes
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