Racer X 69
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Last winter I went through about 2,956 antennas. The problem was when I was running through snow storms, or freezing rain, and the antennas would load up with ice and then eventually break off.
The truck had a couple of fiberglass shaft Wilson antennas on it when I inherited it last year and they worked very well, at least until the snow and ice came into play. After buying way too many replacements, I found a pair of all metal antennas (bottom loaded with wire whips) that worked real well at first, even the FM reception, but now the FM reception sucks (The FM radio is also spliced into these antannas (a wonderful Volvo feature! *sarcasm intended*). The reception on the FM was very good with the glass antennas.), and the CB transmit and recieve has degraded considerably.
Does anyone have a suggestion for antennas that will hold up to the rigors of the winter ice, yet continue to provide exceptional performance over the long term?
I am a bit old school with respect to CB radios and their use. The radio is just a tool to enable communication for road conditions, communicating with escorts, helping with parking in tight situations (when the other jackasses around have their radios on and know how to use them), and I don't feel the need to waste my money for useless crap like echo and reverb. (Why do guys think that crap is cool? All it does is make it so you can't understand a word they say, and then these idiots have those stupid mikes that have that annoying beep after they transmit!)
If any of you who run in the colder climates during the winter months have a good suggestion for no frills antennas that will get the job done without spending a fortune I would appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.
The truck had a couple of fiberglass shaft Wilson antennas on it when I inherited it last year and they worked very well, at least until the snow and ice came into play. After buying way too many replacements, I found a pair of all metal antennas (bottom loaded with wire whips) that worked real well at first, even the FM reception, but now the FM reception sucks (The FM radio is also spliced into these antannas (a wonderful Volvo feature! *sarcasm intended*). The reception on the FM was very good with the glass antennas.), and the CB transmit and recieve has degraded considerably.
Does anyone have a suggestion for antennas that will hold up to the rigors of the winter ice, yet continue to provide exceptional performance over the long term?
I am a bit old school with respect to CB radios and their use. The radio is just a tool to enable communication for road conditions, communicating with escorts, helping with parking in tight situations (when the other jackasses around have their radios on and know how to use them), and I don't feel the need to waste my money for useless crap like echo and reverb. (Why do guys think that crap is cool? All it does is make it so you can't understand a word they say, and then these idiots have those stupid mikes that have that annoying beep after they transmit!)
If any of you who run in the colder climates during the winter months have a good suggestion for no frills antennas that will get the job done without spending a fortune I would appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.