running a radio off of a cb antenna?

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12-19-2011, 09:00 PM

Cjohnson69

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running a radio off of a cb antenna?

So I looked online and didn't find much, I was wondering if it's possible to run a cd player off of a firestik or whip? Some people run two antennas and I thought it would be a cool use for the second one

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12-19-2011, 09:46 PM

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Typically antennas are cut to exactly half of the wavelength. Since FM and CB are different frequencies, I have my doubts.

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12-20-2011, 03:12 PM

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So its not possible even with modifications? Any other opinions??

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12-20-2011, 09:38 PM

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It would be really cool to rig it up to work cuz the stock antenna is fugly

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12-20-2011, 09:41 PM

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That's what im saying but the thread hasn't generated much interest

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12-20-2011, 09:52 PM

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http://www.rightchannelradios.com/po...itter-279.html

Found it. So according to firestik running cb off a fm antenna is a bad idea. But if you want to run a radio off a cb antenna you can use this and it'll work fine

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