Make a 6 Meter Mobile Antenna from a Cheap CB Antenna

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Published 2022-10-29
I wanted to try 6 Meter (Metre for us Canadians) mobile operation, but was reluctant to put a 4 foot whip on the trunk of my car.
This video describes how you can modify a cheap and low profile magnetic mount CB antenna for 6 Meters.

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All Comments (10)
  • @Bluescout612
    I have one in the garage I have had since the late 70s /80s (I'm a pack rat of maybe someday useful stuff). Sounds like a fun project. Thanks for the idea.
  • @gabrielsierra6890
    I converted a Wilson 500 antenna to 6m just by bypassing the coil. works great!
  • @acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE
    Thanks for making this video, the information will be very useful as I have several old CB antennas which need repurposing. It's also given me some ideas for building my own whips using slime fibreglass rods.
  • @KA9DSL
    I clamped a ferrite core at the antenna coax end, reason, SWR kept changing when moving the feed line on the car. Once that was done, it stopped it's sensitivity of SWR change. Works great on 10M's.
  • @Powerstrokemods
    Nice video, I'm gonna build one of these. I got the antenna, the new ones aren't soldered, they're just pressed on. Waiting on the VNA so I'll get it right on the sweet spot. It wasn't clear, how much wire did you take off the coil.... or how much did you leave on it?
  • @SIGINT007
    Interesting. Did you do any return loss analysis on it?