COBRA CB RADIO USING A WILSON ANTENNA INDOORS SURPRISING SWR

[@miker252]

Thanks for sharing. At first I thought you Cobra was like the one I owned in the 70s, but mine was the 23 channel model. I lived in a small town in the desert. I ran it barefoot with a five element beam antenna and rotor on a forty foot mast.

[@UDX-21]

Thanks for the video. A good ground plane is perfect. I hit the like and am following. Happy New Year. 21 South Carolina. Old Radio Night

[@jimsradiocheck936]

Thank you very much

[@johnbeckham1483]

Hello, Jim, as I enjoyed your SWR video regarding your Cobra & your indoor ground plane effect indoor antenna!! It reminded me of back in the day when I had a 1/4 wave ground plane on my roof's chimney as it had BIG SWR problems due to a cold solder joint on the shielded ground wire!

[@jimsradiocheck936]

I can talk to the truck drivers a couple miles away that are on the interstate

[@johnbeckham1483]

@@jimsradiocheck936 Happy New Year, Jim!

[@anthonygallo3576]

Thats a great vintage cobra. The XLR if i recall was the the sideband modle

[@jimsradiocheck936]

Had my Cobra for a very long time I also have a few other cobras

[@RobertNewton-gr6nk]

Fire stick on the peak of the roof of my house and it works great

[@jimsradiocheck936]

What did you use for a ground plane

[@radiohobbyist13]

Is there an adjustment screw that you can loosen on the antenna coil that would allow the antenna to be lowered deeper into the coil to shorten it? If not, you may have to trim very small pieces off of the end that inserts into the antenna coil. I'm thinking probably 8th inch increments in order to balance out your lopsided SWR. Just follow the tuning instructions that came with your antenna for best results though.

[@jimsradiocheck936]

Yeah I need to definitely get a little bit smaller antenna whip

[@ontariocbclub]

Hi Jim, Nek here. 63 Toronto. Merry Christmas. I've tried this before with indoor antennas. The swr can be low, but how far away can you reach? This is the problem. That is why I made a removable bracket to go out of the window and above the roof. I am using a manual antenna tuner to tune the antenna, otherwise it won't work for me. I've talked to Netherlands and Greece, UK and all over the states, from this window antenna in Toronto Canada. Maybe try talking to some locals with the antenna inside and let us know how this worked out for you. I am curious. Thanks and sorry for the lengthy comment

[@jimsradiocheck936]

Merry Christmas thanks for the tip

[@bobdillashaw4360]

How far are you able to get out with the antenna in the house, sounds like something I could do for my son because I’m not letting him hook up to me Maco 5/8 😂, 320 snowman waiving from southern Nevada

[@jimsradiocheck936]

I can talk to the truck drivers on the interstate two and a half miles away