Range Testing a Radioddity CBL-561 CB Antenna 25-30 mhz

[@creekrunner2078]

Great test it's good to have a helper like Barbra she did a great job

[@MowerJunkie]

lol, I owe her big time! She operated the base for over an hour for this test.

[@F9FCJ429]

This takes me right back to 7 year old me and my 8 year old cousin testing out a pair of Hong Kongs’s finest JADE 4 transistor walkie talkies for max range in Ava, Missouri circa 1971! Truth is, those things would crap out at about a block and a half and you could accomplish more by shouting! Good times🤠

[@andrewgeorgelang]

Big Big shout out to Barbra for helping out. Thanks for sharing

[@garthwilson231]

Excellent test your friend 1963 Jamaica

[@BeingWolfy]

Wow, Ireland. Nice!

[@davidturknett4447]

My qt80 delivered yesterday. I'm going to install it in my 2021 Ram 1500 with a Tram 3500. I hope it does a decent job. I haven't been into cb's for about 15 years.

[@MowerJunkie]

I'm sure you'll love the QT80, it's a great radio! Thanks for watching, Take care.

[@benwille6680]

Great video Mr & Mrs Mower Junkie. Thanks for taking your time (and gas) to check out this new antenna John.

[@MowerJunkie]

Thanks so much! We had a lot of fun making this video. 73's

[@foxman362]

Good modulation.

[@irishhandyman2009]

I love the way you do real world tests. I have the QT60 running a K40 with the 5' whip. I have been able to hit Canada a couple times and I can attest I have heard you here in S IN. You come in loud and proud. I dont have the extra boost to reach you but I like hearing you on here. Great review and now I gotta find a way to get that QT80 in my rig. Thanks for the review.

[@MowerJunkie]

That's awesome! I thought about putting my QT80 in the Jeep, but I like it as a base radio, So I used my QT40 instead. Thanks for watching, 73's

[@BEN-HUR_trucking6815]

I've learned so much about antennas since I started watching you.😅​@@MowerJunkie

[@foxman362]

Thanks for taking on ride on your video UDX-151 UDX-390 is going like your video.

[@MowerJunkie]

Thanks Foxman, I'm glad you enjoyed it. 73's

[@adi-hg2zt]

Hello there john i must say your wife has such a friendly voice i know that you will take good care of that lady because she is one in a million you are a very lucky man indeed i hope that you both and everyone that reads this has a great day and all the best to you and your family all the best from across the pond in uk❤

[@MowerJunkie]

Thanks so much. 73's

[@BigJesse579]

In the most respectful way you remind me of Bobo from Howard Stern. Not in the dopey way but in the happy go lucky positive attitude way. Great channel. I’m from Lexington SC.

[@wesoblander3648]

John, thank you for the nicely executed range test. Your results speak well for both radios and a solid antenna to boot.

[@chipc4936]

Excellent video. I really enjoy the "range testing" you and your wife do. Great fun to watch. And some good DX in there, too! ~73~

[@MowerJunkie]

Glad you enjoyed it, Thanks for watching, 73's

[@45AMT]

Wow! That setup did pretty well! I know exactly where everything was. You're right the base area is always noisy on the RF spectrum. Probably the radar they use.

[@bobbynewton4555]

A noise filter would help on your Jeep

[@jondough4116]

Mag mount antennas have this issue usually due to poor grounding one way or another that's why mag mount antennas shouldn't have more than 150w out due to crappy magnet connection to body..weather can change your antenna match because of the Magnet..

[@JimMarshallUK]

@@jondough4116I didn’t know this as a college student, I had a General Lee in a 2008 lifted tundra, Wilson 5000 and Dave made 2x6. I power like car stereos with fared caps and extra batteries. It was amazing, then I lost interest until now. Everyone I called answered. I’m sure it could be better. I just ordered the new Flex Radio, govt model, open transmit from 1.8 to 2.4 GHz and a 2000 KW amp! I’ll prob run a custom BBI amp, 3cx15,000a7 Not sure what to do about an antenna, that part always bores me

[@SDS-1]

I'm glad it works good

[@foxman362]

7:48 that is rf noise from wifi and powerlines it only happens in cities.

[@MowerJunkie]

Thanks for the info.

[@gtretroworld]

Really enjoyed that test, seeing an American using a manual gearbox (stick shift) was a rare sight indeed 😁.. Best 73

[@sutitigi]

Enjoyed the video very much, the mobile set up worked very well, and great gear change with the mike in hand, 56CT004 OULU NORTH FINAND.

[@TobotronPrime]

Great video, I have the AT-5555 n ii which is the same radio - I use it both as a 10m amateur radio and a CB. Has so much power it trips the relays in my solar inverter in the garage! I usually run UHF locally, the kit is cheaper, smaller antennas and does as well as CB. But I’m going to try this same test with the new Retevis CB over FM Thanks for the video can’t be a real life test!

[@tomleddy7620]

Very impressive range of your rigs.

[@DavidPola1961]

Works well im using it with a QT -80 just need a little heat shrink on the last half inch of the adjuster section due to that rattle. Tested on 11 metres to New Zealand about 2500 Miles from my location in Australia sitting in my driveway.

[@MowerJunkie]

Nice! I was thinking about using heat shrink, I'm glad to hear it works. Thanks for watching, 73's

[@Jake-nq3lr]

Both radios sound great, thank you both for the testing.

[@chevyguy1128]

Need some ferrite beads on them power wires will help reduce some engine noise in your receive

[@gkeyman565]

Nice antenna, have a great day

[@danieljohnson8437]

Thank you for,antenna testing.

[@gmeister03]

Wow. Quite the test. With I lived in the flat lands

[@MowerJunkie]

Thanks for watching, 73's

[@UDX4570PalmSprings-yh1mv]

Years back (1980's) I used to manufacture antennas like that out of copper, I believe the antenna was called the "DX-1"" at least that is what it was marketing name was? The design is much older than the 80's though! At the time, the "DX-1" for a mobile antenna had a reasonable amount of gain and could hold quite a bit of wattage!

[@markviers998]

Nothing like a little DX to add some dessert to a range test drive, sweet!

[@MrFreddarama]

Nice antenna and test ! Thanks. SC121

[@MowerJunkie]

Thanks for watching! 73's

[@m0ogy]

Great video and nice to hear Barbra too. Sounds that you had some ignition noise (I assume the Jeep is petrol) .Some great DX too. Greetings from England Dave 26AT025.🙂

[@Andrew-yx7sf]

The receive audio on those sound great.

[@arkadiuszweiss]

Great video like in the old days of the 70's. Only the radio stations are much better - much more sensitive and with huge power. I wonder how it would look like at 2-3 W in AM.., I think 4-5 miles is achievable. Good health to you.

[@MrDmjay]

The mobile antenna seems to be the winner.

[@KO4GAR]

You could buy some speaker wire and ring connectors. Take the bolts out of the magnets put ring connectors with about 9ft of speaker wire attached to them. that would give you 3 1/4 wave radials for 11m's. Take the wire attach them to the roof rack with electrical tape or whatever. It doesnt matter if they are attached in a square or an L config. It would give you a good 1/4 wave radial system for 11m's. It will help lower your swr. You can also put some ferrites on the antenna feed point and at the transceiver side of the coax. It will help with common mode current coming back to the radio and stop some of the RFI out of the coax. Palomar engineering sells the ferrites for the band and freq you use. They just snap on the coax.

[@foxman362]

15:45 that was awesome contact to irleand that is pretty good.

[@MowerJunkie]

I know it! and he was coming in great.

[@300ontarioradio]

lets roll.

[@86casimir]

Tks agn fer nice vidéo 73.

[@GreyBeard1641]

Suggestion for that rattle, if the set screw top can be removed from the antenna, leave it tuned and use some heatshrink on the bottom of the stinger inside the main body .

[@RonaldBrown-l4l]

Hi mower junkie ,my name is Ron. In Nova Scotia on cape Breton Island call Troy c.b Island I do have a c.b it's a Iroquois ,40 made by Cardon with two copper pipes like a l shape .but I wish I had a dypol like had before my radio is 40 channel sideband and modified i a fan of your vids so thank u mower junkie .by the way my number 9 Alfa papa 115 . And say hi to your Barbra I said hi .

[@MowerJunkie]

Hi Ron, Check out my KZbin playlist of antennas, there's a few basic, at home built dipoles you might be interested in. Thanks for watching, Take care.

[@kharieibrahim7720]

Nice test..

[@MowerJunkie]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@Vitalij_R2]

Thanks, I'm looking for something like that test

[@matscher2594]

Top! Greetings from north Germany! 73,13LE02

[@chrisdelong2932]

Mower Junkie 2.0:1 is only 11% reflected power. So, 100 watts 11 watts reflected. Just for reference. It is negligible. You’re not going to see half an S unit on the S meter without doubling the power, or 3db. 6db is a full S unit or 4 times power increase. Thanks for the video. 73’

[@CBPunisher1900]

true but that 11% makes heat in the radio so not good u want to keep it cool aka swr below 1.5 to 1 the lower the better

[@chrisdelong2932]

@@CBPunisher1900 2.0:1 is safe. Also, that additional SWR causes the power reading to go higher. Watch the video on does a high SWR increase power output. It doesn’t stay in the radio, it is retransmitted.

[@maninthevan53]

Wow amazing

[@JoeR203]

Don'tcha just love the tight turning radius of the Cherokee? What year is yours? Your dash layout is so different from my 2001 Cherokee. That house on Brittany Dr. was taken off the market until spring.

[@MowerJunkie]

I Love everything about the Cherokee! Mine is a 96.

[@TimothyBeal-nh5jq]

Mower junkie - i use my 1999 uniden PC 122xl in my car never no problems always on frequency - ranger Mic and a Wilson 5000 - how far would you peak that radio - CB shop I go to took it to 25 watts

[@richardcallihan9746]

John, How does it compare with the 102" whip. I'll say again what a gem you have in Barbara. 73/88's From Mike DX21 South Miss. Always hoping for some short skip into SC.😁😇

[@MowerJunkie]

a 102 performs better than this antenna, But this is half the height. Thanks for watching, 73's

[@tzrrsdave]

You got the same set up as me but is that mag any good, I have a mega watt but the big mag on the ribs of my jeep patriot are a pain, parts are expensive in the uk for my ride

[@MowerJunkie]

the Radioddity triple magnet mount works great! But I do have to have the antenna off center, to clear the roof ribs.

[@tzrrsdave]

@@MowerJunkie still better than just 2 bars to sit on, I have to put the roof cage on and strap to it. Thinking of getting a van for static mobile and stuff because it's flat and low here on the fens and then I will put a hole in the roof for the mobile it's probably the best option and I won't screw up the jeep

[@tzrrsdave]

I just love being back on the air, my dad had a cb shop in our garage in the late 70s when it was illegal and underground. People would come all over the country and walk down the drive looking shady to pick up their rigs. But FM was rubbish and now hearing and talking to the USA takes me right back. Love the footage you all create

[@Doubledsccreepingtom]

I live just off 378 in conway s.c

[@MowerJunkie]

Awesome! Thanks for watching.

[@foxman362]

it like hd sound cb radio.

[@travischapin886]

Good commo, need a new windshield.

[@Cory-ee5mo]

This is Skippy

[@juanquispe5673]

Hi John can I install this antenna on my base to use it at 11 meters?

[@MowerJunkie]

it could be used as a base antenna, But you would need to add a counter poise or ground plane.

[@Hugo-t3e]

Ich würde erst einmal in eine neue Frontscheibe investieren. Schönes Viedeo , aber Sicherheit geht vor.

[@Cory-ee5mo]

👋

[@pedroheredia7353]

You have QT40 NRC off ?? 😮

[@MowerJunkie]

Oops....I thought it was on.

[@pedroheredia7353]

@@MowerJunkie I guess the comunication could of gone cristal clear.

[@yorkshirebikerbitsnbobs]

Ireland not Scotland lol.

[@MowerJunkie]

lol, I yelled at myself, right after I said it. Thanks for watching.