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Measuring SWR - Measuring SWR and things every CB'er should know

Another Ugly Choke Balun - A home made balun build using a short length of 4 inch drain pipe and 18 foot of RG58 by G4APL

The Ugly Balun - A 1:1 choke balun for 160 thru 10 meters using one continuos lenght of coax to rig.

80m / 40m Dipole - Build instructions for the 80-40 dipole antenna including Ugly Balun 40m trap and 80m Dipole

Setting the SWR of Your Antenna - SWR (standing wave ratio), is a measurement of how efficiently your antenna system will radiate the power available from your radio. In simple terms, your radio would like to radiate all of its power, but can only do so if the other components cooperate

RF choke or 1:1 balun - RF Choke to prevent hf currents on the feedline or...1:1 Choke Balun, sometimes called the "UGLY BALUN"

Choosing antenna mounting method - Article on mobile antenna mounting methods by Firestik

Antenna Gain to ERP - A radio's transmitting power can be concentrated along the horizon by use of a GAIN antenna. Although you may still be transmitting with four watts of power, your effective radiated powerwill be greatly increased. This table shows the effects of antenna gain on a transmitter with 4 watts of transmit power.

Firestik - CB radio, ham radio antenna and accessories manufacturer

Yaesu VX-8R, the good, the bad, the ugly - Yaesu VX-8R at Darin's Log

K-PO/KBC - Import/export of cb transceivers, antennas, speakers, power supplies, etc. Firestik, sirio, sadelta, hustler, boomerang, president, k-po, shakespeare, danita, k-40, wilson, midland

ALF Enterprises - Dealer of Mobile Amateur Radio Antennas by Wilson, Firestik, Maxrad, and Larson.

M.E.B.A. Electronics - Distributor of electronic's, also carry astatic, cherokee, cobra, dosy, firestik, solarcon,CB radios,10 meter radio's, antennas, microphones, power supplies, echo boards, expanders, meters and CB accessories along with Mobile audio/video products.

Kustom CB & Stereo - CB Radios, 10 Meter Radios, Base Station Radios, Amateur Radios, Wilson, Firestik, Monkey Made, Striker Antennas, Cobra, Uniden, Galaxy, Connex, Magnum, Ranger, General Radios in Phoenix, AZ

Firestik Library - Information regarding CB radio and the problems you may encounter during installation and use of your system.

The NVARC Ugly � Filter Project - Project to build sets of band pass transmitting filters for reducing the interference between HF transceivers operated in close proximity

Simple Regen Radio for Beginners - The Regen Shortwave Receiver using Manhattan-style ugly construction techniques.