Shortening antennas

[whozleft]

I read somewhere awhile back about shortening the antennas on the Venture. The only thing I remember was that you had to cut them at even lengths. Does anyone know anything about doing this? What would you use to cut them with? What would you use to put on the top to finish it off? Is it really ok to do this?

 

I'm just looking at the possibilities right now and wanted some input.

 

Thanks a bunch and ride safe.

[lonestarmedic]

It is not ok to cut off antennas. Cutting a C.B. antenna will cause a mis-match. The mismatch can cause the final amplification circuit in the C.B. to fail......quickly. At the lesser end, transmission and reception will be down to about 2ft. On the Fm antenna, you would see a decrease in reception. Most FM antennas are at 31 inches because of the wavelength of the transmission. You can get shorter antennas that are made to work.

 

JB