500w thru a wire dipole and not go blind?

[Maverick]

Could I run 500 watts through a wire dipole tacked on the ceiling above me without going blind? haha no....Seriously

[North Texas Mudduck]

why not just run the coax out to the mobile
or stash the 99 in the attic

[Maverick]

The apartment I live in is in a very bad neighborhood, so anything outside, crackheads will steal. It has a 4 Foot overhang outside the window, and power lines right outside the window also. Sometimes I drive to the top of modulation mountain and mount the A-99 on the truck, otherwise there is nowhere to mount it inside the apartment unless it's half out the window at a 75 degree angle between the two power lines. My truck is somewhere else broke-down at the moment also, but even if it were here, the apt is too far away from where I park to run cable.....Pretty shi**y antenna situation. That's why I asked this question.

[Maverick]

oh, and I don't have an attic. it's a 1bd apt.

[Buffalo Soldier]

such as this:

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[Maverick]

Yeah something like that. Lots of places sell dipole wire antennas pretty cheap.

[Ashton]

Yeah something like that. Lots of places sell dipole wire antennas pretty cheap.

[Please login or register to view this link] has a great double bazooka antenna for cb IAm running one myself and its great! and they have decent prices

[Maverick]

Yes I know how great they are. I just want to know if it's safe or not to run 500 watts thru it right above your head.

[Ashton]

Yes I know how great they are. I just want to know if it's safe or not to run 500 watts thru it right above your head.

if you go to the site you will see what they are rated for and yes its safe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Maverick]

Yes I know how great they are. I just want to know if it's safe or not to run 500 watts thru it right above your head.

if you go to the site you will see what they are rated for and yes its safe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

I wasn't asking if you can run 500w thru it safely, I has asking if you could run it right above you with that much power without going blind. RF radiation ir very powerful. Maybe i'm just weird, I get migraines when I'm near high wattage outputs.

[fireball894]

It is absolutely NOT safe. If you want to run at that level you need to get an antenna outside and away from you.

Here is a calculator for rf safety....

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A lot of you "big gun" guys could really use this information for your mobiles, too....................

[Stoneman]

Yes I know how great they are. I just want to know if it's safe or not to run 500 watts thru it right above your head.

I'm sure your hair might wanna stand straight up while keying the mic...lol..

[Maverick]

It is absolutely NOT safe. If you want to run at that level you need to get an antenna outside and away from you.

Here is a calculator for rf safety....

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A lot of you "big gun" guys could really use this information for your mobiles, too....................

Thanks fireball, that's exactly what I was looking for

[fireball894]

You're welcome. Actually, it's good that you asked. You'd be surprised how many guys think RF is harmless and run thousands of watts in close proximity to themselves and others.

[Maverick]

Yeah I know, I dunno what it is but the subject never really gets discussed on CB forums....... Everybody should learn aout the dangers of RF, especially the new cb'ers