Firestik FS-3BK 3 Firestick Ii Tunable Tip Black

First, a little background:

Physically short antennas for lower frequency transmitters (like CB) involve a bunch of compromises and 'smoke and mirrors' to present an acceptable impedance to the transmitter to 'fool' it into outputting full power to the antenna. While the transmitter is putting out full power (or thereabouts), not all of that power is actually being radiated. In other words, a 102 inch long CB antenna (102" is a 'magic' number which is 1/4 wavelength for the CB frequencies) will be *magnitudes* more effective than a three or four foot long antenna no matter who makes it or what the color of it is.

A 102" long antenna is not practical for most mobile applications so we look for shorter alternatives. This particular antenna with the tunable tip worked well for me since I had good equipment that permitted me to tweak the tip screw for the best match at about CB channel 20. I forgot the exact number, but I do remember I had a very good SWR...Read more

I have had a few different CB antennas on my Jeep Wrangler and this one is a keeper. You can tune it very easily and it's very forgiving when it hits the garage. If you buy one that you have to trim to tune, it's much more labor intensive. With this one, you simply twist the screw at the top and you're good to go. This seems to be the most popular CB antenna for the offroader.

Works well with my Uniden PRO520xl CB radio and my Arizona Rocky Road antenna mount. Easy to tune with a SWR meter. Decent reception in my wrangler.