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Situation is this, I need to set up a President Grant 2 Ham / CB (10-11 meter) unit primarily as a listening unit, but would like to be able to transmit on the AM/FM/ SSB bands at least when TSHTF. I need a ( I think) a wire di-pole antenna that I can set up in the house or attic or even outside when neccessary.

I need the advice / guidance / help to be at idiot level of expertise, Can anyone reccomend an antenna or VERY simple design of wire dipole that I can set up and use preferable WITHOUT and SWR meter??

Thanks in advance.

just to clarify using words like Ohms, Resistance, etc will go right over my head, it needs to be as close to plug and play as possible?
 
So thanks for all the helpful replies (sarc) I did some digging and this portable wire di-pole anteena could be the easiest plug and play answer.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/11-MTR-M...458124&hash=item4b07cfce38:g:wqAAAOSw2XFUbeAk

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ELK UHF/VHF ANTENNA 144/440 HTZ DUAL-BAND ANTENNA with 30' cable and carry bag

Found this the other day. I have several handhelds caged up. But I honestly know nothing about it. I have YEasu's with built in Murs stations. The murs will be primary as they are easy and plus they work with the Dakota Alerts. I was trying to find an antenna like above. Didn't buy yet. I sent it to a friend of mine and asked what he thought. I told him I was just trying to get my handhelds to reach out further in case I went away from home base looking for supplies and needed to communicate. His response was a bunch of gibberish that made no sense. I just wanted to know if that'd be a good antenna to extend me out to 10-30 miles!!!! Argh
 
I know nothing much about radio comms I assume more POWER was the way to get greater range but then I was told a better longer antenna was the best bet, thats why i fitted all my UV5s with Nagoya antenna, did work better I must admit. But i'm terrified of blowing up this expensive President Grant 2 10/11 meter CB / Ham machine with the wrong antenna. it has to be a concealable wire ant to fit in with my preps.
 
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Height is might in radio . The higher your antenna the better the range . So if you have a 100" antenna @ ground level you wont go as far as you would with a 25" inch antenna @ 50 feet in the air .If you have a $50 antenna and a $2,000 radio you basically have a $50 radio ( power is good but if you have a shitty antenna you wont be pleased with the results ). I dont know of any wire antennas that do cb . ( they are out there but I have no idea of what to recommend ) Basically antennas are made using a 1/4 wave or 1/2 wave or 5/8 wave length of frequency . All that means is if the frequency you want to use has a wave length of 100" then a 1/4 wave will be 25" etc. . As for distance , terrain effects all radios . You can use a repeater in ham/gmrs etc. to extend your range but that's a whole other can of worms .
I will say I wouldnt transmit on it without checking the swr readings . That's a sure fire way to burn it up .
I would also try and go w an antenna that's has dbl gain over one that dosent . Basically that means it increases your wattage output just w that antenna itself.
 
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Situation is this, I need to set up a President Grant 2 Ham / CB (10-11 meter) unit primarily as a listening unit, but would like to be able to transmit on the AM/FM/ SSB bands at least when TSHTF. I need a ( I think) a wire di-pole antenna that I can set up in the house or attic or even outside when neccessary.

I need the advice / guidance / help to be at idiot level of expertise, Can anyone recommend an antenna or VERY simple design of wire dipole that I can set up and use preferable WITHOUT and SWR meter??

Thanks in advance.

just to clarify using words like Ohms, Resistance, etc will go right over my head, it needs to be as close to plug and play as possible?
Do you plan on primarily using it for:
  1. CB (11 meters) or the Ham side (10 meters)?
  2. How much room do you have for your antenna?
  3. Do you prefer a dipole or vertical antenna?
  4. What is your budget?
 
ELK UHF/VHF ANTENNA 144/440 HTZ DUAL-BAND ANTENNA with 30' cable and carry bag

Found this the other day. I have several handhelds caged up. But I honestly know nothing about it. I have YEasu's with built in Murs stations. The murs will be primary as they are easy and plus they work with the Dakota Alerts. I was trying to find an antenna like above. Didn't buy yet. I sent it to a friend of mine and asked what he thought. I told him I was just trying to get my handhelds to reach out further in case I went away from home base looking for supplies and needed to communicate. His response was a bunch of gibberish that made no sense. I just wanted to know if that'd be a good antenna to extend me out to 10-30 miles!!!! Argh
TRY HRO Supply in Atlanta online!!
 

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