DIY CB UHF Antenna (Moxon)

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Well you could try adding directors and see how it works, but I'm certain the impedance will be affected and then you'd have something resembling a Yagi/beam, which will go better. The Moxon is basically a  modified 2 ele beam, which is supposed to have more gain than a conventional 2 ele beam. So you get the most gain for the amount of elements. Moxons are good for certain applications such as portable setups, indoors, foldback receive antennas, improved handheld performance over a rubber ducky and situations requiring a small "stealth antenna" with big punch and directional qualities. I know a guy who lives on a mountain who has a good signal into VNR08 with a multi element beam. Trouble is, he also hits 08 in Oceanview,  off the back of the beam and they get pissed off. He solved the problem using a Moxon pointed at 08.

So you probably won't win any power battles with one, but they do have their uses and are so easy to build. If you want serious gain, contact Neighbour and get one of his yagis   Good Luck

  ok. i understand. iv been thinking about seting a 1/4 wave stainless whip on on boom with reflectors and directors in vertical polarisation to see if it will power up... or not... any thoughts