The very long antenna used on some trucks is called a whip antenna, and these are commonly used for CB radios or other long-range communication systems.

When old-school car radio antennas were a thing, you might have seen people with a tennis ball on top. Now they're less ...

CB Radio Antennas. As 27 MHz is a ... Where a 9-foot whip would be impractical, shorter antennas include loading coils to make the antenna electrically longer than it actually is.

There actually is a proper, ideal length for a radio antenna, and ... Most shark fin antennae actually kind of compromise FM signals—an old school 1/4 wavelength whip antenna likely will ...

We certainly don’t see as many CB radios as we used to, ... This is an extension for the coax cable you’ll need to connect your antenna to your CB radio. 28-inch CB Antenna. $37 at Amazon.