The IBA-5 was primarily designed to be used from the inside of a building/structure, such as a CB'er who lives in an apartment or area that restricts the use of outdoor antennas. Other uses may include single family residences, offices, and job-sites.

The IBA-5 may also be useful to hunters and campers (on the ground or roof of your RV) to establish a temporary communications center.
 
This antenna is not meant to be a replacement for an outdoor base station antenna.  In most cases the IBA-5 will not out-perform an externally mounted antenna so if you seek maximum performance, we recommend that you use an external antenna.

This fast/easy complete assembly stands just over 5 feet (1.5m) tall.

5 YEAR WARRANTY - antenna
1 YEAR WARRANTY - other components

Kit contains

• 'Bare-hands tunable tip' antenna (rated at 1000 watts)
• Partially pre-assembled base hub assembly
• Four 30" (76cm) radials
• 18' of RG-58A/U Fire-Flex coax cable
• Complete assembly instructions are included
• FireStik also includes a couple of extra tuning screws that can be used in situations
  where SWR indicates insufficient ground plane 
  
  

NOTE:

The most common tuning problem with the IBA-5 shows up as high and relatively flat SWR. That is, even when finish tuning the antenna, the SWR at mid band (channel 19) is fairly high (1.7 to 2.5 range) and doesn't change much across the entire band. This condition is almost always caused by ground plane deficiency. In most cases this can be corrected by making the antenna electrically longer by changing the tuning screw on top of the antenna to a longer length (aside from the standard tuning screw, we supply an extra 2" and 3" screw in the package). If you have reached the upper maximum using the basic tuning screw, remove the vinyl cap and the tuning screw. Transfer the knurled lock nut and o-ring to the next longer screw and retune the antenna. The vinyl tip is optional, but remember if you tune the antenna with the tip off then put in on afterwards, the SWR will most likely change. If you want to use the tip and the longer screw, make an "x" cut in the top of the cap and run the screw through it.