The 102" wip is by far the best mobile antenna as far as performance, but most people don't like using them because there big and sloppy. There was one time when i was going around a corner at a stop light and the antenna swung out past the side of my truck and taped on the windshield of the police cruiser sitting at the light to my left and of course i got a ticket for that. On the plus side i could easily talk to people many states away with that antenna.
For a thread that the OP isn’t responding too, it has a few people interested.
IMHO… the 102” whip will work , once tuned, with any CB, it will handle any amount of power that is put through it and it looks OK, up straight or folded over.
Is it the “end all” to CB Antennas, maybe back 30 years but today it is hard to beat a good Wilson antenna, either their 1000 or 5000 series and for limited $$$ there is the Lil' Will.
Most of the fiberglass antenna of today have a noise reduction effect when hooked up, why not sure but the newer antennas do it.
Most Off Road Parks will not allow a 102” whip on the trails, another reason not to get one.
The 102” whips need an HD Mount and a 6” spring to get them to a full ¼ Wave length for the CB frequencies.
We can go on with more but I think the idea I am trying to say is look at newer technology before settling on the 102” whip.
So as a new radio opp, i would recommend not spending more that a couple hundred total on your first radio ant and mic setup. once you get into using it you might then op for a "bigger" radio as we all seem to do, when that happens be prepared to spend in excess of $500 just for the radio.
A Uniden XL520 runs about $60, a High Quality Wilson Antenna will run around $70, Belden Coax, RG-8X approximately $1 / ft. Some sort of noise canceling mic, if you need it will run around another $80 but worth it to me for a stock CB setup.
So for around $200 you can get into the CB world and have some fun.
As we all have been saying spend the money on the Antenna and coax and get the Antenna tuned to the CB System / Vehicle installed on, a must for the best performance.
Side Bar: Everyone has their favorite antenna, either a series or a particular antenna but the newer the technology the better the performance will be.
If you for some reason decide to good with a high powered setup… there are higher priced antennas out there that will actually increase the RF Output of the system but if you are sticking to stock output don’t go overboard.
luck to ya, Twizzler09, hope you got your F150 and have this CB installed already.