where do u mount your antenna?
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Mounted mine on the ARB
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Yup, with the "flip-down" doohickey, and some velcro on the other side to keep it secure (3 yrs and counting)
Mine's on the ARB front bumper, too...
I copied Nakman
front seems to result in the best overall reception
OK.. I'll be the different one:
Since then I've added heat shrink around the middle part of the whip (where it could hit above the tailight and rear pillar) so I can bend it out of the way for low clearance places and not have it scratch my paint.... like it would in this picture:
Since then I've added heat shrink around the middle part of the whip (where it could hit above the tailight and rear pillar) so I can bend it out of the way for low clearance places and not have it scratch my paint.... like it would in this picture:
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heres an Aussie spec ground plane independent UHF aerial mounted on an ARB bullbar . With fold down function.View attachment 52889
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Skillet
Skillet
Here is my typical setup....
Where can I get a "flipdown doohicky" ?
I checked radio shack and two different truck stops with no luck.
Any help?
Where can I get a "flipdown doohicky" ?
I checked radio shack and two different truck stops with no luck.
Any help?
cabron said:
Not true at all... unless everyone you want to pick up is riding behind you and opposite of whatever side the antenna is mounted too. The antenna uses the vehicle as its "plane", dead center on the roof is the "best" place for overall reception.
"The antenna that you buy would really like to be mounted on top of a metal cone that extends down 102" from the base of the antenna at approximately a 45-degree slope. This allows for equal radiation 360-degrees around the transmitting antenna. If you can picture a Volkswagen bug with the antenna centered on the roof, this is about as close to electrical perfection that a vehicle can come. The center top is the most efficient mounting location, plain and simple."
And some more interesting diagrams, etc at http://www.can4x4.com/articles/comcorner/index3.htm
On my Tacoma I had the antenna mounted on the toolbox and then my ARB, the toolbox was the better choice, though it did look better on the arb.
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I put mine in the DS mirror mount. It looks great and works great but not a great place for it in some wheeling conditions.
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I had a similar antenna. Mine was made by Wilson. I had it on the Slee Tire Carrier. It worked fine. But after being on the trail where a couple of guys had the Wilson 5000 with a mag mount on their roofs. I was blown away. Their signal was carried maybe twice the distance as mine did.
My next setup is to place a Wilson 5000 with a mag mount on the roof. My CB is permanently attached on the dash. It would be a PITA to have to remove it every time I need to connect the antenna. And I could not leave the antenna connected all the time, I would not be able to go into any structure.
My solution is yo put a 3' cable from the CB radio to the glove box. There a male adapter in both ends. That way I can connect the antenna when I need it and not mess around with the radio.
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Alvaro
My next setup is to place a Wilson 5000 with a mag mount on the roof. My CB is permanently attached on the dash. It would be a PITA to have to remove it every time I need to connect the antenna. And I could not leave the antenna connected all the time, I would not be able to go into any structure.
My solution is yo put a 3' cable from the CB radio to the glove box. There a male adapter in both ends. That way I can connect the antenna when I need it and not mess around with the radio.
Regards
Alvaro
Critter said:
And thats why I picked the rear passenger side for mine. Not so much for wheeling.. but for highway use and finding out information from truckers up the road coming from the opposite direction. You know.. for smokies.. so I can slow the beast down from 80mph
And to find out about weather and traffic conditions.
I have mine mounted to the DS tire carrier. Seems to work ok. I read somewhere that the length of the cable running to the antenna should be a certain length for best results. I can't remember what that length was but it worked out just about right from the dash nmounted CB to the antenna.
alvarorb said:
I've done something simlar to Alvaro. I have the Wilson 1000/5000 (can't remember which) mag mount. I put a male/female adapter into the cable right where the bottle jack is stored on the DS. I permanently ran cable from there to the radio. Now all I do is slap the antenna on the roof and run the cable to the bottle jack storage area and connect it right up.
I likewise have mine on the ARB...but need one of those "flip down doohickey's".....
http://www.firestik.com/Catalog/dvsb.htm might be the ticket....
or add a spring... http://www.firestik.com/Catalog/dvsbs.htm
order thru http://www.bills2way.com (my usual shoppin spot)
or.... http://www.walcottcb.com
http://www.firestik.com/Catalog/dvsb.htm might be the ticket....
or add a spring... http://www.firestik.com/Catalog/dvsbs.htm
order thru http://www.bills2way.com (my usual shoppin spot)
or.... http://www.walcottcb.com
Skillet
Skillet
woody said:
Thanks Woody...
I will be flippin' my doohicky down in no time.
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On the front driver side fender:
