CB Antenna Mounting

[JLandry]

Can anyone tell me where I can find a no-drill CB antenna mount solution for a 13/14/15 Ram 3500?

On my 2001, I used one of these stainless steel hood lug mounts which worked well...

I'm not find anything like that for my 2014. I'd really like to avoid a magnet mount antenna if possible and I also don't like the idea of drilling holes in my still-nearly-new truck!

A fall-back position might be a stack hole mount for the bed like this...

...but that might interfere with my folding tonneau cover closing properly, or generally just get in my way.

Thanks in advance,

John

 

[gsbrockman]

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http://www.cometantenna.com/amateur-radio/no-holes-mobile-mounts/antenna-mounts-and-brackets/

DG2ANTPF.....5th one down.

I've been looking at one as well; I currently have a magnetic mount on the headboard of the bed, but I believe that's the worst location possible. I'm sure the SWR is through the roof.....being that close to the cab.

 

[n7gxz]

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http://www.cometantenna.com/amateur-radio/no-holes-mobile-mounts/antenna-mounts-and-brackets/

DG2ANTPF.....5th one down.

I've been looking at one as well; I currently have a magnetic mount on the headboard of the bed, but I believe that's the worst location possible. I'm sure the SWR is through the roof.....being that close to the cab.

I've used these on my 2011 with no problem for my ham antennas. I did add a screw in the lower channel to stiffen them up. I took one and tweaked it so that it would fit on the right side.

Kevin

 

[JLandry]

Thanks guys!

The hole on that mount is too large for normal CB antennas, but a couple of stainless steel fender-type washers should solve that.

John L.

 

[Doubleclutch]

Awful lot of radio zoomies really close to the computer stuff in the engine compartment, and it seems like there were a lot of prohibitions on amateur radio operations in my owners manual. I would probably like to find a location further aft, if possible. But 50w is a lot more concentrated Zoomie Blast than (is it 10w for CB?). N7GXZ, How did you fish your cable into the cab? N6LUG... Greg
Where have the wheels stopped rolling, John?

 

[n7gxz]

N7GXZ, How did you fish your cable into the cab?

I poked the through the rubber grommet that the main wiring harness come through. I've not seen any problems with the truck computer or my ham radios. One was having some problems on one frequency with it not being able to squelch it, seems to have been noise on the power cable so I put a couple of ferrite chocks on it and that seemed to fix the problem.

Kevin

 

[BK]

have you considered glass mount?

http://www.amazon.com/Midland-18-25...509375&sr=8-1&keywords=cb+glass+mount+antenna

Performance is not as good as other options, but for trail use and traffic info, they've worked fine for me.
A few of us went that way with our new Dodges for the same reason, didn't want to drill.

I had at first did a bumper mount for a glass wip, used a bracket on the bottom of the bumper. There were some stock holes.
Went thru a couple of brackets and gave up, didn't last.
Went to the glass mount on the rear cab window and that is still working 12 years later.

I have one on one side for the CB, and another on the other side for my dual-bander.

 

[JHumphries]

have you considered glass mount?

http://www.amazon.com/Midland-18-25...509375&sr=8-1&keywords=cb+glass+mount+antenna

Performance is not as good as other options, but for trail use and traffic info, they've worked fine for me.
A few of us went that way with our new Dodges for the same reason, didn't want to drill.

I had at first did a bumper mount for a glass wip, used a bracket on the bottom of the bumper. There were some stock holes.
Went thru a couple of brackets and gave up, didn't last.
Went to the glass mount on the rear cab window and that is still working 12 years later.

I have one on one side for the CB, and another on the other side for my dual-bander.

What is the range on an antenna like that?

 

[n7gxz]

What is the range on an antenna like that?

Glass mounts can have problems with tinted windows. They connect the inside to the outside elements through inductive and sometimes the tinting prevents a good coupling.

Kevin

 

[MoparBob]

I am interested in this as well...need to mount a VHF antenna and CB antenna on mine.

 

[BK]

Range is extremely subjective. (just look at those "ratings" for FRS or GMRS HTs)

With that said, I would bet any top loaded 1/4wave whip, or even quality base loaded well mounted antenna is going to perform better than my glass mount antennas.

But I wasn't looking to squeak out all the performance, I wanted convenience.
I started with a 1/4wave fiber glass whip on the bumper, but after all the problems I had with bending brackets, breaking coax, I gave up on the bumper mount.

I just used the dualbander glassmount at camp for talking to HT's , and around town to the local repeater. (2m/440).
Never had a problem.

For the CB, again, on the trail or on the road with others that didn't have a ticket, and for traffic chatter.
I'm not running an amp, or trying to talk skip.
It never let me down...
but I don't live on either, or trying for distance, or for town to town communications.

I don't have any tint to speak of on the rear cab window.
All the wiring stays inside, no holes.

The 2m/440 dualbander tuned well.

The CB, don't think I got it much below 2:1, but good enough for what I needed.

I put one on the driver's side, and one on the passenger side.

 

[K5IP]

I fished the antenna and power connections through a knock out just under the driver seat. I run ham radio output power on Hf about 500W without any truck computer problems. still use a CB when traveling with folks who use this stuff, but if you really like radio, as I do, consider getting a ham ticket.
Not hard to do and if you look you can probably find a local ham club that offers classes and help to obtain a license.
Good luck
K5IP
Rog

 

[BK]

I fished the antenna and power connections through a knock out just under the driver seat. ........
Good luck
K5IP
Rog

yea, that's how I did my original run back to the 1/4wave glass whip on the bumper.