CB Antenna questions and pics.

[Task125]

I have a back rack with a 3' firestik and mount to up right.

 

[Spooled-up]

Here are Task125's antenna mounts. I can't see anything wrong with them, but are there any experts out there that might be able to help? He's got the coax shielding mounted to the angle mount and the center of the coax run to the stud. It doesn't look like the shielding comes into contact with the center wire of the coax.



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[rjones]

I heard that before I think it had something to do with the ECM you may have to move the antenna or the coax Try loading the cb with the antenna moved off to the side or further away from the truck just to test it.....

 

[Task125]

when I keyed the mike with no ant it was fine Im going to try a magnet mount now.

 

[rjones]

FYI dont key mike w/o and antenna it will ruin the cb... ...

 

[Task125]

just tried magnet mount does it also

 

[Task125]

wow I am really starting to think I screwed something up tried starting the truck and cb was on truck ran all rough, turned off cb truck ran fine

 

[rjones]

How close is cb to the ECM?

 

[Task125]

Ready for this one,I disconected my quad box and it does not do it any more. some how the quad box gets messed up with cb

 

[Spooled-up]

I've heard of boxes turning off the A/C and other stuff too.

 

[rjones]

You lost me on Quad box dont know what that is lol sorry.....

 

[Task125]

called quadzilla,they said this happens some times. (of course to me)said to use a toroid from radio shack http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog_name=CTLG&product_id=273-104#

 

[Spooled-up]

Do you put your coax through that thing? Never heard of it.

 

[LesStallings]

Some coax have 75% shielding and other high quality coax is 95%. Maybe upgrading the coax will help.



Also, I second the recommendation of not keying the CB without an antenna attached. It will be just a matter of time before you burn up the CB. Same thing occurs with high SWR readings. Anytime a high percentage of the transmitting energy is reflected back to the CB, problems will occur. That being said, what are your SWR readings on your current setup?? Maybe that could be contributing to the interference. You running an amp on the CB??

 

[Task125]

yes,They said to wrap quad box wire thru it a few times and my ant wire. I never heard of it,but I will give it a shot

 

[Task125]

no amp,but I do need to set the swr. its my first cb so im trying to figure all this out now.

 

[BIG BOB]

Just installed my cb last night,started up truck turned on cb went to key mike and truck stalled out. restarted truck keyed mike truck stalled again disconnected ant wire and keyed mike and truck was fine. any ideas

You may not believe this, but, the Quadzilla has been known to cause this problem. Seen it more than once.

 

[Task125]

I believe ya,thats what they told me happens,I am going over to radio shack after the boss gets home and I will try toriod thing, and thanks for the radio mount bob

 

[bmoeller]

You lost me on Quad box dont know what that is lol sorry.....

It is fueling box for the 24v engines.

 

[rjones]

Oh ok DUH I have to get use to the new Cummins I just bought 1 today I had a 12v... ... ... .