Dual cb antenna mounting

[jeepcjsrule]

I would like to mount dual cb antennas on my truck and i have a few ideas as to where to mount them i wanted to know how you all mounted yours.



if you have any pics that would be great.

 

[Pogodually]

Mounted mine of the bed just behind the cab. They are mounted on the box rail on a piece of channel the I fab'ed to get them up about 2 inches. Then ran the cable (should be 18 feet, both leads) through a a hole in floor behind left seat, under floor carpet and out at wiring for power leads to seat. Then a short run to homemade bracket holding CB over hump in floor.



Also helped in finding truck in parking lots.



Works for me.

 

[SOOT]

On my 97 I have the big towing mirrors, they mount real nicely to them. looks good and helps to find the truck in the parking lots.

 

[Gizmo 007]

Mounted mine at the front stakepocket hole . . .



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[RON'S RAM]

jeepcjsrule;

my father recently closed a cb. shop. I think he still has a few mounts like Gizmo used on his truck. If your interested, I can check on them. He also has mirror mounts if you have the big west coast mirrors.

Ron

Gizmo 007; stacks look good, I'm guessing they sound as good. Do you still have mufflers?

 

[Jeff H]

Mine are mounted on the mirror shafts. Ran the coax through the bottom side of the mirror housing. I've got a little static problem. Will work on that some other time.

I had stacks on my truck like gizmo.

 

[Yellowlab]

just out of curiosity, i was told that mounting the dual sticks does not give you good reception. I was told that they are too close to each other and it ends up giving your poor recetption on the sides of the truck, but gets a good signal from vehicles directly in front or rear. Is this true??

 

[BIG BOB]

I have run Dual (Co-phazed) antenna for years. My experience is they will talk and receive better that one antenna. I know that there are people that don't agree with me, but I have tried them on my rigs comparing them with a single antenna and the dual (Co-phazed) out performed them every time!



Here is a link to a picture of my truck with the fender mounted Co-phazed antennas.



http://content.communities.msn.com/TheWhiteObsession/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=20

 

[Patriot Diesel]

I have the same setup as Bib Bob. Dual cophased 4' firestick II's with the fender mounts. The combination works very well.

 

[Scooby]

CMousund,



You are correct - a good CB shop and/or engineer will tell you that twin CB antennae require an 8 foot span between them. Notice that even on big-rigs, the antennae are waaayyy out on the edge of their mirrors..... there is a reason for that. On the other hand - some folks claim better results.

 

[The patriot]

In theory, the duals wont work as well as a quality single unless theyre 9' apart.

I have this thing about drilling holes in my truck, but if I didnt, I'd have a Wilson 1000 or 5000 in the middle of my roof.

Eric

 

[shoveljunk]

The possibilities can be endless. A good antenna is worth the money well beond the extra expence of a high dollar radio. Wilson 1000 magnet mount is a good bet. Fire stick can be a bit better. Cophaze should be about 8 FT apart. the main reason trucker use dule antennas is because the big vans block the signal on the oposing side of the truck. Beleive me, I have been asking all of these question my self. Their dos'nt seem to be any single answer. Just make sure to deside how much you wont to use your radio. Do you want extra channels? do you want side band? The most important thing is to ajust the standing wave length ratio. Atmospheric condition can affect TRANS/RECEIVE in a big way. O. K. I love radios almost as much as my CTD.





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