Where to put CB ant.

[andrewkoperdak]

has anyone mounted cb ant on the front fenders ( a bracket that goes under the hood). Where did you get the parts to do it. Would you recommend firesticks?

R,

Andy

 

[Got Smoke?]

Mine is on my toolbox. Not sure if you have one though

 

[Heetseeker_1]

If you must...

If you decided on the fender mount, try fire stick.

Fire Stick stuff

 

[jerryrigg]

UP ON TOP, as close to TRUCK center not roof center as possible





1. Most of the transmitted signal leaves the antenna at the base

2. Most CB antennas are ground plane dependant in simple terms the truck body helps "pull" the signal out of the antenna

3. Low mounting looses directional transmit, ie mount on bed rails lose performance transmitting forward, mount on front fenders lose performance transmitting to the rear... .



To maximize performance mount antenna as high as possible, ie on top, make sure you get an antenna capable of being tuned, use a swr meter to tune antenna, make sure to ground radio chassis to body not battery



personal note: I prefer a wire antenna instead of fiberglass, why less noise, mounted on top less flex in truck roof from wind resistance, the whip can be replaced CHEAP as long as base is still good. I use Wilson's (no endorsement, promotion, or sales pitch) just my preference, they can be had for cheap over the web, in stores some tend to be costly.

 

[wcjp]

I bought my CB, bracket and antenna from

www.valcoelectronics.com



Great customer service and fast delivery of my CB. I mounted the bracket on the driver side fender second bolt from the windshield. Fits like a glove and goes on in seconds. I was referred to the website from a Jeep board I frequent.

 

[baby.driver]

K-40 Mag Mount

Right in the center of the roof. SWR almost 1:1



Works great.



Jay

 

[Heetseeker_1]

That's the ticket

If you want the most out of your radio, go with the stick on top... I used a wilson 1000 through the roof mount for mine. It comes in a kit with the load, antena, cable and allen wrench to adjust the stick. Just take the dome light down with a couple of screws, put a 3/4" hole saw on your drill go through the roof. Put the mount through the roof and tighten the nut down with the silicone weather washers in place. The mount bites into the roof from under to give you your ground. Snake the cable down to the B pillar with a wire after you take off a plastic piece of molding or two. Run the cable under the carpet to the radio and you're in business. Don't forget to screw the antena load onto the new roof mount and bury the antena into the load and come up 1/16th and tighten. That should get you in the ball park until you put a meter on it. Mine was dead on with this set up.



I do like the look of the fiberglass sticks on the fenders but I decided on the recomended installation from my local cb shop. Hey, if you spend $400 on a radio you want every bit of power out of it that you can get right?



Steve.

 

[Ray Torresdal]

garage doors??

I understand the roof mount thing - but is there any alternative to mag base mounting for those of us who pamper our trucks with a garage stall at night?



Ray

 

[Heetseeker_1]

copy that

Ray, I pondered that for days before I purchased my setup. But, I have no doubt that the set up can handle that abuse of going in and out every day... after all I did it and there wasn't much room. The antena flexes well for it, but makes a bit of a racket...



What we do need though... Is a retractable metal whip antena setup for the CB radio's... Inventors????



Steve.

 

[skobylenski]

Check this thread, too:



https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=60338



Personally, I have a Firestik 4', and I like it a lot.

 

[Johnny5]

What about the K40 whip that is removable w/ 1/3 of a turn? As far as I remember you can permanent mount those bases instead of using the mag base. I do remember a mount that went over a trunk lid edge which may work in certain applications