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KW T680 antenna mounting opinions and options

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by juanveldez, Oct 9, 2014.

  1. Oct 9, 2014 #1
    juanveldez

    juanveldez Light Load Member

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    So I recently got moved out of my Volvo vnl 760 and into a KW T680. I am currently battling antenna tuning problems with it. Anyways that is besides the point since I want to get my General HP40W hooked up and would be moving over to a Wilson Trucker 2000. My question is how are others mounting the antennas since they don't make a mount big enough for the mirror arms and a bird pitch is out of the question because of where the mirror bolts are.
     
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  3. Nov 24, 2014 #2
    jking006

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    im not to familiar with the t680 but if the mirrors are anything like my 09 pete 387 then yeah a mirror mount is out of the question.. I did what every cb shop I talked to said wont work... I bought what they call a "outback bracket" that bolts to the grab bar behind the cab.. I mounted it low on the grab bar and ran a ground strap from the bracket to the frame then I got a 102 stainless whip and put it on the truck with 30ft of coax I used a bunge cord at the top of the whip to keep it from moving to much... my swrs are 1.2 with a galaxy 44
     
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  4. Nov 24, 2014 #3
    juanveldez

    juanveldez Light Load Member

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    Nice. What I ended up doing is a real pain in the ### but I took the bottom half of a Francis mount and put the top half of a Wilson roof mount then I took sand paper and stopped the paint off of the stock mount and put a flat washer in there and then ran a grounding strap out to the mirror bolt under the hood getting 1.5 on my General HP40W
     
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