friggin Cascadia

Ok hate to start off with this as my first post and yes ive been a lurker for a while. So i just got a company Cascadia. Went to hook up my cb and realized i needed a special connector. Upon further review i found the left antena loose, and that the fm radio didn't pick up squat. So i wrote off the factory system , cause i dont have a clue what the previous driver done and i don't wanna open that can of worms.
Change of plan: run my own stuff, make nothing permanent, drill no holes, and make it so i can use it on another truck once this one breaks down.

So i purchase the Wilson mirror mount, some crappy. 12 ft of crappy coax, a cigarette plug, and a francis whip.

SWI was off the charts, went to a top loaded tunable KW 4ft whip,
Still way, way high. Way findings says im too long.

Switched to a 3 ft. Wilson top loaded tunable Silver tip
Got me in the ball park, but still a little long.

Changed from a 12ft crappy coax to 9ft good coax.
SWI on the Cobra barely moves.

Now the CB does work, i can receive and talk in very close range; but i doubt even a mile.

Lots of noise, and lots of interference . My cell phone charging in the console drives it nuts. And if i touch the cb or even get close to it the noise stops.

My coax is simply ran through the door and up across the dash, there is no coiling. I ran a ground wire from he Wilson mirror mount to one of the unpainted bolts in the door frame.

The Wilson antena also has its on ground that connects to the antena mount.
I have also ran a ground from the CB mount to a bolt that goes in the the door frame on the other side of the cab. It helped cut down on the cut out my body was causing when i would touch the cb, but not by much.

CB is mounted to the dash, into plastic.

Ok, thats as detailed as i can get without being asked any specific questions. Please help, and drive safe!

 

Oh yea, i also have it leaned forward

 

It is a 2011

 

Just run it through the door and up the weather stripping