drivers side or passenger

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by blacklabel, Mar 6, 2012.

  1. blacklabel

    blacklabel Heavy Load Member

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    Antenna mounting options ...

    Just for arguments sake ;)
     
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  3. irishwarrior

    irishwarrior Medium Load Member

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    both on for the cb one for the ham radio but thats just me
     
  4. blacklabel

    blacklabel Heavy Load Member

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  5. Trashtrucker1265

    Trashtrucker1265 Road Train Member

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    Prefer drivers side because for the most part that prevents the antenna from smacking low lying limbs like you're prone to do if you mount it on the passenger side.
     
  6. blacklabel

    blacklabel Heavy Load Member

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    I didn't think of that, but steel whips should be ok. Wouldn't think I'd hit the open coil
     
  7. irishwarrior

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    lol yeah ya got to watch out for the trees jumpping out at ya

    i used to drive school bus and lost a few whips they where mounted on the roof and i told them i need a bus with a whip mounted lower but did they listen NNOOOO of course not :biggrin_25521:
     
  8. 25(2)+2

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    Will get some argument from the line of sight guys, but I got a better pattern on the passenger side and better performance from what I could tell, and running co-phased now just because I don't want to run more coax..

    Those trees are hard on stuff, though
     
  9. twomillion n counting

    twomillion n counting Bobtail Member

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    If you won't bang your cab when you open your door driverside, if you won't hit trees in the areas you frequently go, passenger side. Over all passenger side, i don't care for anymore EM radiation than need be that close to me.
     
  10. blacklabel

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    I thought I read somewhere that it would perform better on passanger side, bc it was farther from the mic
     
  11. Hardlyevr

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    I'd say driver's side for the protection from trees, and then a clearer path to what's behind you, if it was only on the passenger side the trailer will block a lot of the "view".
     
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