Modern tractor and factory fitted cb Antenna

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  1. freddyb

    freddyb Light Load Member

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    mine is factory on back of sleeper
     
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  3. freddyb

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    20140617_133002.jpg my 2015 pete 389
     
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  4. stacks

    stacks Road Train Member

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    It's an older version possibly a 2014
     
  5. freddyb

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    10-4. Maybe something new for the 2015 yr model
     
  6. stacks

    stacks Road Train Member

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    But that's your own mount if I'm not mistaken' don't you have an antenna on passenger mirror for am fm tv and the one on the drivers mirror doubles for a cb Antenna '
     
  7. freddyb

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    No thats not my own mount. Its a factory mount. I have a small antenna mounted on drivers mirror that doubles as tv/radio antenna and a small square factory antenna for sirius xm. Cb has its own bracket and coax FACTORY mounted on back of sleeper
     
  8. freddyb

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    Nothing mounted on passenger side mirror except my own sirius xm antenna bc I have my own sirius xm unit and dont use the system already installed in trk.
     
  9. mike5511

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    That may be functional, but it sure isn't optimal. Is the back of that cab metal or fiberglass?
     
  10. freddyb

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    Metal. It is optimal. Swr is great. Seems to work fine
     
  11. freddyb

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    How do u figure its not optimal?
     
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