I'm running a 2006 freightliner classic with cascadia radio style setup.
Ive bypassed the cascadia set up and ran a rg-8 coax for now however I plan on adding a linear in the near future. Would it be better to switch to lmr-240 or would it take interference from my leds. I'm only asking because I'm not very familiar with microwave type cables.
Coax question
Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by Dynamite_cm, Jun 8, 2018.
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Lmr 240 is by far better than 8x....Still might pock up rf noise from hid/led lights..Thats a battle many have..
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Lmr is not a microwave as per say coax..Its just a brand name but its quality stuff..Also look into some amphonal coax ends to..
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Thanks for the info. I've used amphonal coax ends for awhile now one of the men who taught me cb repair swore by them. And I found 1000ft of one-240 for $400 so ill be ordering that as well.
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Just hope its not old old stock
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1000 ft.? Must be one big truck to need that much coax!
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No but the company I drive for has 12 trucks that's alot of footage at 18ft per coax
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18ft is an ole wives husbands cb tail..
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I agree to an extent. We are switching to 102 steel whips and mounting them between the cab and headache rack on the trucks 18ft is usually the best with the whip to get the right swrs. However in some cases we May need longer coax which is why I'm getting so much.
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Coax length does not affect swr..If it does then you have other issues...
A whip behind the cab will not do any good if your pullin a van(doesnt sound like you will seeing you mentioned a rack)....If your trk is a condo your gonna have tx/rec issues anyways with blockage..rabbiporkchop and Tensleep440 Thank this.
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