After 5 years of driving Cascadias

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  1. BigJim63

    BigJim63 Light Load Member

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    I have found the road king charger with the dual USB ports do not make any noise.
     
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  3. wolverine11

    wolverine11 Road Train Member

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    Factory coax and antenna mounts, have tried different antennas , no difference. If the truck is 5 years old you may want to remove the plates that cover the antenna mounts and check the coax connections for corresion, my truck has 120,000 miles and had to clean them up about a month ago, cold weather could of contributed, and Im sure you do your share if driving in the great white north, may also want to scrape of powder coat where mount makes contact with plate, but Im not telling you anything that you dont already know. What antennas are you using? Swr good? Was 2014 co- phased like newer models?
     
  4. mike5511

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    Haven't had time to get bored. Too many projects and I work at "retirement speed" plus I'm easily distracted so that adds to completion time as well. When I don't want to do a project, I go somewhere. Hoping to get my tower up before too long. Need to form an pour a sidewalk and plan to get the base set then.
     
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  5. mike5511

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    It's a good idea to clean and shiny up all the grounds/mounting points at least once a year.
     
  6. volvo244t

    volvo244t Road Train Member

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    I'm still using 100% factory stuff including antennas. Thinking I'm going to go with a single (and put another identical antenna on the other side anyway to satisfy my OCD) and use a coax with lugs on one end so I can get it out of the truck through a grommet easier AND so I don't have to use the factory 90 at the antenna feedpoint. 90s are bad juju.
     
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  7. Slowmover1

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    Amphenol makes 90-degree adaptors. The price will juju your wallet.

    FME ended coax easy to use. No reason not to co-phase, IMO.
     
  8. wolverine11

    wolverine11 Road Train Member

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    You using your Galaxy radio? Is the transmit and receive performance good ?
     
  9. Slowmover1

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    I’m going to try and get you a reply on this. I’ve made a number of purchases from Palomar.

    If it works for 30mHz and lower, you’re gold.

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  10. YMItrucking

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    Excellent! I REALLY appreciate it. Thank you so much
     
  11. volvo244t

    volvo244t Road Train Member

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    Aaaand back into a Cascadia (maybe) or a Vovo (maybe).
     
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