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antenna location....

Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by earthbrown, Nov 26, 2006.

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  1. Nov 26, 2006 #1
    earthbrown

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    Got into a different truck and considering putting the antenna on the passenger side to limit the wear on the coax by opening and closing the door.

    Any noticeable difference in doing this? Will it make reception worse?



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  3. Nov 26, 2006 #2
    mrjuggalo9er

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    thats where i always run mine with my huge radio {cobra 18 wxst11}lol but no i have had the same coax for 2 years now and i have never noticed a diffrence in reception
     
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  4. Nov 26, 2006 #3
    pro1driver

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    whenever i jumped into a truck without antennas, i would use my vise-grip antenna set-up and use the passenger side mirror mount. i never noticed anything different.
     
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  5. Nov 27, 2006 #4
    Crankshaft

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    My only concern with putting an antenna on the passenger side is the tree trimming I find myself doing. Even with my Wilson on the driverside, its been tweaked once from trees. I snapped one of freightliners antennas off my old Century early this year in Katy, Tx.
     
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  7. Nov 27, 2006 #5
    Cerberus101

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    sopposed to drive between the lines not on the sidewalk...lol
     
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  8. Nov 27, 2006 #6
    earthbrown

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    You obviously have never driven in the NYC area, Chicago, or Boston. :)


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  9. Nov 27, 2006 #7
    Cerberus101

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    nyc- no, chicago,detroit,-yes. i just pay attention to my surroundings.
     
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  10. Nov 27, 2006 #8
    earthbrown

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    I do too, but sometimes have to drive over curbs or onto sidewalks. No less attention is paid, just a little finesse with the clutch too make the curb jump smooth as silk.

    Even done a dirt road or too.



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  11. Nov 27, 2006 #9
    Cerberus101

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    if your talking bumped a curve , then i have done that. the good ole curb check. **** everydriver has done that. but to actually hit something hard enough to screw up an antenna then no i haven't done that.
     
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  12. Nov 27, 2006 #10
    earthbrown

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    I have had trees hit my antenna many times on narrow roads with passing traffic. Forced to drive far right and pass antenna gets hit by branches. Never broke one, just took off a few of the rubber tops.


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