That would probably be best, and something I didn't consider, thanks. You must not be far from me, over there in NE OH.
Thank you. I'll get into reading that when I can. I'm pretty sure my Volvo has a metal cab though. A 6-7' antenna would need to be mounted...
Do you speak English? :D Obviously you know a LOT more than I do about this! It is my truck, but I'm a cheap SOB, so I don't want to spend money...
I haven't been as far east as Strattanville in a long time. I may try a taller mount, or just run it the way it is.
I think my Volvo has a metal roof and rear wall. I'm getting to the point where I'm just going to say ##### it and mount it on the mirror! If you...
It's not "no ground plane" and I read a lot of pro's and con's about coax length, still confused! Antenna is 3' Firestick2, mount is flat style...
No, in order to route it to where I mounted it, I needed a 25' cable.
If I put a spring or longer stud on it would I still be able to tweak the readings with the tip? How about if I use the angle style mount (Single...
OK, so I replaced the Wilson trucker 2000, with the Firestick2 on the back of the cab, like the previous pics. Initially had perfect SWR on ch40,...
Kenan is different at every terminal. Some are great, some suck, most are somewhere in between, mostly depends on the terminal manager. That's...
No. In the vid it shows how the wiring is secured with clips inside the mirror, as well as under the body panel. Taking off the mirror cover is...
This is the video on replacing the oem Volvo coax in the mirror I referred to earlier. You'll see what a PITA it really is! [MEDIA]
Radio is an "out of the box" Uniden PC78LTX
Ok, thanks. I guess I'll get one of those Firestick2's. I was going to move the antenna over to the oem mirror mount, but you have to disassemble...
OK, so, I experimented a bit. Pics below. I installed a ground wire from the mounting bar to frame, no change. I don't know what made me do it,...
Thank you all very much for the advice. I don't like doing things just because "that's the way it's always been done", that's the reason I asked...
Please don't consider my questions as an argument, I'm just trying to understand. Why is the door better? Ground plane was mentioned by someone. I...
I really wanted to get it off the door. I've seen those "bird perch" mounts before
2016 Volvo VNL day cab, pulling gas tanker, so height is not an issue. Antenna broke off oem Volvo mirror mount. I wasn't getting much range out...
Over here on the "big" truck side, it's recommended to keep the DEF tank at least half full to avoid that crystalization in the tank, which leads...
