yeah haven't found it yet
OK, so I read the article about bonding, and skimmed through a couple others about common mode, etc.... So my plan is to "bond" the tool box to...
Yup did all the coax cable continuity checks; all good.
Just with my experience this far, being a diesel truck tech seeing all these trucks having cb radios I thought it wouldn’t be that hard but it has...
OK, lots of great info here, thank you. So im thinking of mounting antenna to tool box lid; remove if needed to open, etc, and where to run ground...
Thanks for the info guys will re route everything and try somewhere else
& also, was attempting to operate my radio damaging it?
So besides mounting to the roof, which i don't think i will be doing, what is other options in your guys opinions?
& also, please expand on what you mean by metal under it.... as in mounting directly into metal surface or mounted above?
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And i also have just checked again, and it is channel 1 that does not move and 40 does move to about 1.2-1.1..... External SWR meter for starters?
Previously, I had a 18 AWG wire about 2 ft run from the mount to the frame rail, but now yes the mount is grounded i grinded a piece of the top of...
Just hooked up my Cobra 29 classic with a Firestik II 5' antennae on the side of a tool box on my dodge dakota. SO, when attempting to calibrate...
