There are plenty of threads on this forum about who is a good cb tech and who is a bad cb tech, so this is not one of those.
I'm interested in seeing who out there knows how to set up good antenna systems on rigs, four wheelers, etc. Mostly because I'm certainly no expert at it, I think as far as I've ever gotten was 10 miles off one of my own rig setups, not including skip instances.
Also I tend to break ####, so it usually costs me more time and money to get it done with a worse result than someone else. I think other drivers/mobile radio users would benefit from the information as well.
Let's see what you got.
Antenna men for mobile?
Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by QuietStorm, May 24, 2019.
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Let me elaborate by saying that I'm not asking about who can screw an antenna on to a trucks factory coax and use a meter to make the swr under 1.5:1, anyone can do that
I'm talking about guys who actually know how to set up s good antenna system from the ground up.rabbiporkchop Thanks this. -
I do it often. Depends on the vehicle. No such thing as a "universal" antenna.
Whenever I build something for a commercial tractor it's always custom built to the vehicle itself for that vehicle only.Dave_in_AZ and QuietStorm Thank this. -
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99% of the shops and “techs” lack sufficient knowledge about antenna systems and feedline, most are still learning how to spell analyzer.
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You could probably fabricate a mounting solution similar to this one. It's just a flat piece of stainless steel bolted to the factory mirror arm and extends out from the arm a little bit far enough to where you could bolt a stud on to the mounting plate since the factory mounting location doesn't give you enough clearance to put a stud on similar to this one, and the factory stud wouldn't be strong enough to support the weight of an antenna long enough to be the physical Dimension it needs to be to reach your height restriction.
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Edit: and then what about grounding, coax, etc.
Edit2: I lack the emoji-## to find a wet noodle flopping around everywhere which is what I suspect will happen to the whip while driving, probably resulting in a serious loss of performance.Last edited: May 25, 2019
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This guy has the same truck as you and you could check out how he did his bracket. I would do it differently. I would unscrew the four bolts that hold that mounting plate on and then I would take that metal piece off and use it as a template and trace the outline onto a piece of stainless steel.
Doing it my way would prevent you from having to drill through the mirror bracket the way this guy did.
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