Cascadia Antenna Solutions

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  1. May 25, 2017 #1361
    RStewart

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    I know enough about radios to make me dangerous. Lol. Yes, mine are angled forward 15° mainly so that when I'm running down the road that are pretty much straight up & down. I know even angled forward a radio should receive better than a mile away. I'll keep learning & keep tinkering with it.
     
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  3. May 28, 2017 #1362
    mike5511

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    Be sure and remove the factory antenna on the drivers side, if you have one. That will lower the SWR as well.
     
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  4. May 28, 2017 #1363
    mike5511

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    That could be them.....pretty common problem on today's trucks. If you have them leaned over too far it will hurt your performance as well.
     
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  5. May 28, 2017 #1364
    mike5511

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    I think it is about 3/16ths. It's stout!
     
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  7. May 28, 2017 #1365
    craig_sez

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    Buy the same bolt but longer...Had to basically do the same with my 7ft skip shooter..Nail thats used as a tuning tip was about a cpl inches short..
     
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  8. May 28, 2017 #1366
    craig_sez

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    Crap coax and crap stud..
     
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  9. May 28, 2017 #1367
    craig_sez

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    Shouldnt be useing a splitter and 2 9 ft pieces...Cophased coax 75 ohm...
     
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  10. May 28, 2017 #1368
    mike5511

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    If you'll notice, my stud is that good, heavy duty, stainless steel stud that Francis used to sell. I don't know if you can still get them????
     
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  11. May 28, 2017 #1369
    Traveling_Max

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    It's a company rig that was never setup for a CB so I don't know if it's in their or not. Either way removing it would be a modification I'm not allowed to make.
     
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  12. May 28, 2017 #1370
    bored silly

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    That splitter is a JOKE. FIRST TIME I EVER SAW ONE I WAS LIKE W.T. F. ARE YOU KIDDING ME. !!!!!!!
     
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