i bought a CB today after 3 years of using hand signals

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  1. Ridgeline

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  3. shatteredsquare

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    i think the built in antenna has a short or a bad connection, it says it handles FM/AM/CB all together, and the FM radio has been basically useless since about 4 months of getting the truck new, the CB signal to noise ratio sounds about the same as the FM radio. passenger door speaker also developed an intermittent short at the same time, which i attribute to moisture ingress, it shorts out the same way my engine brake was shorting out sporadically, coming in and out with road bumps and seemingly unrelated operating conditions (RAIN or WARM WET CONDITIONS). condensation in Houston mornings creates a LOT OF WATER on the inside of everything, especially when you need AC to stay cool at the same time. need to figure out where this internal foil antenna is.
     
  4. slim6596

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    Another driver fabricated a stainless steel version of the Wilson mirror mount for Cascadias and have me one. I currently have a Predator mounted on it but have a 7’ fiberglass top load antenna that I keep meaning to try.
     
  5. 06driver

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    We can't put anything near the mirrors or our truck wash will eat it.
     
  6. Slowmover1

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    Breedlove Quick Disconnect. Cover with duct tape.
     
  7. Night Stalker10

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    Sounds like environmentalist wackos at there best. I hardly doubt a CB antenna is going to lower your fuel mileage.

    Also they claim that this film antenna has the best transmission and receive performance for CB radio, as well as for AM&FM. Maybe people need to call Neil and tell him he’s a liar.
     
  8. Slowmover1

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    Gets FL affirmative-action “engineers” off the hook by citing supplier claims.

    Like the overly-bright blue indicator for high beam I’ve had to cover with electrical tape.
     
  9. 06driver

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    Yeah on our off days drivers are still required to wash our truck. Policy is nothing on mirrors after the third time it caused truck wash malfunction.
     
  10. 06driver

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    Ours do everything we need mounted on the back.
     
  11. Slowmover1

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    Policy, whatever. The QD (shown above in a co-phase set-up; truck wash weekly) eliminates concern with close-in (not bird perch) mounts. Ask for exemption. Cheap ### drivers are the problem.
     
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