Cb radio antennas

[Cherryred98]

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Also, this is my over head setup with my little Royce 600 23 channel, I need to get a mount for my mic, it got left in my old truck when I sold it because I glued it to the dash

 

[Cherryred98]

I haven’t had any issues with the magnetic one yet, but in some sort of emergency situation where I’m running 100+mph, I think the magnetic mounts would give up. I’d rather have a solid mount

Yeah I used to use a mag mount on top of the roof, it got caught on a tree branch and got ripped off while I was on a trail, broke the cable, so I twisted it back together and electrical taped it lol. Didn’t work too well after l, I was only able to get out like 20 feet, I would recommend a spring for solid mounts ( screws between the antenna and the mount) so that way stuff like that is less likely to happen, but in your case. It sounds like it’s not needed as the antennas would probably want to bend back at the spring, giving you less range when going fast like that

 

[95burban]

Biggest thing about getting a cb to work good is taking it to a good radio shop and have it tuned. Use to have them near all big truck stops.

If you want to run dual whips I would only hook up one, use the other for looks. That’s what a radio shop will suggest.

My father drove in the early 90s and had a real nice cobra 25 and a good mic. Back before cell phones where normal and real men drove trucks. Drove a real cool white and orange Pete car hauler then later on a red and gold Pete car hauler. I Spent many nights in truck stop parking lots, fun times.

 

[JohnZ71]

Being in NC I’d expect to find a CB shop on every corner, but the closest one pops up nearly two hours away.

I’m sure there’s some oldtimers around here that can tune my radio whenever I get it setup, but I don’t know any anymore. I plan on setting it up and seeing who is out there on the waves willing to help tune it.

Years ago when I was heavy into CB, there was a ton of people that had base stations and would talk all throughout the day and night. Bunch of good ol’ guys.

 

[Cherryred98]

My friend has a swr meter, I’ve always used that and it does its job for tuning. You are totally right on only having one hooked up as for Cophase to work right they have to be 9 feet apart. Out of curiosity, How bad would it hurt my range if I did hook them both up? I had them both hooked up with a T on my s10 (mounted in the bed behind the cab) and I got out a good 4 miles in town. I know that isn’t anything to brag about but imo it wasn’t bad

 

[95burban]

Hmmm not sure, when I had twins, i only had one hooked up. Then I went to a single 3ft fire stick behind the cab, in the middle of the rear window. Radio stayed off most of the time.

 

[Cherryred98]

So my 25 ft cophase cable came in the mail today. I have the carpet peeled back and I’m trying to find that plug for the hole where a clutch cable usually goes? I might just be blind but I’m not seeing it. I see where the e brake cable goes and the shift linkage

 

[Cherryred98]

Update: never mind I ran through the passenger side where the vaccum line and my sub power wire runs, just below the coolant reservoir. I pulled the A pillar trim off and ran the cables down the inside of the A pillar trim and in between the dash and the kick panel trim. Absolutely seamless

On another note why isn’t there a thread on just cb stuff on this forum? Like setups and gear n stuff?

 

[Erik the Awful]

On another note why isn’t there a thread on just cb stuff on this forum? Like setups and gear n stuff?

Because most people quit using CBs when cell phones became a thing? Not trying to be a pest, but CB fell out of popularity in the 90s.

 

[454C2500Longbed]

Because most people quit using CBs when cell phones became a thing? Not trying to be a pest, but CB fell out of popularity in the 90s.

A few of my friends and I are getting our CBs hooked up in our trucks. Can't wait, they're just too damn cool. Even know a guy who'll help us tune them.