^^^^^ will be using the same one here soon....
On a different note though.. Do not forget to ground your cb antenna mount real well. Truck boxes are not really grounded that good and I bet no one gets to bare metal on there bed rails to mount their boxes.. Just run a good size wire from the mount to the frame rail and you'll be all set...
Sent from what use to be a great country.
Actually, you want strap braid since you are building an RF ground, not a DC ground.
Different principles.
RF is "skin effect" where DC ground travels the cross section of the wire. The wider the strap the better.
Also RF ground your box to the frame on all four corners.
If you want to do it right and maximize your transmission, ground hte box at all 4 corners, then bond the box to both rear corners of the cab then at least the two front corners of the cab. Finally, at least one strap near the rear of your exhaust system.
The exhaust has a reason: if you think about it, it's like a big antenna. Attached at the engine and then one long steel pipe (antenna) suspended in rubber right out hte back of the truck. It "fights" with the intended antenna and can induce noise. One simple braided strap near the back bond it to the truck and turns it from and antenna to a piece of the chassis and gives the antenna more (for lack of a better term) "ground plane"...counterpoise might be closer to the truth.
