I currently have the uniden pro 510xl cb radio mounted in my jeep and the 3' firestik antenna mounted on the rear left taillight. I plan to go with these taillights with this poison spyder rear armor. I will have to move my cb antenna elsewhere and was wondering if anyone had any good ideas for where to put it.
Looking for ideas on where to mount my CB antenna
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I couldn't remember if it was @toximus or someone else, but I saw a cool design that they mounted it inside their soft top. If anyone knows who it was, can you show the details please?
DustinfromOhio
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Given the understanding that a 2' firestik will be harder to tune than a 3' one-
If you kept the antenna tip at the same height above the ground, would a 3' mounted lower or a 2' mounted at a "normal" height make a difference in the SWR's?
If you kept the antenna tip at the same height above the ground, would a 3' mounted lower or a 2' mounted at a "normal" height make a difference in the SWR's?
I used a piece of angle iron the width of the bolt holes on the tailgate for the spare rubber bumpers. Drilled holes to mount it there and then drilled a hole for the coax plug. I'll try to snap a picture later. I thought I had pictures already but can't find them.
If you Google it you can find much better pictures, but I agree with you. Their website looks like it was made in 1990.
I have used their stuff though, and it's top notch.
Did you buy that metal bracket or did you make it, if so where can I find one. I might end up going that route
https://www.rightchannelradios.com/collections/cb-accessories/products/cb-am-fm-antenna-splitter
Has anyone used one of these? I'm considering this with a CB antenna in the factory radio antenna location.
Has anyone used one of these? I'm considering this with a CB antenna in the factory radio antenna location.
AM/FM/CB antenna splitters don't work well at all. Save your money.
It is not a splitter, it is a diplexer. Using something like a Firestik I would expect the VSWR to be terrible in the FM band but it still might work ok. It is a given that the VSWR in the AM band will be terrible but it doesn't matter down there due to atmospheric noise.