Will the Larsen NMO-K 3/4" mount and Tram 1180 antenna work with this antenna? What is your opinion of these components? (Jerry and others with experience, you too please). I am hoping to mount at drivers tail light as many CB operators do.
Better to go with the more commonly used SO-239 mount which matches the SO-239 connector found on the back of all radios and works with the most commonly used PL-259 plug found on most coax cable assemblies and antenna coax cables.
This is one source for a tail light mounting bracket that accepts the SO-239 mount...
https://www.rightchannelradios.com/products/teraflex-jeep-cb-antenna-mount-cj-yj-tj
However, as with any powder coated mount like that you MUST (!) remove the powder coating in a few locations so the antenna's mount can receive its required RF ground. Doing that is critical or the antenna won't tune.
This is what the antenna threads into on the top and the connector screws onto from the bottom. It mounts in the above mounting bracket.
https://www.rightchannelradios.com/...-mounts/products/cb-antenna-stud-mount-pl-259
I use a Hustler SF-2 2 meter antenna for when longer distances are required, it works well. This one...
https://www.wearecb.com/2-meter-136...Yutpb0Ej3Eca6adSwt4Oi4YJaVULv3pxoCRaMQAvD_BwE. Note this is for a 2 meter ham radio, not CB.
This shows where the powder coating needs to be removed from the bottom of the antenna mounting bracket. Powder coating also needs to be removed from where it bolts against the Wrangler under the tail light, it must be well grounded to the tub.
If the mounting bracket is not grounded well enough, the antenna will have a high SWR and you won't be able to get it tuned so it will work well. A simple ground wire is not adequate for this purpose. The
RF ground an antenna needs is far more demanding than something like a light bulb needs, and it requires a large surface connection area for its RF ground needs.