I received a Uniden Pro 520XL for my birthday from youngest daughter and her husband. The rest of the install kit was up to me and I ordered up the Arizona Rocky Road spare tire carrier antenna mount, the ARR TJ radio mount, the Firestik firering RGB 18' cable, an swr meter and a Firestik II antenna.
Have a couple of questions on finishing off the install correctly and need the advice of experts. The plan is to run power directly from the battery to the CB, but a quick disconnect in the power lead (and negative lead) on the ARR radio mount would be nice. What would be a suitable connector? Should the negative lead for the radio be run to the battery as well? Any advantages or disadvantages?
Second, and probably more importantly, setting up the antenna ground to the body. Should I try to find a grounding strap that will reach from the antenna mount to a good ground on the body or could a heavy gauge wire be run from the antenna mount to a good ground on the body. If the heavy gauge wire would work, should the insulation be stripped from the wire? It seems that the radio signals travel along the outside of the grounding strap on the ground connection from what I've read. I guess that another option is to bond a traditional ground strap to the tailgate and then to the body. Then make sure that the antenna mount is well bonded to the tailgate. Expert advice would be most welcome here.
Have a couple of questions on finishing off the install correctly and need the advice of experts. The plan is to run power directly from the battery to the CB, but a quick disconnect in the power lead (and negative lead) on the ARR radio mount would be nice. What would be a suitable connector? Should the negative lead for the radio be run to the battery as well? Any advantages or disadvantages?
Second, and probably more importantly, setting up the antenna ground to the body. Should I try to find a grounding strap that will reach from the antenna mount to a good ground on the body or could a heavy gauge wire be run from the antenna mount to a good ground on the body. If the heavy gauge wire would work, should the insulation be stripped from the wire? It seems that the radio signals travel along the outside of the grounding strap on the ground connection from what I've read. I guess that another option is to bond a traditional ground strap to the tailgate and then to the body. Then make sure that the antenna mount is well bonded to the tailgate. Expert advice would be most welcome here.