A DOG Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 What kind of CB radio are you guys running in your trail rigs? What kind of antenna? Any tips and tricks to a cb radio. I just bought a 40$ CB Radio from radio shack. I also got a K40 antenna for it. I got it because my friend and I go on trails just about every weekend. It's nice to be able to talk to eachother without getting out of the car. Plus if I get stranded somewhere I can sit on the CB and talk till someone hears me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudduck Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 The most important thing to your radio setup is your anntenna. You can have a radio with all the bells and whisles and still not get heard if you got a junk antenna. K40's are ok, I have run a few, but wasn't real impressed with the performance. I run a cobra 29, and a wilson 1000 mag mount. I have yet to knock the wilson off the roof, and the are easy to tune. Get a swr meter, and get the swr's down as low as possible. Make sure that you coax is run in a way that it won't be kinked or pinched. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A DOG Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 Word. My friend got a crappy antenna and I can't hear him half the time while he can hear me perfectly. I wouldn't mind getting one of these antennas. http://www.firestik.com/CatalogFrame.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 I run a Uniden PC 33 , with a 9' fiberglass wip on a spring, I like the 9' antenna as in the dunes I can put a flag on it, the wire between the radio and antenna was set up by a hamm CB radio guy I dont remember the length but its supose to be a certain length , ( longer then you need) for best proformance, I wish I had a PA with it, its great out on the trails, protect a solid mt as it could brake from branches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 I use a Cobra DX III. Generic antenna from some truck stop on the way to Castana IA. Had a friend tune it with his RFW meter. Works great on the highway but out on the trails its spotty. Mostly due to the terrain; since CBs are line of sight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A DOG Posted August 31, 2005 Author Share Posted August 31, 2005 Works great on the highway but out on the trails its spotty. Mostly due to the terrain; since CBs are line of sight. My friend got a generic antenna and I can't even hear him from only 3miles away. I got a nice antenna and he can hear me perfectly. CB are line of sight, but a better antenna really helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorganM Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 My friend got a generic antenna and I can't even hear him from only 3miles away. I got a nice antenna and he can hear me perfectly. CB are line of sight, but a better antenna really helps. Mine reaches 5miles easy; but its also tuned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester_Ranger Posted August 31, 2005 Share Posted August 31, 2005 I run a Cobra 75 WX ST with a 'lil wilson' magnet antenna. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbag_89 Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 what you need is a cobra 148 with a power mike and a big steel whip none of them fire stix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingbobdole Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Anyone got any pics of nicly mounted CBs in their rigs? I kinda wanna see what yall have goin on and copy it:brow: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A DOG Posted September 4, 2005 Author Share Posted September 4, 2005 Anyone got any pics of nicly mounted CBs in their rigs? I kinda wanna see what yall have goin on and copy it:brow: I'll post some pics of how I mounted mine. Got all the stuff from Radioshack. Cost about $70 total. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobmater Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 heres mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A DOG Posted September 6, 2005 Author Share Posted September 6, 2005 here are the pics the mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudduck Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Kind of a funky place to mount up that antenna. Most of your signal is going to go off the driver side of the car. Top center on the highest point is the best location for an ant. Looks good though. My radio is to big to mount like you all have them mounted. I'll post a pic of my setup as soon as I can find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester_Ranger Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 My CB is just right of the steering wheel next to the vents. all CB functions and display are located on the mic itself. On the upper right hand corner of this picture you can see a silver box where my CB and antenna connect to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oddcomp Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 now at one time i had a nice president something or other radio still do somewhere. and a 250 watt foot warmer and a 100 and something inch steel whip antenna on one of my amc eagle wagons .. never really had a problem talking to people hehe but yes i agree tune what you have before you add power or poof .. no more finals in the radio 10-4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudduck Posted September 6, 2005 Share Posted September 6, 2005 Yep, get that SWR down to a 1:1 or as close as you can. Anything over a 3:1 will burn up a radio in a hurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingbobdole Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Holy cow Forrester_Ranger.... The wiring job in there reminds me of my Christmas tree... any heat/melty/battery drian issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 My CB is just right of the steering wheel next to the vents. all CB functions and display are located on the mic itself. On the upper right hand corner of this picture you can see a silver box where my CB and antenna connect to. Are we a gadget freak, or what? Thats bodering on dangerous driving friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 My CB is just right of the steering wheel next to the vents. all CB functions and display are located on the mic itself. On the upper right hand corner of this picture you can see a silver box where my CB and antenna connect to. This is your Captain speaking, "we are ready for take-off" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 heres mine are we having probs posting pics again? jus' bustin on ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forester_Ranger Posted September 7, 2005 Share Posted September 7, 2005 Holy cow Forrester_Ranger....The wiring job in there reminds me of my Christmas tree... any heat/melty/battery drian issues? Nope, never had any issues. i don't usually run everything at once though. Just to be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soobmater Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 are we having probs posting pics again? jus' bustin on ya it works for me :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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