86tuning

Okay, so a 4' antenna, centered on the front bed rail, and then tuned. I can deal with that, and not have a hole in the middle of my roof.

Going shopping on the weekend then.

Thanks for the tips!

Junkers88

That's where I wanted to go also but I have a camper top that I put on for camping and winter wheeling. Do me a favor and post a write up with pictures when you do the install. I'll do the same when I drill the hole and mount mine on top of the cab.

bruzryoda

yes definatly ground to frame and bat. 102" is my personal choise, next to a mag. mount on the roof. but i had a problem with theives so thats why i no longer have a k40.....

Merlin

you might want to make sure you get a good seal around the mount, so you don't get water leakage and/or rust. some people use a little silicone sealant around the base of the mount just to make sure.

good little radio.

Merlin

make sure you ground that puppy good. ground bed to frame, cab to frame, etc...

if you have an swr meter, tune the antenna yourself instead of paying somebody to do it for you. if not, buy a cheap swr meter (for the price you'd pay somebody to do it for you anyway) and do it yourself. that way if you need to move your rig to another vehicle, you can tune the antenna again right away.

4Crawler

iTrader: (3)

Yes that is true. If you plan on going on any organized wheeling trips, some organizations have limits on CB antenna length for just that reason. For example Cal4Wheel has a 4' antenna length limit on some runs, or if longer that antenna must be tied down.

86tuning

Hmm, after quite a bit of surfing, I came across this article:

http://wilsonantenna.com/tspu.htm

And this picture which seems very helpful, as it directly addresses pickup trucks.

hmmwv15

Okay, I forgot about this thread. I was reading a few of your posts about the dual antennas.

Anywho, I bought a mirror mount kit with 3' dual antennas and it came with a cable that splits in two right at the back of the cb with a "single" wire running out to each antenna. (I went to radio shack after I bought these and found a set of 4' antennas for $7 a piece, so the 4' is what will be on there) I heard somewhere that the minimum distance apart that they should be is about 4', so I am mounting them on the two far sides of the front bumper, which should be just over 4'.

If it does happen to be the wrong configuration, will it fry my cb? If not as long as it works for trails and the highway I should be fine.

EDIT: Followed the link that someone posted for the wilson antennas and that answered my question. I'll be fine with the same preformance as a single, I just like the look of duals. So "I wanna be cool"...Sweet...

Junkers88

Did you get them mounted yet? If so I think some pictures are in order.

hmmwv15

Hopefully this weekend I'll have tabs welded for lights and the antennas. I should also have some sliders.