Adawg_08

I would like to get a cb radio. I don't like to spend a lot of money on stuff like this. I found a Cobra 19 at wal-mart for 35$. I am probaly going to purchase this radio. I am having problems with the antenna's, mounting them, and these coax cable things?

I found this sweet mount.
http://www.premiere-electronics.net/...nnamounts.html

Maybe this antenna?
http://www.radioshack.com/product/in...entPage=search

And some cable?
http://www.premiere-electronics.net/...coaxcable.html

There site says for best reception use 18ft cable!! Thats incredibly long. Where would I put all of that?

I just need guided in the correct direction. please

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olharleyman

For coax you want to do it in 3 ft. sections and yes 18 ft is best for all around input and output. If you go with 18 ft.(good idea) take the excess and twist it into a figure 8 and zip tie it then just stuff it out of site.

For an antenna go with a Wilson or Firestick but make sure you get a adjustable tip 3-5ft should be plenty. Try to stay to the middle of the vehicle for a good ground plain and it also helps keep from it hitting overhead obstacles.

As for mounting is this going on a truck or 4runner??? if its going on a truck where the bed meets the cab drill a hole to mount it in the lip of the bed and mount it there bring the coax from the cab along the frame and back up to the mount on the bed. If its a 4runner what i did was on my tire rack I placed a mount in the middle of it on the top bar and ran the coax from the cab to along the frame and back up to the right taillight and across the bottom bar of the rack to the middle bar and to the antenna. Also old truck driver trick is to put a small hole in a tennis ball and run it down to the point most likely to hit anything and it will take the blunt of the hit and not do damage to paint or in my case crack the rear window.

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1990 4 runner 5 Speed
Pro Comp Stage II 4" Lift 6" coils rear
Aussie Locker front
5.29's Front And Rear
35 x 12.5 x 15 MT's Micky Thompson Classic II Wheels
Super Charged 3.4 on the way

1993 SAS 4runner 22re 5 speed
4" front 5"rear
5.29's
35 x 12.5 BFG KM'S
Dick cepek DC 1's

1955 Harley Davidson Springer
Stock 1955 Hardtail Frame
4 Speed
Kick Start Only
Streached 5.5 gal. tanks
16" Ape Hangers
3" open primary

1998 Harley Custom Dresser
107 rwhp
139 ft.lbs.trq.

drew303

I agree 100% with olharley =)

18ft is right,, just figure 8 it somehwere. I used 18ft under my rig and figure 8'd it under there... i have a 3ft firestik and a Cobra nitewatch CB.

I also purched a sWR meter to tune it all in( you NEEd a SWR meter to properly adjust ANY antenna).

make sure you ground the CB and the antenna well.


goodluck

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Adawg_08

So you run the 18ft of wire outside the vehicle? I wanted to put it under my carpet? I that antenna very flexable? I need to be able to hold it down when I pull into the garage. (not every night, just when it gets worked on)

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Zodiac

the little cobra 19 is a ok radio im more into the big stuff .....lol
$35 bucks is a far deal for it you know i would run a lil wil antenna from wilson
its a mag mount and work really well and run around $25-30

you dont to have to run 18' it dose go in 3' so 3 ,6 ,9, 12,15,18

i have tons or rg-8x and mini 8 i can cut in 3 ,6 ,9, 12,15,18 foot