Installed a Cb radio.
06-15-2008, 04:30 PM
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Installed a Cb radio.
hey guys, just wanted to see what u guys think, i got a uniden pro510x for free, with the antennae(wilson 500), so i installed it. what do u think. theyre lots of fun when u get a bunch of guys with them, they have about a 5-6 mile range.
sorry u cant really see the antennae in the last pic, but i think its about 4-5 feet tall. i had a couple of ideas of where to put it, like maybe on the back bumper somewhere, or make a mount somewhere, or should i leave it on the roof?
sorry u cant really see the antennae in the last pic, but i think its about 4-5 feet tall. i had a couple of ideas of where to put it, like maybe on the back bumper somewhere, or make a mount somewhere, or should i leave it on the roof?
06-15-2008, 04:32 PM
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Looks good, clean truck! Im jelous of your purdy paint.
I would mount it on the rear bumper, then rig up some protection so it doesnt whip against your bed.
I take it you don't go into any underground parking places
My truck no longer fits in almost ANY!
I would mount it on the rear bumper, then rig up some protection so it doesnt whip against your bed.
I take it you don't go into any underground parking places
My truck no longer fits in almost ANY!
06-15-2008, 04:38 PM
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well dont be too jelous, ive got my right fender to repaint, bit of surface rust, and my driver door needs a bit of touch up, and front of hood is starting to rust, and passenger rocker panel is pretty messed up.. thanks for comment
06-15-2008, 04:54 PM
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Next step:
400 watt linear amplifier and co-phased 3/4 wave k7w-b firestiks.
but strictly speaking, where the antenna is placed now is near optimal for antenna performance- the roof of the cab creates a ground-plane effect directing the RF in a near perfect circle around the truck (ideally, it should be placed dead-center within the horizontal plane of the roof). moving the mount anywhere else will cause directionality with the antenna.
400 watt linear amplifier and co-phased 3/4 wave k7w-b firestiks.
but strictly speaking, where the antenna is placed now is near optimal for antenna performance- the roof of the cab creates a ground-plane effect directing the RF in a near perfect circle around the truck (ideally, it should be placed dead-center within the horizontal plane of the roof). moving the mount anywhere else will cause directionality with the antenna.
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06-15-2008, 05:04 PM
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that was weird- I clicked quote when you had asked if I'd put that in english, and the window came up and said 'oh ok, cool...' like it does now. I must've edited / added just after you posted your reply that you then edited.
I played around with C.B.'s a few years ago. Went so far as to build a full-wave dipole antenna on top of my dad's house. those were the days....
I played around with C.B.'s a few years ago. Went so far as to build a full-wave dipole antenna on top of my dad's house. those were the days....
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06-15-2008, 06:06 PM
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mine is right at the rear of the truck on the drivers side just above the tail light and i got my radio mounted in a differnt spot lol
as you can see the antenna is mounted in the way back and i still can talk to truckers about 10 miles away with it to i love it man
as you can see the antenna is mounted in the way back and i still can talk to truckers about 10 miles away with it to i love it man
06-15-2008, 06:12 PM
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abecedarian is right. Smack dab in the middle of the cab is best placement for your antenna. I myself stuck a wilson 5000 there and I got a 250 watt linear sitting between my bench seat and shifter. ( the cutout in teh seat makes a nice place to keep it). I fabbed up a bracket that mounts between the roof and my dome light to hold my Cobra 29. There just isn't much room to hid stuff in these little trucks. I can get you some pics if you want to make this something permanant. it takes a while hiding all the cables.
06-15-2008, 06:29 PM
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you said that last time you saw that picture didnt you?????
and yes its just the right size my stock sr5 one dont work right so i got that one plus it was free my ex wife got it for me
and yes its just the right size my stock sr5 one dont work right so i got that one plus it was free my ex wife got it for me
06-15-2008, 06:33 PM
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abecedarian is right. Smack dab in the middle of the cab is best placement for your antenna. I myself stuck a wilson 5000 there and I got a 250 watt linear sitting between my bench seat and shifter. ( the cutout in teh seat makes a nice place to keep it). I fabbed up a bracket that mounts between the roof and my dome light to hold my Cobra 29. There just isn't much room to hid stuff in these little trucks. I can get you some pics if you want to make this something permanant. it takes a while hiding all the cables.
but we could suggest using a VSWR and field strength meter to corroborate, no?
06-15-2008, 07:08 PM
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Its always best to get the antenna on a spot that can reflect the waves as much as possible back. Mine is mounted to the side of my toolbox on the bed, but it works well since it will reflect off the whole truck.
I highly suggest you have someone tune or buy a tuner for the cb and get it done. I had no tuner on mine for awhile and it worked ok, I tuned it about a week ago and dang it if I now dont get a clear channel period. Plus signals are clearer it seems.
I highly suggest you have someone tune or buy a tuner for the cb and get it done. I had no tuner on mine for awhile and it worked ok, I tuned it about a week ago and dang it if I now dont get a clear channel period. Plus signals are clearer it seems.
06-15-2008, 07:16 PM
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It's not about reflecting the radio waves, it's about directing them.
The last thing you want to do is reflect your own waves back at your antenna.
Inductive/capacitive tuners are the worst things you can do. They mask an impedance mismatch that could easily be solved by careful tuning of your antenna length or coax feed length.
The last thing you want to do is reflect your own waves back at your antenna.
Inductive/capacitive tuners are the worst things you can do. They mask an impedance mismatch that could easily be solved by careful tuning of your antenna length or coax feed length.
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06-15-2008, 07:24 PM
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Inductive/capacitive tuners are the worst things you can do. They mask an impedance mismatch that could easily be solved by careful tuning of your antenna length or coax feed length.
