ok, has anyone tried one of these? CLICK HERE its a splitter for teh antenna and i wonder if it works and what kind of range i might get??

 

You could shout farther. Get a real CB antenna if you want it to be useable, you won't be happy with one of those splitters.

 

Short answer: Get separate antennas.

Split antennas have been around since the mid-seventies. The antenna has a couple of inherent flaws. First, wave reflection or voltage stand wave reflection into the AM/FM radio from the CB. This could cause an overload (fry the receiver circuits) of the received FM signal into the stereo. 2nd, the frequencies used by CB's are longer than FM radio. The wave length differences make the antenna a poor use for either FM or CB use.

Try not to bend antenna wire greater than 90 degrees because you will reduce signal strength, keep antenna wire distance short. When buying a CB antenna try for ½ wave antenna. Some new antennas like fire stick use a coil on top of the antenna to simulate a ½ wave with a ¼ antenna. They work ok but, those long nasty looking wire ones are probably the best.

CB’s run about 5 watts RMS (root mean square or .747 of gross output 7 watts). I can get 3 to 5 miles on the woods or 10 miles on the highway. Some CB enthuses use linear amplifiers to boost CB transmit power 20, 100 or more watts. FCC has rules against this. I am unsure of the rules applying to Alaska.