i want a 3' firestick but i am not too excited to order it online. where is a place in colorado springs that has a good selection and a fair price. i also need a bracket to go with it. i am willing to pay a little more to buy it locally as opposed to buying it on the internet but still want it reasonable. sorry if this is in the wrong spot. thank you.

 

check truck stops. thats where i have bought my CB stuff. you can find it cheaper online but they are fair

 

This is the BEST place on the net I have able to find for mobile radio.

http://www.walcottcb.com/

Lamm

 

what is a firestick? is that a big antenna for a CB radio?

 

Firestick is a mobile radio brand name. Mostly they make fiberglass antennas with a wound wire conductor. Most people refer to those types of connectors as a "Firestick", kind of like a Kleenex.

I have found all Firestick products to be of excellent quality.

Lamm

 

yep, they usally have the world's biggest supply of CB stuff.

byron4, try the "TA" or "Flying J" truck stop. You can also open up your phone book and look for a local CB/Communications shop...I'm sure theres at least 1 or 2 in in the Springs.

 

here's your winner.

 

very cool thank you! where is the fling J? i jut cant think of where it is. i know ive bee there though.

 

Dosen't look theres one near you...
http://www.flyingj.com/highway/locat...x.cfm?state=CO

You find a list of other truck stops here...
http://www.dieselboss.com/truckstops.asp

 

If you want I will give you a 3' Firestick with a spring. You just cover the shipping costs. PM me if you are interested.

If not, make sure you get a Firestick II, much easier to tune. Just screw the bolt in or out, a lot better than having to cut and remove wire.

The reason I'm giving it away is that the location where I have my antenna mounted, the shorter firestick was reflecting too much back into the body and giving me high SWR's. If you are mounting to the hood or front bumper you should be ok.





The 5.5' Francis is what I have in the pics above.

I used the firestick mount listed first on this page but bought at a local truckstop.

 

thank you all very much! i love this forum.

ill probably go with the firestick II, thanks for the advise poul D'eau. i was looking for a color other then black becaus i plan to mount it to the front corner of the bumper on the passanger side to help me locate that side of the truck when im wheeling.